State-building : theory and practice / edited by Aidan Hehir and Neil Robinson.

First published in 2007. This paperback edition published in 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

State-building and international politics : the emergence of a "new" problem and agenda / Neil Robinson -- Colonialism redux? : territorial administration by international organizations, colonial echoes, and the legitimacy of the "international" / Ralph Wilde -- State-building : power without responsibility / Philip Cunliffe -- The state-building dilemma : good governance or democratic government? / David Chandler -- Witnessing the demise of the developing state : problems for humanitarian advocacy / Vanessa Pupavac -- Who guards the guardians? : international accountability in Bosnia / Richard Caplan -- UNMIK - facilitating Kosovo's final status or its future status? : reconceptualising the problem, changing the solution / Aidan Hehir -- Building state failure in East Timor / Jarat Chopra -- In praise of folly : international administration and the corruption of humanity / William Bain -- Conclusion : from intervention to administration / Aidan Hehir.

This volume examines the issue of state building in international politics both historically and contemporarily. Developing and applying new theoretical approaches to state building, it also draws on case studies including Afghanistan, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Rwanda.