Criticisms of the approaches to weak states are several: assistance is not targeted, assumptions about transferring western institutions are faulty, security concerns can undermine development progress, and assistance can exacerbate weakness. Readings: Weak and Failed States: Foreign Intervention and the Coyne, Christopher, “Reconstructing vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 343-360, October 2006. Foreign Policy Analysis, Nirvana Fallacy,” Stuart Eizenstat, John Porter, and Jeremy Weinstein, "Rebuilding Failed States", Foreign Affairs, January/February, 2005, Vol. 84 Issue 1, pp. 134-146. Pierre Englebert and in International Denis M. Tull, “Postconflict Reconstruction Africa,” Vol. 32, No. 4, Spring 2008, pp. 106-139. Security, R. A Retrospective on the American Intervention in D. Hooker, Jr ., "Hard Day’s Night; Somalia" (Joint Force Quarterly, 2009) to Fragile States, Do Donors Help or United Nations University Stephen Browne, “Aid Hinder?” Discussion Paper No. 2007/01, References: James Dobbins, et al. America's Role in Nation-Building From Germany to Iraq. RAND Corporation, Available at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1753 (Read executive summary, skim rest as inclined) on Conflict, Peace and Development Development Advisory “DAC Guidelines Cooperation,” Committee, OECD, 1997, pp. 37-52, http://www.fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarms/eguide.pdf Stability Operations, U.S. Army Field Manual 3-07, October, 2008, Part II: The Weak State in Theory Week 3: The State in Theory [February 3, 2010] Weak states are held up to the standard theory of strong states, particularly the European state building process. There is also an argument that weak states lack sovereign authority internally, despite having been granted juridical sovereignty by the international community. Readings:
Criticisms of the approaches to weak states are several: assistance is not targeted, assumptions about transferring western institutions are faulty, security concerns can undermine development progress, and assistance can exacerbate weakness. Readings: Coyne, Christopher, “Reconstructing Weak and Failed States: Foreign Intervention and the Nirvana Fallacy,” Foreign Policy Analysis, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 343-360, October 2006. Stuart Eizenstat, John Porter, and Jeremy Weinstein, "Rebuilding Failed States", Foreign Affairs, January/February, 2005, Vol. 84 Issue 1, pp. 134-146. Pierre Englebert and Denis M. Tull, “Postconflict Reconstruction in Africa,” International Security, Vol. 32, No. 4, Spring 2008, pp. 106-139. R. D. Hooker, Jr ., "Hard Day’s Night; A Retrospective on the American Intervention in Somalia" (Joint Force Quarterly, 2009) Stephen Browne, “Aid to Fragile States, Do Donors Help or Hinder?” United Nations University Discussion Paper No. 2007/01, References: James Dobbins, et al. America's Role in Nation-Building From Germany to Iraq. RAND Corporation, Available at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1753 (Read executive summary, skim rest as inclined) “DAC Guidelines on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation,” Development Advisory Committee, OECD, 1997, pp. 37-52, http://www.fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarms/eguide.pdf Stability Operations, U.S. Army Field Manual 3-07, October, 2008, Part II: The Weak State in Theory Week 3: The State in Theory [February 3, 2010] Weak states are held up to the standard theory of strong states, particularly the European state building process. There is also an argument that weak states lack sovereign authority internally, despite having been granted juridical sovereignty by the international community. Readings:
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