The Fragility-Grievances-Conflict Triangle in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): An Exploration of the Correlative Associations

The intention of this special issue of Social Sciences is to study state fragility and its relationship with conflict and grievances in the post-Cold War Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This article will lay the foundation for such a study by offering a conceptual foundation, data and the ident...

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Published in:Social sciences (Basel) 2021-04, Vol.10 (4), p.120
Main Author: Kivimäki, Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold War
Complaints
Conflict
Factionalism
failed states
Legitimacy
MENA
Middle East
Political power
Post Cold War period
Regions
Relative deprivation
Social sciences
Specialists
state fragility
Traditions
Violence
weak states
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Summary:The intention of this special issue of Social Sciences is to study state fragility and its relationship with conflict and grievances in the post-Cold War Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This article will lay the foundation for such a study by offering a conceptual foundation, data and the identification of the correlative associations that are specific to the MENA region. This article suggests that the relationship between political legitimacy, factionalism of the state, and conflict needs special, MENA-specific emphasis, as this relationship seems more prominently different in the MENA region, compared to the rest of the world. While in the rest of the world, different aspects of state fragility all relate to grievances and conflict dynamics, in the MENA region political factionalism has a disproportionate role in the explanation of conflict grievances and violence. Moreover, the role of oil dependence, and the impact of external intervention requires attention of specialists of the region.
ISSN:2076-0760
2076-0760
DOI:10.3390/socsci10040120