Essays about: "state fragility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words state fragility.

1. 1. Foreign Direct Investment, a blessing, or a burden for African states in terms of corruption?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kajsa Nebrelius; [2023]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; corruption; state fragility; Africa; Botswana; Zambia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The development in Africa has for a long time been harmed because of its high corruption levels. During the last decades, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have increasingly flown into African states as an attempt to strengthen the societies. READ MORE

3. 2. In Search of Home; Child Soldiers in al-Shabaab's Ranks

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Fatma Alzahra Abdalatif; [2021]
   Keywords : Child Soldiers; Fragile State; Human Security; al-Shabaab;

   Abstract : A history of fragility and conflicts in Somalia has had severe impact on the security of citizens, most notably children. Different non-state actors and armed militias have appeared in Somalia’s timeline impacting the region’s, neighboring and global security. READ MORE

4. 3. Peace-, State- and Trust Building in Practice : The implementation of the New Deal TRUST principles and international peacebuilding engagements in the Somali Region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Lindqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Peacebuilding; Statebuilding; Trust Building; the Somali region; The New Deal; International Engagements;

   Abstract : Referred to as a graveyard for foreign aid and simultaneously a great example for progress in terms of implementing the New Deal for Engagements in Fragile States, Somalia is recovering from a protracted war, multi-dimensional fragility and deep mistrust. This research analyses how international actors contribute to peace, state and trust building in the Somali region by implementing the New Deal TRUST principles on a national level and by engaging in the peacebuilding process in Galkacyo, Central Somalia on a local level. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding State Fragility through the Actor-Network Theory: A Case Study of Post-Colonial Sudan

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Tove Sternehäll; [2016]
   Keywords : fragile states; Actor-Network Theory; Social Contract Theory; infrastructure of rule;

   Abstract : Despite the broad discourse on fragile states and the threat they pose to the contemporary world order, the literature on the subject does to a large extent ignore the material factors behind the causes of state fragility. Scholars and organizations in the field have almost exclusively adopted the Social Contract Theory (SCT) in order to explain state fragility as a problem caused by social factors. READ MORE

6. 5. State Fragility, Migration, Integration and Terrorism? A Historic opportunity towards mutual recognition

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Moath Kasasbeh; [2015]
   Keywords : Jihadism; conflicts; wars; political violence; military coups; terrorist groups; Islamist fundamentalism; Iraq; Syria; Yemen; Libya; Somalia; Afghanistan; Caliphate; failed states; Fragile States; State Fragility; Migration; Integration; Terrorism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Jihadism has become a major topic in Western as well as non-western public debate. Many military groups have sprung up in late 20th and early 21st century, claiming legitimacy using jihad for a wide variety of causes ranging from Kashmir, Somalia, Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Nigeria. READ MORE