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OverviewIn 1999, the United Nations embarked on a massive intervention in Kosovo. This book compares the fate of two adjacent municipalities two years into that intervention. Though similar in all key respects, by 2001 the municipalities were headed down markedly different paths - one making progress toward institution-building, democratization, and reconstruction, the other stagnating. Drawing on extensive field research, the author shows that the successful municipality was able to bring together international organizations and local populations as part of a ""network"" organization. The lack of progress in the second municipality was due to the same organizations staying behind bureaucratic walls, and keeping local populations at a distance. In both municipalities, information and communication technologies contributed in surprising ways to the success or failure of the international efforts. This book has relevance for interventions around the world, most obviously for the challenging situations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the author develops policy recommendations in the concluding section. No other book on nation-building or democratization examines the daily behavior in an international intervention to answer the big question: How do you get from the chaos of a post-conflict society to one with functioning institutions? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne HolohanPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9780804751902ISBN 10: 0804751900 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 13 April 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Acronyms and Abbreviations 000 Introduction 000 Part I: The UN Mission in Kosovo as a Network Organization 1. Democratizing Through Networks 000 2. Theoretical Background 000 Part II: Two Municipalities in Kosovo 3. Leadership in Networks 000 4. Formality, Social Embeddedness, and Accountability 000 Part III: Information and Communication Technologies 5. The Use and Misuse of Information and Communication Technologies 000 6. Transactive Memory 000 Part IV: Members of the Network 7. The UN Civil Administration and KFOR 000 8. The OSCE, the International Police, and NGOs 000 9. Conclusion: Implications for International Interventions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond ... 000 Appendix: Backgrounds and Methods 000 Notes 000 References 000 Index 000ReviewsHolohan provides a conceptually elegant and yet remarkably practical analysis of democratization and reconstruction efforts in two municipalities in Kosovo, some two ears after the launch of the United Nations post-conflict mission there in 1999. - Contemporary Sociology Throughout the case studies, Holohan relentlessly pushes her theoretical points, while seamlessly weaving the theoretical aspects of network organizations into the specific discussions of the municipalities ... Networks of Democracy undoubtedly provides important lessons for international interventions, both present and future. - Yale Journal of International Law Anne Holohan brings something long overdue to the democratization bookshelf: comparative case studies based on fieldwork. This book should be mandatory reading for all Washington, D.C. policymakers at work on spreading democracy. - Julie Mertus, American University With unique access to all levels of nation-building organizations, Anne Holohan gives an original and exceptional analysis of the process. This book will become a classic on how to enhance international cooperation and democratization missions. - Charles Moskos, Northwestern University [M]y students have read Networks of Democracy, as should all who are interested in the theory and practice of peace building and international conflict intervention. - American Journal of Sociology [M]y students have read Networks of Democracy , as should all who are interested in the theory and practice of peace building and international conflict intervention. -- American Journal of Sociology Throughout the case studies, Holohan relentlessly pushes her theoretical points, while seamlessly weaving the theoretical aspects of network organizations into the specific discussions of the municipalities.... Networks of Democracy undoubtedly provides important lessons for international interventions, both present and future... -- Yale Journal of International Law Author InformationAnne Holohan received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellow at the University of Trento, Italy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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