Interim governments : institutional bridges to peace and democracy? / edited by Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guttieri, Karen, 1964-

Piombo, Jessica.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interim governments.

Peace-building.

Democratization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007.

Summary:

This edited volume by Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo explores various aspects of the newly emerging range of interim regimes, focusing on issues of legitimacy, conflict management, and the increasing participation of the international community in transitions from war to peace. Through a set of theoretical and case-study chapters, they and the volume's contributing authors ask and answer key questions: What sorts of interim governments are in use around the world today, and how do they affect the quality of regime that results once the interim period has ended? How does international involvement in societies emerging from conflict affect the balance of power among domestic elites? How does the type of interim regime affect the nature of the posttransition government? Is democracy always the outcome?

Timely, insightful, and compelling, Interim Governments provides important insights in a world where terms such as "regime change" and "nation building" have become common currency, and it will be a valuable tool for practitioners and academics alike.

Contents:

Part 1 Theoretical Considerations

1 Issues and Debates in Transitional Rule / Karen Guttieri, Jessica Piombo 3

2 Knocking on Heaven's Door: Meeting Social Expectations in Post-conflict Transitions / Antonio Donini 35

3 Interim Governments and the Construction of Political Elites / Carrie Manning 53

4 Executive Power-sharing Systems: Conflict Management or Conflict Escalation? / Donald Rothchild 73

5 Must They Go through Hobbes? The Revolutionary Provisional Government Model and Political Challenge in Externally Imposed Regimes / Andrew J. Enterline, J. Michael Greig 95

6 Multiple Transitions and Interim Governance in El Salvador and Guatemala / William D. Stanley 123

7 Inchoate Opposition, Divided Incumbents: Muddling toward Democracy in Indonesia, 1998-99 / Michael S. Malley 147

8 Transitional Governance in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Devon Curtis 171

9 Interim Government in Liberia: Peace Building toward the Status Quo / E. Philip Morgan 195

10 International Interim Governments, Democratization, and Post-conflict Peace Building: Lessons from Cambodia and East Timor / Aurel Croissant 217

11 State Building before Statehood: Kosovo's Evolution from an Interim Polity to "Conditional Independence" / Lenard J. Cohen 239

12 Interim Notions of Statehood in Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Permanent Transition? / Mark Baskin 263

13 Afghanistan's Post-Taliban Transition: State Building after War / Thomas H. Johnson 287

14 Is This Any Way to Run an Occupation? Legitimacy, Governance, and Security in Post-conflict Iraq / Christina Caan, Beth Cole, Paul Hughes, Daniel P. Serwer 319

15 Conclusions and Policy Implications: Yes, It Makes a Difference / Daniel P. Serwer 347.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781601270177

1601270178

9781601270184

1601270186

OCLC:

166317478