چکیده:
Today, the "fragile state" is a common term, and the more it is used and referred to a wider range of phenomena, the more its meaning is depleted and its explanatory power decreases. Referring a word to a plurality of meanings and expanding its circle of examples, instead of a precise diagnostic tool, it is politically flexible and sometimes misused. It is observed that Western powers intervene under the pretext of threatening their security and the international community from countries with fragile governments. This article tries to answer the question, "What is a fragile state and what are its characteristics?" By examining the semantic network of the fragile state through the descriptive-analytical method, it will analyze the meaning of this concept from the point of view of supporters and opponents in order to assess the possibility of using it as a diagnostic tool. The aim of the research is to provide a clearer picture of a relatively new concept. It seems that despite the applicability and explanatory capability of the fragile state concept, fundamental criticisms towards this concept can be considered valid from an epistemological and methodological point of view. In using this concept, its ideological orientations should be stated.
خلاصه ماشینی:
2060 International Studies Journal (ISJ) Vol. 21, No. 3 (83), Winter 2025 Received Date: 2023/12/14 Accept Date: 2024/12/18 Article Type: Original Research PP: 53-74 An Analytical Study of the Concept of Fragile State Dr. Ahmad Biglari * - Dr. Ehsan Khezri Abstract https://creativecommons.
On the other hand, based on a critical view (non-Western perspective), instead of being a precise diagnostic tool, this concept is politically flexible and provides a justification for foreign interventions that often relate to the impact of fragile states on "our" (Westerners') security.
Nay believes that these concepts have two basic flaws: 3 1-1- Western-centrism Most studies on state fragility and failure are based on a uniform and simple analysis of political institutions.
Western-centrism 58 International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 3 (83), Winter 2024 1 1-2- Analytical Reductionism Political discourse regarding state fragility and failure focuses mainly on factors that weaken the legitimacy, authority, and capacity of formal state institutions; it is particularly interested in state and bureaucratic apparatuses, the role of political leaders, and the intervention of political forces that challenge the state.
In new approaches, by proposing the so-called D3 concepts, meaning Diplomacy 1, Defense 2, and Development 3, or C3, meaning Coherent 4, Coordinated 5, and Complementary 6 in relation to fragile states, they are pursuing their reconstruction (Grimm et al, 2014: 198).
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