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SummaryStatebuilding has been informed and captured by reductionist, linear change models. Defined by technocratic approaches to public sector (re)building and reform—it has been monitored, measured and evaluated by New Public Management artefacts such as log‐frames and Results‐Based Management. Through a case study on the capacity development of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, I explore the possibilities for using complexity theory to better understand, manage, and monitor capacity development interventions. The analysis of interview data with police practitioners from both sides of the intervention—advisors and local counterparts—reveals the explanatory power of complexity concepts (such as interconnectedness, emergence, initial conditions, and non‐linear change) in ways that could inform a rethink of how we frame public sector capacity building interventions.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Glossary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Mark Moran and Jodie Curth-Bibb -- The state of the borderlands -- A borderlands theoretical framework -- The research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 The sociohistorical context of the borderlands -- Kevin Murphy -- The people of the borderlands before colonisation -- The establishment of colonial borders -- The southern border with Australia -- The western border with Indonesia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Contesting the Treaty -- Jennifer Corrin -- Torres Strait -- The law -- International law -- Australian law -- The law of Papua New Guinea -- Obtaining legal advice and representation -- Dispute resolution options -- Mechanisms in the treaty -- Points of contention -- Exclusion of villages from the treaty arrangements -- The meaning of 'traditional activities' -- Attendance at court by traditional inhabitants -- Authority to ban visitors -- Overstayers -- Bridging the gap -- Traditional means -- Other initiatives to fill the gap -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Chapter 4 The politics of distribution -- Peter Chaudhry -- The Torres Strait border in historical perspective -- Inequality in the borderlands today -- Inequalities between the Torres Strait Islands and the South Fly -- Services and livelihoods in the South Fly -- Treaty and non-Treaty village differences -- Hierarchies of privilege and opportunity in the borderlands -- Practices of exclusion in the everyday construction of the border -- Access to health care -- Opportunities for trade -- Labour and money -- Regulating love -- Disaffection, desire and the politics of distribution -- Resistance, legibility and 'dependence' -- Distributional labour and a rightful share -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Governance.

Governments' choice of funding modality can produce powerful incentives for organisations to perform in preferred ways, but it can also divert limited resources, narrow accountability, and undermine capability. Through literature review and interviews, the research explored the international literature on public finance management in developing country contexts, and compared this to case studies of Indigenous organisations. The situation in Australia was found to differ in three ways: (1) performance indicators are imposed, rather than negotiated; (2) few existing public funding modalities reward performance or provide incentives; and (3) funding arrangements do not generally require receiving organisations to be accountable to their constituents. Stability and durability of funding modalities, and clarity in functions and jurisdictional boundaries, were also found to positively influence performance. Further research is required to design new performance frameworks that build around the organisation, rather than the grant, with indicators of governance capability and downward accountability to constituents.

Forging New Conventional Wisdom Beyond International Policing: Learning from Complex, Political Realities provides an innovative perspective in the field by conceptualizing international policing as part of a much broader system of peace and capacity development initiatives. Authors Bryn Hughes, Charles T. Hunt, and Jodie Curth-Bibb provide a thorough analysis of the current problems in the field, and subsequently offer a convincing argument for a new, post-Weberian approach

AbstractPolicy professionals overseeing the provision of development assistance and their critical academic counterparts are often at odds with each other. Although many agree that it is useful to deal with this tension, current efforts to do so tend to exhort each to be more like the other under the rhetoric of 'evidence‐based policy'. Meanwhile, the differences between these players are kept alive by mutual misunderstandings that can border upon stereotyping. This paper reflects on this situation from the perspective of the critical academic and offers an enhanced understanding of key positions and misapprehensions to contribute to a foundation for improved relationships. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.