| ID | 172158 |
| Title Proper | How do states collapse? towards a model of causal mechanisms |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lambach, Daniel ; Bayer, Markus ; Johais, Eva |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | State collapse is a highly consequential event. But we know very little about the reasons why and how states lose their capacities of violence control, rule-making and taxation. In order to explore the underlying causal mechanisms, we use a nested analysis combining Qualitative Comparative Analysis and comparative process-tracing. While the mobilisation of armed opposition groups is a necessary condition for state collapse, it only works in concurrence with other conditions, namely political transitions, repression, factionalism, intra-elite rivalry and external interventions. Thus, the article presents a causal model that shows the alternative pathways leading to state collapse. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 32, No.2; Jun 2020: p.179-197 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol: 32 No 2 |
| Key Words | Failed States ; Fragile States ; Mobilisation ; State Collapse ; QCA ; Process - Tracing |