State Fragmentation

State Fragmentation is a historical phenomenon characterized by the political dissolution of centralized precolonial African polities into smaller, autonomous, or competing socio-political units due to internal centrifugal forces, succession disputes, or external pressures, distinguishing it from stable or centralized state formation processes.

130

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6.8K

Citations

174

Authors

78

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

13

Authors

174

  1. RT
    Rotimi T. Suberu

    University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    5 publications · 283 citations

    5

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  2. HR
    Hélène Ruiz Fabri

    Max Planck Institute Luxemburg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, Luxembourg

    2 publications · 29 citations

    2

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  3. RL
    René Lemarchand

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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  4. GM
    Gail M. Gerhart

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 180 citations

    2

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  5. JW
    John W. Janusek

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

    2

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 8 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Review of African Political Economy

    4 publications · 85 citations

    4

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  3. International Affairs

    4 publications · 111 citations

    4

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  4. African Affairs

    4 publications · 162 citations

    4

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  5. The Journal of Modern African Studies

    4 publications · 124 citations

    4

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