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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Simon Chesterman (, Executive Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice, New York University School of Law)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.491kg ISBN: 9780199284009ISBN 10: 0199284008 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 07 July 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Colonies and Occupied Territories: Transitional Administrations Through the Twentieth Century 2: Power and Change: The Evolution of United Nations Complex Peace Operations 3: Peace and Security: The Use of Force to Maintain Law and Order 4: Consultation and Accountability: Building Democracy Through Benevolent Autocracy 5: Justice and Reconciliation: The Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Territories 6: Relief and Reconstruction: The Politics of Humanitarian and Development Assistance 7: Elections and Exit Strategies: No Exit Without a Strategy, or No Strategy Without an Exit 8: 'You, the People': The Future of State-BuildingReviewsIn You, the people, Chesterman provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the history, politics and problems of transitional administrations. s Along with the structure of the book - each chapter begins with an insightful quotation - the combined result is an extremely readable and interesting piece of work, which is of worth to academics, students and practitioners. Journal of Conflict and Security Law Chesterman, director of an international institute at New York University, has made an original study of how new institutions can be created in such war-damaged countries as Bosnia, Cambodia, and East Timor. In his book the weight of the subject and the depth of the research are supported by wit, candor, brevity, and analytical writing of a very high order. New York Review of Books Simon Chesterman has written a pathbreaking book about the varied experiences of the United Nations in state building. Its organization is one of its many strengths. Political Science Quarterly Simon Chesterman, Executive Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law, offers a concise, wide-ranging and well-conceived study of diverse international operations, most involving a significant United Nations role The study will help scholars, practitioners, and others to better assess particular constructive and problematic aspects of transitional administration, and perhaps lead to improvements on the ground in the operations of regional organizations, the UN, and occupying states. Human Rights Quarterly In You, the people, Chesterman provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the history, politics and problems of transitional administrations. s Along with the structure of the book - each chapter begins with an insightful quotation - the combined result is an extremely readable and interesting piece of work, which is of worth to academics, students and practitioners. Journal of Conflict and Security Law Chesterman, director of an international institute at New York University, has made an original study of how new institutions can be created in such war-damaged countries as Bosnia, Cambodia, and East Timor. In his book the weight of the subject and the depth of the research are supported by wit, candor, brevity, and analytical writing of a very high order. New York Review of Books Simon Chesterman has written a pathbreaking book about the varied experiences of the United Nations in state building. Its organization is one of its many strengths. Political Science Quarterly Simon Chesterman, Executive Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law, offers a concise, wide-ranging and well-conceived study of diverse international operations, most involving a significant United Nations role The study will help scholars, practitioners, and others to better assess particular constructive and problematic aspects of transitional administration, and perhaps lead to improvements on the ground in the operations of regional organizations, the UN, and occupying states. Human Rights Quarterly Author InformationSimon Chesterman is Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Program, and Vice Dean and Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. His books include Shared Secrets, Just War or Just Peace? (OUP 2001), and One Nation Under Surveillance (OUP 2011). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |