Security-Development Nexus and the Discourse of Fragile States

Authors

  • Syaiful Anam School of Political Science and International Studies, Queensland University, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18196/hi.2013.0023.18-24

Keywords:

Security development nexus, fragile states, state/nation building

Abstract

This paper will examine the underlying problem within the discourse of fragile state. It will be investigating the framework of security-development nexus used to justify the policy agenda of state and nation building in fragile states. It argues that the security development nexus underpinning the project of nation/state-building in ‘fragile states’ obviously create insecurity and (re)produce inequality and poverty, rather than generate security and equality throughout society.

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2015-08-22

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