Abstract

The idea of state fragility, state failure and state collapse emerged, since the end of the cold war in the international system particularly in developing countries. Among others, these situation strongly influenced African states with political instability, violent conflict, economic crises. As a result, political science, international organization and international relation literatures have been concerned with identifying the causes, and  impacts of the problem, but each of these institiutions have not reached a common understanding on their causes and impacts. In spite of this differences, the focus of this study lays on three key factors that contribute towards state fragility, state failure and state collapse. These are, an economic resource approach, internal political weakness and external policy influence’. By analyzing these key factors, this paper explores, primarily, the theoretical debates and conceptual perceptives of these ideas. Secondly, the causes, and impacts of state fragility, state failure and state collapse in the case of Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia states. Finally, it will give an insight, what will be done in the future to resolve the problem.   Keywords: Fragile state, failed state, collapsed state, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Somalia, developed and developing states.

Highlights

  • The phenomenon of state fragile, failure and collapse have been recognized in the post „New World Order‟

  • The secondary sources includes previous scholarly work on the Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia, where as the primary sources are government statistics and observation.The three states selected based on the nature of the occurrence and the inability of states to maintain its basic functions within their respective status

  • These states will help in bringing a variety of experiences and factors that will present the overall picture of state fragility, state failure and state collapse in Africa.This selection method is permissible to evaluate necessary conditions

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Summary

Sibuh Gebeyaw Tareke

Political science, international organization and international relation literatures have been concerned with identifying the causes, and impacts of the problem, but each of these institiutions have not reached a common understanding on their causes and impacts In spite of this differences, the focus of this study lays on three key factors that contribute towards state fragility, state failure and state collapse. These are, an economic resource approach, internal political weakness and external policy influence’. The causes, and impacts of state fragility, state failure and state collapse in the case of Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia states It will give an insight, what will be done in the future to resolve the problem

INTRODUCTION
An economic resource approach
Internal political weakness
External policy influnce
State fragility in the case of Ethiopia
State collapse in the case of Somalia
CONCLUSION
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