Abstract
This article discusses new configurations of power when global forces interact with local societies in transition. In particular, it deals with the project society of humanitarian aid, and the warlord/mafia formations beyond the reach of the new states. Examples come from the Balkans, where there is interaction between the new class of project elites managing foreign assistance, the local political elites, and the local warlords/bandits. Globalization is not weakening these states, it is constituting them.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Globalization, the State and Violence |
| Editors | Jonathan Friedman |
| Publisher | AltaMira Press |
| Pages | 309-342 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0759102813 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
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Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Social Anthropology
Free keywords
- mafia
- globalization
- civil society
- social anthropology
- state formation
- project society
- NGOs
- Balkans