Statebuilding and governance: the conundrums of legitimacy and local ownership

Zaum, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3148-555X (2012) Statebuilding and governance: the conundrums of legitimacy and local ownership. In: Curtis, D. and Dzinesa, G. A. (eds.) Peacebuilding, Power and Politics in Africa. Ohio University Press, Athens, OH, USA, pp. 47-62. ISBN 780821420133

Abstract/Summary

The chapter explores the role of legitimacy in statebuilding. It first explores the concept of legitimacy and why it matters for successful statebuilding; it surveys how international statebilding efforts have tried to strengthen the legitimacy of post-conflict states; and examines the practices of local ownership in statebuilding, and how they relate to legitimation efforts.