Handbook of fragile states / edited by David Carment (professor of international affairs) and Yiagadeesen Samy (professor of international affairs, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carment, David, editor.

Samy, Yiagadeesen, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in political science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political stability--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political stability.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This timely Handbook examines the causes, costs and consequences of state fragility, advancing key debates in the field. Demonstrating the multidimensionality of fragility by applying diverse theories and methodologies, it provides new insights on effective policy development and application in the context of fragile states. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines, approaches and case studies, the Handbook pays particular attention to the root causes and drivers of fragility. It centres authority, legitimacy and the citizen-state relationship alongside state capacity, revealing the flaws in the reasoning behind previous Western policy interventions in fragile states. Chapters address a broad range of issues facing fragile states, from fragility traps, refugees and urbanisation to recent events including the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the increasing pressures of climate change. Ultimately, the Handbook advances the state of both academic and policy knowledge on state fragility, revealing the deep links between the two. This Handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of political science, international relations, development studies, economics, and sociology. It will also benefit practitioners seeking to improve the effectiveness of their policy proposals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook of fragile states / David Carment and Yiagadeesen Samy

2. Investigating the root causes of fragility / Sonja Grimm

3. Transforming conception(s) of state fragility and new containment interventions / Nicolas Lemay-Hébert and Babatunde F. Obamamoye

4. Current conceptualizations and measurements of state fragility: Recent developments and remaining limits / Ines A. Ferreira

5. The United States is vulnerable: A flashing red light in the fragile states Index / Nate Haken and Natalie Fiertz

6. The case for measuring multidimensional fragility: Is disaggregation the answer? / Harsh Desai (OECD) and Jonathan Marley (OECD)

7. Strategic approaches in fragile societies: Targeting drivers / Seth D. Kaplan

8. Hybrid authority systems and political instability / Monty G. Marshall

9. Hybrid political orders in fragile contexts / Tobias Debiel and Stephan Dombrowski

10. Implications of fragility for growth, poverty and inequality / Karla Cisneros Rosado and Yiagadeesen Samy

11. Just "add women and stir"? Bringing gender into fragility debates / Diana Koester

12. The relationship between state fragility and refugees / Charles Martin-Shields

13. Climate change and fragility: Improving early warning and climate-proofing development and conflict interventions / Erin Sikorsky, Francesco Femia and Brigitte Hugh

14. Urban fragility / Robert Muggah

15. Understanding horizontal inequalities: The case of palestinian refugees in jordan / Zina Nimeh

16. The African fragility problem / Robert I. Rotberg

17. State fragility and sustainable development in the middle east and north Africa / Hamid E. Ali, Mahmoud Elmakkawe and Nesreen Nasser Alanbar

18. State fragility trap and conflict in Afghanistan (2001-2021) / Said Yaqub Ibrahimi

19. Fragility of small island developing states / Michaël Goujon and Laurent Wagner

20. Securitization, divergent agendas and the sectoral allocation of development aid within Afghanistan / Mark McGillivray and Safiullah Taye

21. Exiting the fragility trap: Evidence from Bangladesh / David Carment and Emilia Vydelingum

22. "nothing about us without us": The g7+ and the new deal / Habib ur Rehman Mayar, Helder da Costa and Felix Piedad

23. The EU's approach to fragile states: Conflicting norms, practices, and lessons learnt / Julian Bergmann and Mark Furness

24. Coordinating aid in fragile states: The promise of country platforms and principles for effective aid architecture / Rachael Calleja and Sarah Rose

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800883475 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.