H. Breede

Gebundenes Buch

The Idea of Failed States

Community, Society, Nation, and Patterns of Cohesion

Beschreibung

This book compares the dimensions of state strength characterised by community, society, and nation. By exploring factors related to social cohesion the author demonstrates how the concept of social capital can be used as an analytical tool to measure state strength empirically.

Autor

H. Christian Breede is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) and a serving officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Concurrent with this appointment, he is also a Deputy Director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy and a cross-appointed Assistant Professor of Political Studies at Queen's University. He completed his PhD in War Studies at RMCC. Prior to his PhD studies, he served in a variety of command and staff positions within the Canadian Armed Forces as an Infantry Officer deploying to both Haiti (2004) and Afghanistan (2008-9). His research interests include state capability as it relates to international security and the connection between the soldier and the citizen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781138716391
• ISBN-10: 1138716391
• Artikelnr.: 48950630