Political Culture and the Making of Modern Nation-States by Edward Weisband & Courtney I. P. Thomas

Author:Edward Weisband & Courtney I. P. Thomas [Weisband, Edward & Thomas, Courtney I. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Sociology, Political Science, General
ISBN: 9781317254102
Google: HhTvCgAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 27890828
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Failed States

A failed state is a sovereign nation-state that functions in name only and not in the fullness of the legitimacy founded on the bedrock of popular consent. It fails to satisfy the basic criteria of statehood and/or does not meet the conditions of nationhood on account of the inability of a population bounded together within a defined sovereign territory to establish the kinds of political consensus necessary for the operations of a unified nation-state. It is typically assailed by various conflicts. These work to prevent the emergence of political-cultural values that are supportive of nationality based on principles of commonality and anchored by the recognition of shared peoplehood within the boundaries of a sovereign state. Failed states are chronically unable to fulfill the minimal responsibilities of a modern sovereign nation-state. A failed state represents a political formation in which the impediments to legitimate centralized authority and administrative government tend to be powerful. Many criteria and characteristics may be adduced in describing what failed states are, do, and represent conceptually. Over and beyond any stands the basic issue of political culture. The US-based Fund for Peace4 defines a failed state as one that no longer presides over the political dynamics occurring within its territory; no longer maintains sole legal or legitimate use of violence within its boundaries; experiences the erosion of legitimate authority to make centralized decisions; demonstrates an inability to provide public services; and is typically unable to interact with other nation-states as a fully engaged member of the international society of states. A failed state tends to be afflicted by a weak or dysfunctional central government that is ineffective with respect to basic services but still capable of violent repression. A wide range of deficient and inefficient dynamics plagues failed states, from corruption and criminality to economic and political instability. Many living in failed states seek to emigrate to other nation-states, but typically without success.

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