scholarly journals Hybrid Insurgencies After State Failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-89
Author(s):  
Anne Malin Marie Schuemann ◽  
Guthrie Kuckes ◽  
Regina Acosta
Keyword(s):  
State Failure

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State Failure and the Political Violence Phenomenon: A Comparative Analysis of Iraq and Syria Cases

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Eylem Özkaya Lassalle
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
State Failure ◽  
The Political ◽  
Collective Violence ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Cold War

The concept of failed state came to the fore with the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR and the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Political violence is central in these discussions on the definition of the concept or the determination of its dimensions (indicators). Specifically, the level of political violence, the type of political violence and intensity of political violence has been broached in the literature. An effective classification of political violence can lead us to a better understanding of state failure phenomenon. By using Tilly’s classification of collective violence which is based on extent of coordination among violent actors and salience of short-run damage, the role played by political violence in state failure can be understood clearly. In order to do this, two recent cases, Iraq and Syria will be examined.

Clans, Coalitions, and Civilian Welfare after State Failure

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Driscoll ◽  
Nicholai Lidow ◽  
Michael Seese ◽  
Abdulmalik Buul
Keyword(s):  
State Failure

States and Power in Africa by Jeffrey I. Herbst: A Review Essay

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 510-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Review Essay ◽  
State Failure ◽  
Contract Enforcement ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Defense Contract ◽  
Comparative Institutions

Herbst argues that Africa is plagued by “state failure” to provide certain public goods in society, such as law and order, defense, contract enforcement, and infrastructure. Herbst has provided a bold, historically informed theoretical analysis, essential reading for economists interested in comparative institutions and development.

State failure, genocide and politicide reconsidered

2021 ◽  
pp. 136914812110446
Author(s):  
Gary Uzonyi
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
State Failure ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Bivariate Probit ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Physical Ability ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Lower Likelihood

State failure is highly threatening to incumbent elites, providing them motive to engage in genocide or politicide. The destruction of formal institutions may also remove political barriers to employing such atrocities. Thus, previous scholars expect state failure to increase the likelihood of genocide and politicide. However, such logic overlooks that these atrocities are government policy, which require planning and implementation. Since government institutions collapse during state failure, regime elites will possess little physical ability to commit widespread and systematic killing of their enemies. Therefore, I expect state failure to be associated with a lower likelihood of genocide and politicide. Using bivariate probit regression to handle the endogeneity between state failure and these atrocities, I find strong support for my argument in all country-years since 1946.

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