International Intervention and Local Politics

This book advances an innovative approach to explanations of international interventions' uneven outcomes in a range of contexts.

Shahar Hameiri (Author), Caroline Hughes (Author), Fabio Scarpello (Author)

9781108416894, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 August 2017

264 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.5 kg

'International Intervention and Local Politics provides an innovative and creative approach based on Gramscian theories and critical political geography, which is useful to policymakers, advisors, international consultants and academics seeking to understand the challenges in the implementation of policies in post-conflict states in the context of PSBIs [Peace-and State-Building Interventions]. Alvaro Mellado Dominguez, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

International peace- and state-building interventions have become ubiquitous in international politics since the 1990s, aiming to tackle the security problems stemming from the instability afflicting many developing states. Their frequent failures have prompted a shift towards analysing how the interaction between interveners and recipients shapes outcomes. This book critically assesses the rapidly growing literature in international relations and development studies on international intervention and local politics. It advances an innovative approach, placing the politics of scale at the core of the conflicts and compromises shaping the outcomes of international intervention. Different scales - local, national, international - privilege different interests, unevenly allocating power, resources and political opportunity structures. Interveners and recipients thus pursue scalar strategies and socio-political alliances that reinforce their power and marginalise rivals. This approach is harnessed towards examining three prominent case studies of international intervention - Aceh, Cambodia and Solomon Islands - with a focus on public administration reform.

Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Existing approaches to international intervention and local politics
2. International intervention and the politics of scale
3. Public administration reform and the politics of scale in Solomon Islands
4. Public administration reform and the politics of scale in post-conflict Cambodia
5. The politics of scale and the Aceh Government Transformation Programme
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], Comparative politics [JPB]