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Democratic governance in weak or conflict states
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When the nation state is weak or has failed, by internal strife or collapse, state sovereignty is undermined
to the point where the state seizes to be an effective partner to both its citizens and the global community.
Reclaiming state sovereignty involves practical nation building by creating or strengthening such government institutions as armies, police forces, judiciaries, central banks, tax-collection agencies, health and education systems, and the like.
At the local level this process aims to provide a durable politically stable environment for growth and investment while at the same time mitigating threats posed by the weak state at the international level.
Program Overview
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Nation building for new and emerging states
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In the past twenty years the United Nations went from 159 to 191 countries. The natural trend to decentralization and
self-determination continues with more than a dozen new emerging countries set to formalize their status in the coming years.
Ensuring peaceful transition, good governance and the quality of institutions are among the main factors determining the future for new and emerging states. Nation building for newly-independent nations is the process of securing their sovereignty by
creating a framework of democratic institutions which shape these nations into solid and coherent national entities.
This process creates or strengthens the government institutions of
the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run.
Program Overview
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