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Book Presentation | Effective Governance Under Anarchy: Institutions, Legitimacy, and Social Trust in Areas of Limited Statehood

Jun 21, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Speakers: Tanja A. Börzel (Freie Universität Berlin) and Thomas Risse (Freie Universität Berlin). Presentation of the Book "Effective Governance Under Anarchy: Institutions, Legitimacy, and Social Trust in Areas of Limited Statehood" hosted by the Journal Regulation & Governance

Watch the recorded presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1tmCxI-2mdg

Policymakers and academics alike have mistakenly promoted an agenda that takes well-governed democratic and consolidated "Weberian"; states as the model for the world and the goal of development programs. Whilst Western industrial democracies are the exception, areas of limited statehood where state institutions are weak and ineffective, are everywhere, and, this book argues, can still be well-governed. Three factors explain effective governance in areas of limited statehood: Fair and transparent institutions "fit for purpose", legitimate governors accepted by the people, and social trust among the citizens. Effective and legitimate governance in the absence of a functioning state is not only provided by international organizations, foreign aid agencies, and non-governmental organizations but also by multi-national companies, rebel groups and other violent non-state actors, "traditional" as well as religious leaders, and community-based organizations. Börzel and Risse base their argument on empirical findings from over a decade of research covering Latin America, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.

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Jun 21, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

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