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The Statebuilder's Dilemma: On the Limits of Foreign Intervention
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In this paper, the authors discuss the problems of building legitimate states, legitimacy and loyalty, and statebuilding in Iraq, Syria, and Somalia, and conclude that such states are inherently unstable.Abstract:
Introduction 1. Building Legitimate States 2. Problems of Sovereignty 3. Legitimacy and Loyalty 4. Statebuilding in Iraq 5. Statebuilding in Somalia Conclusionread more
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The Extraordinary Relationship between Peacekeeping and Peace
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize the results of past empirical research to move the debate beyond the question of whether peacekeeping works to the more pressing questions of how, when and why it works.
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Power in Peacekeeping
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a typological theory of how UN peacekeepers exercise power, arguing that if power is the ability of a person to get another person to behave differently, then it can be used to persuade, induce, and coerce through deterrence, surveillance and arrest.
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Virtuous or Vicious Circle? Governance Effectiveness and Legitimacy in Areas of Limited Statehood
Cord Schmelzle,Eric Stollenwerk +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that effective and legitimate governance supposedly form a mutually reinforcing relationship, a virtuous circle of governance, and critically explore this argument in the context of limited statehood and limited government.
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Relational State Building in Areas of Limited Statehood: Experimental Evidence on the Attitudes of the Police
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that relationships between state agents and citizens drive positive attitude formation, because these relationships provide information and facilitate social bonds, and that when state agent and citizens share demographic characteristics, perceptional effects may improve.
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The Logic of Insurgent Electoral Violence
TL;DR: The authors study insurgent violence during elections using newly declassified microdata on the conflict in Afghanistan and find that violence depresses voting, which suggests insurgents try to depress turnout while avoiding backlash from harming civilians.