ABSTRACT
Statebuilding has become a major concern of donor countries in recent years. Several conceptual studies and policy documents devoted to the aim of increasing aid effectiveness in fragile states have been produced within the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the World Bank and the wider development community. 2 All these documents confirm the urgency of effective state-building in countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence. They also confirm the complexity of Statebuilding interventions — an amalgam of activities that aim to foster institutions based on legitimate politics, support the provision of citizen security, contribute to processes and institutions of justice, support foundations for thriving economic activity and help improve state revenue and services. 3
