| ID | 078954 |
| Title Proper | From collapsing states to neo-trusteeship |
| Other Title Information | the limits to solving the problem of 'precarious statehood' in the 21st century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Caplan, Richard |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Is neo-trusteeship an appropriate response to the challenge of 'precarious statehood'? To the extent that contemporary trusteeship-like arrangements have been at all successful, it is questionable how much utility they may have beyond the few cases to which they have been applied. There are alternatives to neo-trusteeship, some of which employ similar principles (notably 'shared sovereignty'), but, like neo-trusteeship, they require a consensus between local and international actors to succeed. Their limitations notwithstanding, what may most recommend arrangements of this kind in future is simply that they can represent the least worst option, if not sometimes the best hope, for easing a territory's transition from war, injustice and dependence to peace, basic human rights and relative independence in the context of the changing international order of the post-cold war era |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quaterly Vol. 28, No.2; 2007: p231-244 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quaterly Vol. 28, No.2; 2007: p231-244 |
| Key Words | Human Rights ; Long War ; Insurgency |