International Statebuilding

David Chandler is Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding and author or editor of several books in this field, including: Bosnia: Faking Democracy after Dayton (Pluto, 1999); Peace without Politics: Ten Years of International Statebuilding in Bosnia (Routledge, 2006); Empire in Denial: The Politics of Statebuilding (Pluto, 2006); and Statebuilding and Intervention: Policies, Practices and Paradigms (Routledge, 2009).

• 1. Introduction: The Statebuilding Paradigm 2. The ‘Liberal Peace’ Critique of International Intervention 3. Rethinking the State 4. Post-Liberal Governance 5. The EU’s Export of ‘The Rule of Law’ and ‘Good Governance’ 6. Security and Statebuilding: From Intervention to Prevention 7. Development as Freedom: From Colonialism to Climate Change 8. Race, Culture and Civil Society: Statebuilding and the Privileging of Difference 9. Conclusion

'International statebuilding is both challenging and rewarding.' - Roger Mac Ginty, International Peacekeeping, Vol. 19, 1, January 2012‘This book will serve those interested in using international relations and similar disciplines to make sense of the world through the statebuilding paradigm and the statebuilders’ lens ...This book represents a useful toolbox for those statebuilders and policymakers who wonder about the origins and various applications of the terms they use in their everyday work.’ - Laura Salich Di Francesca, The International Spectator