Brian Urquhart's review in the New York Review of Books
You, The
People
The United Nations, Transitional Administration,
and State-Building
By Simon Chesterman,
Executive
Director, Institute for International Law and Justice,
NYU School of Law
'Chesterman's work is a
unique contribution to the literature on nation-building and rebuilding of
war-torn countries.' José Ramos-Horta, Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Timor-Leste 'From decolonization to
reconstruction of failed states, "nation-building" has become a
growth industry employing many masons, a few engineers, but almost no
architects. In this book, Chesterman excels at all three, to present an
incisive and balanced account of the challenges, problems, and plausible
solutions.' Thomas M. Franck, • First overall historical
analysis of UN state-building operations • Timely publication – of direct
relevance to conflicts in • Draws on extensive field
research and interviews with key individuals |
|
Transitional administrations represent the most complex
operations attempted by the United Nations. The missions in Kosovo (1999-)
and This book seeks to fill that gap. Aimed at policy-makers,
diplomats, and a wide academic audience (including international relations,
political science, international law, war studies and development studies),
the book provides a concise history of transitional administration and a treatment
of the five key issues confronting such operations: peace and security, the
role of the United Nations as government, establishing the rule of law,
economic reconstruction, and exit strategies. Research for the book has been
conducted through extensive field research and interviews with key UN staff
and local representatives in almost all of the territories under
consideration. The unifying theme is that, while the ends of transitional
administration may be idealistic, the means cannot be. Essential for: Scholars and students of politics and international relations,
especially those interested in UN state-building operations, international
law, democracy studies, conflict resolution, and globalization |
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Reviewed in ...
George Washington International Law Review
Journal of Conflict & Security Law
Melbourne University Law Review
Millennium: Journal of International Studies
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