When States Die
Geographic and territorial pathways to state death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brandon Valeriano (0000-0003-3297-075X, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), John Van Benthuysen (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1165-1189 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2012.691826 |
| OpenAlex | W2087541478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
State death, understood as the formal loss of control over foreign policy, is an important but neglected issue in the international relations literature. When do states die and why? How do states exit the system? The consequences of state death can be wide-ranging, from forced migration movements, regional instability, to general famine. Despite these severe consequences, political scientists have yet to adequately study the causes of state death. Fazal finds that states are prone to death when they are located as a buffer between two rivals; this suggests that being a buffer state is a cause of state death. Our expansion of current research seeks to add the concept of territorial disputes to the state death literature. We suggest that states are at greater risk of death when they become involved in territorial disputes that raise the stakes of conflict. The resulting research demonstrates that a reliable predictor of state death is engagement in a territorial dispute. Territorial disputes are the most prevalent issue that leads to war and can also be a leading cause of state death
Development economics · Economics · Famine · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Territorial dispute · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |