Over 1 billion people currently live in slums, with the number of slum dwellers only expected
to grow in the coming decades. The vast majority of slums are located in and around urban …

This paper reviews the growing literature on “state capacity” in political science and related
disciplines and proposes a new conceptualization of state capacity. The paper argues that …

This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of
prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological stances and …

There is a long history of state governments providing support to nonstate armed groups
fighting battles in other countries. Examples include Syria's aid to Hamas, Ecuador's support …

The central task of all statebuilding is to create a state that is regarded as legitimate by the
people over whom it exercises authority. This is a necessary condition for stable, effective …

Since the 1993 Oslo Accords, the Occupied Palestinian Territory has been the subject of
extensive international peacebuilding and statebuilding efforts coordinated by Western …

Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the
present'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is …

Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging
task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and …

Most careers owe much to chance, and mine as a scholar has been no exception. My entry
in 1975 into the Ph. D. program in sociology at Stanford University coincided with the …

The special issue 'Fragile States: A Political Concept'investigates the emergence,
dissemination and reception of the notion of 'state fragility'. It analyses the process of …