The Fallacy of the ‘Failed State’

The dilemma of the failed state thesis in post-9/11 world affairs

“…The study concluded with an emphasis on possible alternative approaches to those presented by the failed state thesis. Interestingly, among all the contributions of critics of the failed state approach in this article only two (Call, 2006;Eriksen, 2006) suggested alternatives. Furthermore, very few contributions were critical of the failed state theory in comparison to the literary thousands of adherents to this body of literature.…”

Integration and Encounter in Humanitarian Tutelage

“…Against this background, HACKL concludes that violence and persecution are just part of what pushes people into exile, for they provoke state failure and engender socioeconomic challenges that also act as push-factors. This is not the same as to say that institutional failure is the cause of all problems in a given country, as some of the most radical examples of the failed state/weak state perspective would suggest (CALL, 2008;NAY, 2013); firstly, because international military intervention, war, and the postcolonial context of the world are more than just an institutional problem and secondly, because often no potential factor alone is the origin of violence. Yet, institutional failure, and the many other consequences of international military intervention, war and the postcolonial context of the world do tend to significantly increase violence.…”

Somalia: Making Human Rights Central to the State Rebuilding

“…However, urgent action to restore human security, human rights and the rule of law cannot be deferred" (UN, Report of the Secretary-General on the Rule of Lawand Transitional Justice in Con lict and Post Con lict Societies, 2004). Charles Call (2008) articulately argues that police reform is informed by ive different perspectives. He further asserts that these perspectives overlap and are not necessarily mutually exclusive.…”