{"product_id":"9781444337006-the-improvised-state","title":"The Improvised State","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia\u003cbr\u003eThe Improvised State provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, the author presents new and significant theories, including the idea of state improvisation as a process of   both performance and resourcefulness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improvised State\u003c\/i\u003e provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Jeffrey presents new and significant theories, based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, which advance understanding of state building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a major contribution to recent academic debates as to the nature of the state after violent conflict, and offers invaluable insights into state building \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces the idea of state improvisation, where improvisation refers to a process of \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e performance and resourcefulness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses the theoretical framework of Pierre Bourdieu to explore how powerful agencies have attempted to present a coherent vision of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the conflict 1992-5 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvances our understanding of the Bosnian state by focusing on the practices of statecraft fostered in the post-Dayton era \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch based on four periods of residential fieldwork in Bosnia, which allowed a detailed analysis of political practices in the country \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55182992441718,"sku":"9781444337006","price":43.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27904282.jpg?v=1737644043","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444337006-the-improvised-state","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}