DBpedia – Linked Data Fragments

Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In political science, state-building as a term used in state theory describes the construction of a functioning state. The term first entered academic debate in the context of Charles Tilly's influential work on the origins of states (1975: 70f.):\"State building provided for the emergence of specialized personnel, control over consolidated territory, loyalty, and durability, permanent institutions with a centralized and autonomous state that held the monopoly of violence over a given population\".State-building now more commonly refers to the construction or reform of governmental institutions by external actors in \"failed\" or \"fragile\" states. This further includes reforms of state-society relations with the objective of strengthening state resilience. The OECD identifies three critical aspects: The political settlement, which reflects the implicit or explicit agreement (among elites principally) on the “rules of the game”, power distribution and the political processes through which state and society are connected. The capability and responsiveness of the state to effectively fulfil its principal functions and provide key services. Broad social expectations and perceptions about what the state should do, what the terms of the state-society relationships should be, and the ability of society to articulate demands that are “heard.”Significant debate persists with regard to the effectiveness and legitimacy of external actors' involvement in this process, particularly in the context of the US interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq."@en }

• State-building abstract "In political science, state-building as a term used in state theory describes the construction of a functioning state. The term first entered academic debate in the context of Charles Tilly's influential work on the origins of states (1975: 70f.):\"State building provided for the emergence of specialized personnel, control over consolidated territory, loyalty, and durability, permanent institutions with a centralized and autonomous state that held the monopoly of violence over a given population\".State-building now more commonly refers to the construction or reform of governmental institutions by external actors in \"failed\" or \"fragile\" states. This further includes reforms of state-society relations with the objective of strengthening state resilience. The OECD identifies three critical aspects: The political settlement, which reflects the implicit or explicit agreement (among elites principally) on the “rules of the game”, power distribution and the political processes through which state and society are connected. The capability and responsiveness of the state to effectively fulfil its principal functions and provide key services. Broad social expectations and perceptions about what the state should do, what the terms of the state-society relationships should be, and the ability of society to articulate demands that are “heard.”Significant debate persists with regard to the effectiveness and legitimacy of external actors' involvement in this process, particularly in the context of the US interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.".