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MILITANTS, CRIMINALS, AND WARLORDS : THE CHALLENGE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN AN AGE OF DISORDER /

Conventional political theory holds that the sovereign state is the legitimate source of order and provider of public services in any society, whether democratic or not. But Hezbollah and ISIS in the Middle East, pirate clans in Africa, criminal gangs in South America, and militias in Southeast Asia...

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Main Authors: Felbab-Brown, Vanda (Author), Trinkunas, Harold A. (Author), Hamid, Shadi, 1983- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2018
Series:Geopolitics in the 21st century
Subjects:
Warlordism and international relations
Local government
Paramilitary forces
Internal security
Insurgency
Transnational crime
Sovereignty
Failed states
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Summary:Conventional political theory holds that the sovereign state is the legitimate source of order and provider of public services in any society, whether democratic or not. But Hezbollah and ISIS in the Middle East, pirate clans in Africa, criminal gangs in South America, and militias in Southeast Asia are examples of nonstate actors that control local territory and render public services that the nation-state cannot or will not provide.
Physical Description:x, 177 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780815731894 (hbk)

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