Fragile States

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7456-4942-9
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

Reihe: War and Conflict in the Modern World

Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks and crises.

This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile states, examining their characteristics in relation to "weak" and "failed" states in the global system, and explaining their development from pre-colonial times to the present day. It explores the connections between fragile statehood and violent conflict, and analyses the limitations of outside intervention from international society. The complexities surrounding 'successes' such as Costa Rica and Botswana - countries which ought to be fragile, but which are not - are analysed alongside the more precarious cases of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan and Haiti.

Absorbing and authoritative, Fragile States will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of international relations, security studies and development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brock, Lothar

Holm, Hans-Henrik

Sorenson, Georg

Stohl, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* Introduction
* 1. Major Characteristics of Fragile States
* 2. The Formation of Fragile States
* 3. Fragile Statehood and Violent Conflict
* 4. Coping with State Fragility
* 5. Surprising Deviations: Fragility Escaped
* 6. Conclusion: The Fragile State Dilemma
* References
* Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lothar Brock is research professor at the Peace Research Institute, Frankfurt.

Hans-Henrik Holm is professor and head of department at the Danish School of Media and Journalism.

Georg Sørensen is professor of political science at Aarhus University.

Michael Stohl is professor of communication and political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.