Figurations of Internationalized Rule in Africa
their interests in the state sector. Moreover, representatives of African governments seem to follow a classic "image of the state." Main categories in this conception of the state are ideas such as sovereignty [...] Schlichte, Klaus, 2017: The International State. Comparing Satehood in Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, in: Heathershaw, John; Schatz, Ed (Hg.), The Logic of Weak States, Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia University [...] account. While pursuing their own political agendas, international donors push for rationalization of state agencies and insist on political and economic liberalization. Domestic power groups seek to shape