Governance in post-conflict societies  rebuilding fragile states /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Derick W. Brinkerhoff 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2007 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 268 p.) :  ill. 
 - Contemporary security studies .
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Introduction : governance challenges in fragile states : re-establishing security, rebuilding effectiveness, and reconstituting legitimacy / Derick W. Brinkerhoff -- Does nation building work? : reviewing the record / Arthur A. Goldsmith -- Constitutional design, identity, and legitimacy in post-conflict reconstruction / Aliza Belman Inbal and Hanna Lerner -- Election systems and political parties in post-conflict and fragile states / Eric Bjornland, Glenn Cowan, and William Gallery -- Democratic governance and the security sector in conflict-affected countries / Nicole Ball -- From bullets to ballots : the U.S. Army role in stability and reconstruction operations / Tammy S. Schultz and Susan Merrill -- The private sector and governance in post-conflict societies / Virginia Haufler -- Rebuilding and reforming civil services in post-conflict societies / Harry Blair -- Contributions of digital diasporas to governance reconstruction in fragile states : potential and promise / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff -- Decentralization, local governance, and conflict mitigation in Latin America / Gary Bland -- Subnationalism and post-conflict governance : lessons from Africa / Joshua B. Forrest -- Subnational administration and state building : lessons from Afghanistan / Sarah Lister and Andrew Wilder 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203965122 (electronic bk.) 0203965124 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Developing countries<br/>Postwar reconstruction--Developing countries<br/>Conflict management--Political aspects--Developing countries<br/>National security--Developing countries