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Regional Dynamics of Fragile States: Zimbabwe in the Southern Africa Region

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State Fragility and State Building in Africa

Part of the book series: United Nations University Series on Regionalism ((UNSR,volume 10))

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Whilst there are many studies that document and analyze the nature and extent of fragility and state building at country levels, little attention is paid to the linkages within a regional context. This chapter interrogates the nature of fragility in Zimbabwe, its linkages, and implications for its neighbours within the Southern African region. It uses the regional linkage analytical framework to understand the fragility dimensions. The chapter argues that internal action clusters in a fragile state have a tendency to link and establish similar clusters in the neighbourhood and that fragility is not only about the actions of state actors inside Zimbabwe but also about actions and perceptions by external actors.

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Habasonda, L.M. (2016). Regional Dynamics of Fragile States: Zimbabwe in the Southern Africa Region. In: Olowu, D., Chanie, P. (eds) State Fragility and State Building in Africa. United Nations University Series on Regionalism, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20642-4_6

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