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!