O state-building no contexto do Império em Negação: o caso da CPA no Iraque (2003-2004)
Author(s) -
Natali Hoff,
Ramón Punset Blanco
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
perspectivas - journal of political science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2184-3902
DOI - 10.21814/perspectivas.99
Subject(s) - humanities , political science , philosophy
State-building processes have become increasingly important on the international stage, becoming important tools for the stabilization of post-conflict countries and the promotion of peace. Despite the centrality that these processes occupy in international politics, the understandings on them are mostly composed of technical and administrative analyzes on the construction of state institutions through external actors. This type of approach allows the political character of the state-building to be subtracted and the exercise of power is denied. That is why David Chandler says that the Empire is in denial and seeks through the bureaucratic and therapeutic formulas of state-building to evade its responsibility but without stopping to regulate and control non-Western states. Taking this into account, this article seeks to understand the dynamics and practices involved in the process of (re)construction of the State in Iraq (2003-2004), led by the Coalitional Provisional Authority (CPA). The research seeks to see if the Iraqi case can be understood from David Chandler’s contributions to the Empire in Denial. For this, the work is divided into three sections, the first presents Chandler’s definition of the Empire in denial and which are the main mechanisms of regulation and control contained in its context. The second section focuses on the CPA’s performance in Iraq, noting the measures and strategies used by the organization in Iraq. The third section deals with the construction of the rule of law in Iraq and how it was used by the occupation forces to deny the power exercised and evade responsibility in the face of the difficulties of the process. Resumo Os processos de state-building vem adquirindo cada vez mais relevância no cenario internacional, convertendose em importantes ferramentas para a estabilizacao de paises pos-conflitos e promocao da paz. Apesar da centralidade que esses processos ocupam na politica internacional, as compreensoes sobre eles sao majoritariamente compostas por analises tecnicas e administrativas sobre a construcao de instituicoes estatais por intermedio de atores externos. Esse tipo de abordagem permite que o carater politico do de state-building seja subtraido e o exercicio do poder seja negado. Por isso, David Chandler diz que o Imperio esta em negacao e busca atraves das formulas burocraticas e terapeuticas do state-building evadir a sua responsabilidade, mas sem deixar de regular e controlar os Estados nao-ocidentais. Tendo isso em conta, esse artigo busca compreender as dinâmicas e praticas envolvidas no processo de (re)construcao do Estado no Iraque (2003-2004), liderado pela Coalitional Provisional Authority (CPA). A pesquisa busca observar se o caso iraquiano pode ser entendido a partir das contribuicoes de David Chandler sobre o Imperio em Negacao. Para isso, o trabalho esta divido em tres secoes, na primeira apresenta-se a definicao de Chandler sobre o Imperio em negacao e quais os principais mecanismos de regulacao e controle contidos em seu contexto. A segunda secao concentra-se na atuacao da CPA no Iraque, observando as medidas e estrategias utilizadas pela organizacao no pais. A terceira secao trata da construcao do Estado de Direito no Iraque e como ele foi utilizado pelas forcas de ocupacao para negar o poder exercido e evadir a responsabilidade frente as dificuldades do processo.
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