{"product_id":"empire-in-denial","title":"Empire in Denial","description":"This book argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the 1990s, interventionist policies challenged the rights of individual states to self-governance. Today, non-western states are more likely to be feted by international institutions offering programmes of poverty-reduction, democratisation and good governance. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStates without the right of self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only institutionalise divisions between the West and the non-West and are unable to overcome the social and political divisions of post-conflict states. Highlighting the dangers of current policy - including the redefinition of sovereignty, and the subsequent erosion of ties linking power and accountability.","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56408856035672,"sku":"9780745324289","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745324289_55e5e3cd-65c9-4e56-9332-30a22cdb9b03.jpg?v=1780429525","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/empire-in-denial","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}