The Politics of Non-State Governance and Control in Fragile States

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Non-state actors play a critical and potentially increasing role in direct governance, conventionally controlled by the state. This panel brings together original large-N statistical, survey, and case-study research to explore the conditions under which third parties, above and below the state, gain control in fragile and developing states, enforcing political bargains, fostering state legitimacy, providing social service, and contributing to human development.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 19: International Security

Chair

• Daniel L. Nielson Brigham Young University

Discussant

• Lauren M. MacLean Indiana University, Bloomington

Individual Presentations

• How International Actors Help Enforce Domestic Deals - Aila M. Matanock, University of California-Berkeley

• Legitimacy after Conflict? Security Perceptions and State Legitimacy in Liberia - Eric Stollenwerk, Freie Universität Berlin; William G. Nomikos, Washington University in St. Louis

• Tied Aid and Economic Development - Paula Daniela Ganga, Columbia University; Desha Girod, Georgetown University

• Humanitarian Governance Experiments: Explaining Aid at its Leading Edge - Emily K.M. Scott, University of Toronto