Historicising representations of 'failed states
Beyond the cold-war annexation of the social sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8046905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pinar Bilgin (0000-0002-7326-8329), Adam David Morton (0000-0003-1003-8101) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-80 |
| Publication date | 2002-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436590220108172 |
| OpenAlex | W2058740962 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 85 |
| References cited | 87 |
This article examines the rise of various representations of postcolonial states to highlight how thinking and practice that arose and prevailed during the Cold War still persists in the present ostensibly post-cold war era. After initially outlining the historical construction of the social sciences, it is shown how the annexation of the social sciences evolved in the early post-World War II and cold-war era as an adjunct of the world hegemonic pretensions of the USA. A critique is then developed of various representations of post-colonial states that arose in the making of the 'Third World' during the cold-war annexation of the social sciences. Yet such practices still persist in the present, as evidenced by more contemporary representations of post-colonial states commonly revolving around elements of deficiency or failure, eg 'quasi-states', 'weak states', 'failed states' or 'rogue states'. A more historicised consideration of post-colonial statehood, that recasts conceptions of state-civil society antagonisms in terms of an appreciation of political economy and critical security concerns, offers an alternative to these representations of 'failed states'. By historicising various representations of 'failed states' it becomes possible to open up critical ways of thinking about the political economy of security and to consider alternative futures in world order
Annexation · Cold war · Colonialism · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · World Systems and Global Transformations
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| Unique citing works | 85 |
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| Citations per year | 3,7 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 83 |