Essays about: "state strength dilemma"

Found 2 essays containing the words state strength dilemma.

1. 1. In search for strength - A case study of regime (in)security in Yemen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Siris Hansa Hartkorn; [2009]
   Keywords : Yemen; state-strength dilemma; securitization; regime security; domestic violence; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Yemen is a weak state controlled by a narrow elite relying on patronage and financial co-optation. The balancing act performed by the regime for many years in relation to tribal, religious and political power centers, is increasingly failing as different groups openly oppose the regime and as levels of domestic violence is growing. READ MORE

3. 2. It's Not All Roses Georgian Defence Reforms since the Rose Revolution

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hedvig Lohm; [2006]
   Keywords : Weak states; legitimacy; state strength dilemma; democratic revolutions; civil-military relations; Georgia; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As a consequence of the Rose Revolution in November 2003 a new, energetic government entered office in Post-Soviet Georgia. This thesis takes the case of recent Georgian defence reforms to analyse the problematic sides of reforming a weak state. The theoretical starting point is Kalevi J. READ MORE