From Kinshasha to Kandahar : Canada and fragile states in historical perspective / edited by Michael K. Carroll and Greg Donaghy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Donaghy, Greg, 1961- editor.

Carroll, Michael K. (Michael Kiernan), editor.

Series:

Beyond boundaries series, 1716-2645 ; no. 6.

Beyond boundaries : Canadian defence and strategic studies series, 1716-2645 ; no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Failed states--History--20th century.

Failed states.

Failed states--History--21st century.

Canada--Foreign relations--1945-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016.

Place of Publication:

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Failed or fragile states are those that are unable or unwilling to provide a socio-political framework for citizens and meet their basic needs. They are a source of terrorism and international crime, as well as incubators of infectious disease, environmental degradation, and unregulated mass migration. Canada's engagement with countries such as the Congo, East Timor, Bosnia, and Afghanistan underlines the commitment of successive Canadian governments to addressing the threats posed to Western security by state fragility. From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective brings together leading Canadian historians and political scientists to explore Canada's historic relationship with fragile states. The collection spans the period from the 1960s to the present and covers a geographical range that stretches from the Middle East to Latin America to Southeast Asia. Authors embrace a variety of approaches and methodologies, including traditional archival historical research, postmodern textual analysis, oral history, and administrative studies to chronicle and explain Canada's engagement with fragile and failed states. This collection reflects the growing public interest in the issue of failed states, which are of increasing concern to Canadian policymakers and are making headlines on the world stage. It helps explain the historic forces that have shaped Canadian policy towards failed and fragile states, and provides a platform for a national discussion about Canada's future role addressing state fragility."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Michael K. Carroll and Greg Donaghy

Responding to Failed and Fragile States: The Evolution of Canadian Policy / Tom Keating

Present at the Creation? Canada, United Nations' Intervention, and the Congo as a Failed State, 1960-64 / Kevin A. Spooner

The Politics of African Intervention: Canada and Biafra, 1967-70 / Stephanie Bangarth

Failing Fragile States: Canada and East Timor / David Webster

Entangled: Canadian Engagement in Haiti, 1968-2010 / Andrew S. Thompson

Diagnostic Confusion and Missed Opportunities: Canada and Pakistan's "Failed State" / Julian Schofield

Bosnia: From Failed State to Functioning State / Duane Bratt

Six Years in Kandahar: Understanding Canada's Multidimensional Effort to Build a Sustainable Afghan State / Stephen M. Saideman

Canada and Fragile States in the Americas / Jean Daudelin

Corporate Social Responsibility in Fragile and Stable States: Dilemmas and Opportunities in South Sudanand Ghana / Hevina S. Dashwood

Conclusion / Darren Brunk.

Notes:

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781552388464

1552388468

OCLC:

939203557