Authors:
- Examines how peacebuilding has been turned into a series of management processes and the implications this has for the state
- Offers a fresh approach through looking at policy processes from the perspectives of both UN HQ and the case study country, Liberia
- Addresses an important gap in the literature – the gap between the operational and policymaking levels of statebuilding and peacebuilding
Part of the book series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies (RCS)
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (11 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
About this book
This book examines a new type of state formation evoked by the rise of transnational rule, what Schia calls franchised states. Drawing on anthropological studying-through fieldwork within the UN organization, he demonstrates how peacebuilding activities turned Liberia into an object of governing, whereby the UN, in seeking to build the state, also became the state. The sovereign state of Liberia here emerges as a franchise rather than a self-contained entity. Two implications follow: First, that international peacebuilding turns post-conflict countries into clients of the international community. Second, that “sovereignty” is no longer exclusively associated with the state: it is organized in and through specific practices of governing where a state actor is only one among a range of actors. With these findings, the book moves beyond previous work on peacebuilding by focusing on the unbundling of sovereignty. It contributes to the literature on the changing forms of sovereignty by showing the specific ways in which sovereignty is organized, packaged and enacted, often by actors working under international auspices.
This book will be of interest to practitioners and students interested in international organizations, international relations, the study of international practices, UN, and peacebuilding.
Reviews
Authors and Affiliations
-
NUPI, Oslo, Norway
Niels Nagelhus Schia
About the author
Niels Nagelhus Schia is Senior Research Fellow at NUPI, Oslo, Norway. He is a Fulbright scholar and a former fellow of the NSSR, New York. Dr. Schia’s research focuses on international organizations and international practices.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Franchised States and the Bureaucracy of Peace
Authors: Niels Nagelhus Schia
Series Title: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65569-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65568-0Published: 13 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88057-0Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65569-7Published: 30 October 2017
Series ISSN: 1759-3735
Series E-ISSN: 2752-857X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 274
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Conflict Studies, Peace Studies