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State Breakdown

State Breakdown is a political phenomenon characterized by the collapse of central state authority and the erosion of institutional coherence, distinguished from related concepts by the near-total failure of governance structures and the consequent vacuum of legitimate coercive control.

199

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15K

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256

Authors

117

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Variants

State Collapse

Parents

Publications

199

The Collapse of Complex Societies.

E. L. Jones, Joseph A. Tainter · The Economic History Review · 1989 · 1.4K citations

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Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions for Collapsed and Failing States

Stephen D. Krasner · International Security · 2004 · 555 citations

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The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes.

Gary W. Wynia, Juan J. Linz, Alfred Stepan · Hispanic American Historical Review · 1980 · 552 citations

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Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority

Gail M. Gerhart, I. William Zartman · Foreign Affairs · 1995 · 533 citations

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When things fell apart: state failure in late-century Africa

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 521 citations

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Authors

256

  1. IW
    I. William Zartman

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 684 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. JΑ
    Jack Α. Goldstone

    George Mason University, United States

    3 publications · 381 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. PT
    Peter Turchin

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. PT
    Peter Tikuisis

    Defence Research and Development Canada, Canada

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. RI
    Robert I. Rotberg

    Harvard University Press, United States

    2 publications · 651 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

117

  1. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    278 citations

  2. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    266 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    157 citations

  4. Center for Global Development

    Washington D.C., United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    131 citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    29 citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  7. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    88 citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 15 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. The Washington Quarterly

    6 publications · 574 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. International Affairs

    6 publications · 395 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Third World Quarterly

    5 publications · 602 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. Foreign Affairs

    4 publications · 1.4K citations

    4

    h-index

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