{"product_id":"institution-building-in-weak-states-the-primacy-of-local-politics-paperback","title":"Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Radin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Radin's \u003ci\u003eInstitution Building in Weak States\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a domestic opposition theory that helps explain why institution building fails and what is required to make it work, offering a corrective for scholars of post-conflict missions, international development, and peacebuilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an important book on a vital but understudied problem. Radin identifies the critical problem of local opposition to changes in political institutions, illustrates it with seven case studies, and shows how to avoid or reduce it while still moving forward. The book should be required reading for individuals and organizations involved in statebuilding.\"-Roy Licklider, adjunct senior research scholar at the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies and adjunct professor of political science, Columbia University; professor emeritus of political science, Rutgers University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Andrew Radin provides a convincing explanation why institutional reform efforts often fail and valuable advice to those seeking to promote such efforts. Any aspiring state builders should read \u003ci\u003eInstitution Building in Weak States \u003c\/i\u003ebefore setting out.\"-James F. Dobbins, Senior Fellow, The Rand Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe effort to improve state institutions in post-conflict societies is a complicated business. Even when foreign intervention is carried out with the best of intentions and the greatest resources, it often fails. What can account for this failure? In \u003ci\u003eInstitution Building in Weak States\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Radin argues that the international community's approach to building state institutions needs its own reform. This innovative book proposes a new strategy, rooted in a rigorous analysis of recent missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the common strategy of foreign interveners--imposing models drawn from Western countries--Radin shows how pursuing incremental change that accommodates local political interests is more likely to produce effective, accountable, and law-abiding institutions. Drawing on extensive field research and original interviews, Radin examines efforts to reform the central government, military, and police in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq, and Timor-Leste. Based on his own experience in defense reform in Ukraine after 2014, Radin also draws parallels with efforts to improve state institutions outside of post-conflict societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstitution Building in Weak States\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a domestic opposition theory that better explains why institution building fails and what is required to make it work. With actionable recommendations for smarter policy, the book offers an important corrective for scholars and practitioners of post-conflict missions, international development, peacebuilding, and security cooperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Radin \u003c\/b\u003eis a political scientist at the RAND Corporation, where his research focuses on European security and building partner state institutions. His academic and policy research on intervention and state building has been published in \u003ci\u003eSecurity Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e, among other venues. He was previously an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792028270880,"sku":"9781626167957","price":107.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e44dd3efbff78eec0e7e9f1b776f2df4.webp?v=1780693341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/institution-building-in-weak-states-the-primacy-of-local-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}