State Fragility - Case Studies and Comparisons

Presenting case studies and comparisons across seven countries, this book addresses key questions as to the nature of state fragility, policies used to mitigate it, assessment of outcomes and prospects.

It offers a novel empirical contribution in examining a range of distinct but interdependent dimensions of state fragility, not only focusing on questions of state legitimacy, capacity and authority, but also involving the economy and resilience to political and economic shocks, as well as at vital questions of context and diversity. Examining Afghanistan, Lebanon, Burundi, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda within the context of their different local circumstances, and within broader questions of global security, the book identifies unique factors that have played a part in their specific context and explores key drivers and dominant features.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of state fragility and more broadly to students of politics, public policy, development studies, state-society relations, political economy, state building, peace and conflict studies, international studies, security studies regional studies., as well as NGOs and international organizations.

List of contents

1. State fragility: An introduction 2. Building legitimacy and state capacity in Afghanistan 3. Proximate causes of state fragility and sources of resilience in Lebanon 4. The origin and persistence of state fragility in Burundi 5. Heterogeneous fragility in Pakistan 6. The persistence of fragility in Sierra Leone 7. A weak state and strong microsocieties in Papua New Guinea 8. Consolidating peace and legitimacy in Rwanda 9. Conclusion

About the author

Nematullah Bizhan is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Development Policy Centre at The Australian National University, Australia, and a Senior Research Associate with the Global Economic Governance Program, Oxford University, UK.

Summary

Presenting case studies and comparisons across seven countries, this book addresses key questions as to the nature of state fragility, policies used to mitigate it, assessment of outcomes and prospects.

Product details

• Authors: Nematullah (Australian National University Bizhan
• Assisted by: Nematullah Bizhan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032286143
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228614-3
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Routledge Series on Global Order Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political structure & processes, Public Administration, Political Economy, Revolutionary groups & movements, Peace studies and conflict resolution, International institutions, Development Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Political structure and processes, Revolutionary groups and movements, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations