Fragile State

Fragile State is a political entity within the genus of states characterized by its inability to perform core sovereign functions—such as maintaining security, delivering public services, and sustaining institutional legitimacy—due to weak governance, institutional fragility, and limited state-society cohesion.

1.1K

Publications

61.6K

Citations

2.3K

Authors

952

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

271

Variants

Weak State

Authors

2.3K

  1. LH
    Lina Hu

    Shandong University, China

    6 publications · 354 citations

    6

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  2. DW
    Derick W. Brinkerhoff

    RTI International, United States

    6 publications · 472 citations

    6

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  3. DC
    David Carment

    Carleton University, Canada

    6 publications · 142 citations

    6

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  4. YS
    Yiagadeesen Samy

    Carleton University, Canada

    6 publications · 132 citations

    6

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  5. YY
    Yuanzheng Yue

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    5 publications · 341 citations

    5

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 45 publications · 5.6K citations

    29

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  2. Third World Quarterly

    31 publications · 1.7K citations

    23

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  3. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    28 publications · 1.5K citations

    20

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 29 publications · 928 citations

    16

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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