Презентация на тему PLS 140 Introduction to comparative politics. State structures in the developing world

EU models?

Colonizers never acted ex nihilo.

States are not

entirely artificial, their boundaries not entirely seen as arbitrary.

They did not cease to exists after the Europeans left.

make the penetration of society and the establishment of

political order difficult.

In Central Asia, clans parasite the political system and undermine the efficiency and stability of systems.

to carry out basic functions of providing security and

reconciling freedom and equality.

Autonomy: exercise power independently of the public or international actors.
Ex: corruption in Ukraine, clan politics.

Low levels in one of them is not necessarily problematic, ex: Canada, Switzerland.

ethnic divisions lead groups to compete for the control

of the State.

Opposite dynamics in FSU where conflicts emerge for political autonomy (secessionism) not for the control of the State.

Subject to surveillance by former colonial powers.

In case of conflicts, neighboring States are affected in the FSU. Russian influence still strong.

that state weakness is the most important factor in

the eruption of violent conflicts.

After controlling for per capita income, more ethnically or religiously diverse countries have been no more likely to experience violence.

civil wars are not ethnic or religious characteristics but

rather the conditions that favor insurgency.

These include poverty—which marks financially and bureaucratically weak states t—political instability, rough terrain, and large populations.

its territory or a monopoly on the legitimate use

of force;
The erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions;
An inability to provide reasonable public services;
The inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community

Implies that something needs to be “fixed” or “saved”

– of course by liberal external forces.

Ex: Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Rwanda.
And…Haiti marked by poverty and instability but not violence.