State capture is a form of institutionalized particularism whereby elite actors manipulate policy formation to their own material and political interests at the expense of the public good. In Kosovo, a competitive form of state capture emerged during the postwar period as the country’s main political parties fiercely compete for control over state spoils. What makes the case of state capture in Kosovo stand apart from most countries in the region is the extensive international dimension of Kosovo’s state-building process. This raises an important question: given the extraordinary levels of international involvement in post-conflict reconstruction and the strengthening of state institutions, how has corruption become increasingly pervasive in Kosovo under international administration and supervision? The central argument of this article is that the stability paradigm has driven certain international policies and practices that have created conditions favorable to state capture, which indirectly contributes to widespread corruption in Kosovo. The West’s choice of stability and security over democracy and rule of law will have long-term and adverse consequences for Kosovo’s state formation.

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夺取国际管理下的国家

国家俘获是一种制度化的特殊主义形式，精英行为者利用这种形式以牺牲公共利益为代价，为自己的物质和政治利益操纵政策制定。在科索沃，战后时期出现了一种竞争性的国家夺取形式，因为该国的主要政党激烈争夺对国家掠夺物的控制权。使科索沃夺取国家的情况与该地区大多数国家不同的是科索沃国家建设进程的广泛国际层面。这提出了一个重要问题：鉴于国际社会对冲突后重建和加强国家机构的参与程度非常高，在国际管理和监督下，腐败如何在科索沃变得越来越普遍？本文的中心论点是，稳定范式推动了某些国际政策和实践，为国家俘获创造了有利条件，这间接导致了科索沃腐败的普遍存在。西方选择稳定和安全而不是民主和法治，将对科索沃的国家形成产生长期和不利的影响。