Fragile States 2014
Ms. Hunt and Hellerstein2014-2015
Unit 6RMS IB Middle School
WHY? WHY? WHY? Chart
Why do countries
fail?
Reason/ Causes #1-
Reason/ Causes #2-
Reason/ Causes #3-
Reasons behind this items that lead to failure?
Reasons behind this items that lead to failure?
Reasons behind this items that lead to failure?
Fragile State Index• Definition: annual
ranking of nations based on their levels of stability and the pressures they face.
• What is the Fragile State Index?
– Video Clip #1- Why the new name?–Video Clip #2- What components do you use to determine the current state of the nation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyHWDkHHdNE
http://www.c-span.org/video/?307061-4/failed-states-index , Time- 4:15
Turn and Talk• What reasons does the
speaker give regarding the importance of knowing “failed states”?
• Why does the speaker discuss the nation’s requirements to help failing nations?• Do you agree or
disagree?
Think about it?!
• With your neighbors, make of list of at least 2 items in each of the categories listed below that could lead to the failure of a nation…
• Social• Economic• Political
12 Indicators• Social Indicators
– Pressures on the Population
– Massive Movement of Refugees
– Vengeance Seeking Groups
– Chronic Human Migration
• Economic Indicators– Uneven Economic
Development– Severe Economic Decline
(high poverty rate)
• Political and Military Indicators– Legitimacy of the State– Deterioration of Public
Services– Violation of Human Rights– Security– Power Struggles– Involvement of External
Group*With your neighbors, create
a 1 sentence example situation for a chosen indicator in each group.
Let’s Talk! With Our Neighbors
• How many indicators are linked to internal or external conflict?– Mark an I by those internal factors and an E next
to external factors.• Think of 2 other indicators that could be used
to determine if a nation is fragile• Write a definition of a “Fragile/Failed State”.
– Your definition should clearly outline what a fragile state is and could be applied to any situation.
Failed State Definition• A weak state where social and political
structures have collapsed to the point where the government has little or no control– Source: www.dictionary.com
*Looking at the Fragile State Index… Where do most failed nations come from?
Failed Nations Map
- Required Materials- coloring utensils, half page map document, writing utensil
- On your World map copy color in the top 5 failed nations in red and the bottom 5 failed nations in green
- Summary question- What are the differences between these 10 nations? Location? History? Population? GDP? Government?
- You have 15 minutes to complete your map!
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