Approaches to the root causes of state failure and collapse
Author
Yumlu, Seda
Advisor
Bilgin, Pınar
Date
2012Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
In the aftermath of the Cold War, failed states have increasingly been viewed
as a cause for concern for the international system due to numerous
humanitarian and security challenges they created. Since then, a variety of
international responses have been attempted and proposed by the
international community to address state failure. The ongoing nature of the
phenomenon of state failure and security threats they cause prove that state
failure is an entrenched problem for the 21st century. This thesis focuses on
the analysis of root causes of state failure in the literature and examines
different approaches to it. In doing so, it aims to make a comprehensive
literature review categorized by historical, global political, individualcentered
and critical approaches.