Publication details
Nepál v letech 1990–2010: slabý, rozpadající se, nebo rozpadlý stát?
| Title in English | Nepal Between 1990 and 2010: Weak, Failing, or Failed State? |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Politologický časopis / Czech Journal of Political Science |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | Nepal; South Asia; weak state; failing state; failed state; Third World; internal conflict |
| Description | This article presents an analysis of the civil war and subsequent developments in Nepal through the concept of the failed state. In the first part, the conceptualization of the term failed state are introduced. The second part focuses on methodology. Finally, the main part presents an analysis of Nepal through the concept of the failed state, following theoretical concepts developed by Robert I. Rotberg. The author’s conclusion is that contemporary Nepal should not be regarded as a failed state. Despite the chronic internal weakness of the country and its institutions, whose functions are in many cases carried out by parallel institutions, it is not possible to say that such functions were completely missing. Instead, we can say that the functions of these institutions and structures are limited. In addition, the level of violence is not comparable with the period when Nepal was experiencing deep internal armed conflict. |