Politics and state building in Solomon Islands /
Imprint: | Canberra, ACT, Australia. : ANU E Press : Asia Pacific Press, ©2008. ©2008 |
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Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in state and society in the Pacific ; no. 2 Studies in state and society in the Pacific ; no. 2. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11396582 |
Summary: | Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands examines a crisis moment in recent Solomon Islands history. Contributors examine what happened when unrest engulfed the capital of the small Melanesian country in the aftermath of the 2006 national elections, and consider what these events show about the Solomon Islands political system, the influence of Asian interests in business and politics, and why the crisis is best understood in the context of the country's volatile blend of traditional and modern politics. Until the disturbances of April 2006 and subsequent deterioration in bilateral relations between Australia and Solomon Islands under the Sogavare government, experts had hailed the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) as an unqualified success. Some saw it as a model for 'cooperative intervention' in 'failing states' worldwide. Following these developments success seems less certain and aspects of the RAMSI model appear flawed. Using the case of Solomon Islands, this book raises fundamental questions about the nature of 'cooperative intervention' as a vehicle for state building, asking whether it should be construed as a mainly technical endeavour or whether it is unavoidably a political undertaking with political consequences. Providing a critical but balanced analysis, Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands has important implications for the wider debate about international state-building interventions in 'failed' and 'failing' states. |
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Item Description: | "This collection originates in a one-day conference organised jointly by the State Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program and the Pacific Centre at the Australian National University on 5 May 2006"--Preface |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781921313660 1921313668 9780731538188 0731538188 |