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State Consolidation in Hostile Post-Conflict Environments

Author(s): Lars Buur
Publisher(s): Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Date of publication: Oct 2008
Issue number: 0
Format: PDF
Pages: 4
Series: DIIS Policy Briefs

Description: This policy brief argues that state-building in post-conflict environments is a delicate affair when the state is regarded as the enemy by many people. By looking at experiences from southern African countries emerging from war, the author suggests that intermediary institutions can play an important role in state consolidation.

General note: © 2008 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

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