The European Union's ambiguous concept of 'State Fragility'

Grimm, Sonja

The European Union's ambiguous concept of 'State Fragility'

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2014

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Third World Quarterly. 2014, 35(2), pp. 252-267. ISSN 0143-6597. eISSN 1360-2241. Available under: doi: 10.1080/01436597.2014.878130

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Although scholars and practitioners alike perceive ‘state fragility’ to be a key challenge for security and development, there are significant variations in the definition of this phenomenon. This article analyses the European Union’s notion of ‘state fragility’. Based on a document analysis covering the years 2001–12 and expert interviews conducted in November 2012, the article reveals that the EU has not (yet) decided on a clear-cut definition of ‘state fragility’. Three factors explain this lack of decisiveness: the EU’s complex institutional framework, which impedes policy coherence; developments at the international level that require the EU’s compliance; and the organisation’s diplomatic efforts to maintain cooperative relationships with aid-recipient countries that have been labelled ‘fragile’. The result is conceptual ambiguity that potentially reduces the EU’s capacity to respond to fragile situations.

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GRIMM, Sonja, 2014. The European Union's ambiguous concept of 'State Fragility'. In: Third World Quarterly. 2014, 35(2), pp. 252-267. ISSN 0143-6597. eISSN 1360-2241. Available under: doi: 10.1080/01436597.2014.878130

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  year={2014},
  doi={10.1080/01436597.2014.878130},
  title={The European Union's ambiguous concept of 'State Fragility'},
  number={2},
  volume={35},
  issn={0143-6597},
  journal={Third World Quarterly},
  pages={252--267},
  author={Grimm, Sonja}
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