Governance Without a State?: Policies and Politics in Areas of Limited Statehood

309 Pages·2011·2.33 MB·English

by  Thomas Risse

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ts Governance discourse centers on an “ideal
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rs type” of modern statehood that exhibits
e full internal and external sovereignty and a
legitimate monopoly on the use of force.
Praise for Governance Without a state? G ov e R n a n c e
Yet modern statehood is an anomaly, both
historically and within the contemporary
international system, while the condition of
“limited statehood,” wherein countries lack
Thomas Risse is professor of international “Written with force and coherence, this superb volume offers a compelling G
the capacity to implement central decisions
politics at the Freie Universität Berlin and critique and alternative to mainstream social science approaches and will be
o and monopolize force, is the norm. Limited
coordinator of the Collaborative Research a landmark in the study of the evolution of sovereignty and in the nature of w i T h o u T a
statehood, argue the authors in this pro-
Center “Governance in Areas of Limited v
collective action.” vocative collection, is in fact a fundamental
Statehood.” He has taught at Cornell Uni- e
versity, Yale University, Stanford University, —william Reno, Northwestern University form of governance, immune to the forces
R of economic and political modernization.
and Harvard University, as well as at the
European University Institute in Florence and “Theoretically and empirically ambitious, Governance Without a State? represents n
a Challenging common assumptions about
at the University of Konstanz in Germany. a major contribution to international relations and comparative politics. This a s T a T e ? sovereign states and the evolution of mod-
volume makes several important contributions. It suggests that ‘limited state-
sn ern statehood, particularly the dominant
hood’ is neither abnormal nor undesirable but in fact might be more common
paradigms supported by international rela-
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than ‘complete’ statehood and better able to meet the actual needs of people in c tions theorists, development agencies, and
this globalizing age. It directs our attention to the overlapping and multiple actors ae international organizations, this volume ex-
involved in meeting our basic needs, producing our common rules, and steering T plores strategies for effective and legitimate

our common polity. Finally, it suggests that students of global governance and governance within a framework of weak
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advanced industrial and postindustrial countries have a lot to learn from areas and ineffective state institutions. Approach-
of limited statehood. Highly recommended for all students of governance.” ?i ing the problem from the perspectives of
T political science, history, and law, contribu-
—michael Barnett
, George Washington University
tors explore the factors that contribute to
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Policies and Poli ti cs successful governance under conditions of
“This innovative collection shows that limited statehood, which is pervasive,
o limited statehood. These include the involve-
does not mean an absence of governance. Understanding how this governance ment of nonstate actors and nonhierarchi-
u
is provided is one of the major research and policy challenges of our time. in areas of cal modes of political influence. Empirical
Governance Without a State? opens a path to understanding the variety of T chapters analyze security governance by
ways in which governance occurs, even when the capacity of the state is feeble. nonstate actors, the contribution of public-
limited statehood
An agenda-setting study.” private partnerships to promote the United
Nations Millennium Goals, the role of busi-
—stephen D. Krasner
, Stanford University
ness in environmental governance, and
the problems of Western state-building
efforts, among other issues. Recognizing
these forms of governance as legitimate,
CoLUMBIA UNIvERSITY PRESS / NEW YoRK Printed in the U.S.A. the contributors clarify the complexities of
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Governance Without a State?
policies and politics in areas
of limited statehood
Edited by Thomas Risse
columbia university press new york
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Governance without a state? : policies and politics in areas of limited statehood / edited by
Thomas Risse.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-231-15120-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-231-52187-1 (e-book)
1. Security, International. 2. Failed states. 3. Non-state actors
(international relations) 4. Nation-building. I. Risse-Kappen, Thomas. II. Title.
JZ6005.G68 2011
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contents
preface–vii
1. Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood:
Introduction and Overview–1
Thomas Risse
I. Insights from Law and History
2. Governance and Colonial Rule–39
Sebastian Conrad and Marion Stange
3. Law Without a State? A “New Interplay” Between State
and Nonstate Actors in Governance by Rule Making–65
Gunnar Folke Schuppert
II. Governing Areas of Limited Statehood:
The Role of Nonstate Actors
4. New Modes of Security: The Violent Making and Unmaking
of Governance in War-Torn Areas of Limited Statehood–89
Sven Chojnacki and Zeljko Branovic
vi—Contents
5. Transnational Public-Private Partnerships and the Provision
of Collective Goods in Developing Countries–115
Andrea Liese and Marianne Beisheim
6. Racing to the Top? Regulatory Competition Among Firms
in Areas of Limited Statehood–144
Tanja Börzel, Adrienne Héritier, Nicole Kranz, and Christian Thauer
7. Governance in Sovereign Debt Crises: Analyzing
Creditor-Debtor Interactions–171
Henrik Enderlein, Laura von Daniels, and Christoph Trebesch
III. State Building and Good Governance:
The Role of External Actors
8. International Legal and Moral Standards of Good Governance in
Fragile States–199
Bernd Ladwig and Beate Rudolf
9. State Building or New Modes of Governance?
The Effects of International Involvement in Areas
of Limited Statehood–232
Ulrich Schneckener
10. Applying the Governance Concept to Areas of Limited
Statehood: Implications for International Foreign
and Security Policy–262
Lars Brozus
list of contributors–281
index–283
preface
T his book presents the research agenda as
well as empirical findings of the Collaborative Research Center
(Sonderforschungsbereich), “Governance in Areas of Limited
Statehood,” which is funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft). The Research Center is located at the Freie
Universität Berlin, with partners at the Social Science Center Berlin, the
Hertie School of Governance, the SWP German Institute for International
and Security Affairs, the University of Potsdam, and the European University
Institute in Florence, Italy.
Such research centers provide a unique opportunity for joint interdisci-
plinary research for an extended period of time (up to twelve years divided
into three funding periods of four years each, following intensive and on-site
evaluations). In our case, the Research Center encompasses nineteen indi-
vidual research projects of political scientists, historians, and legal scholars.
More than thirty doctoral students and nine postdocs collaborate in these
projects. We are very grateful to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for
providing us with this opportunity.
In addition, we thank two anonymous reviewers for their detailed com-
ments on the draft. We also thank Ursula Lehmkuhl, former co-coordinator
viii—Preface
of the Research Center, and Gregor Walter-Drop, our managing director,
for their continuous contributions and inspiration. Last but not least, special
thanks go to Anne Routon at Columbia University Press for her support
for this project, to Christopher Pitts for a superb copyediting job, to Alison
Alexanian at Columbia University Press for her help with the production
process, and, finally, to Alexandra Kuhles for proofreading.
Berlin, May 2011
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