The Political Utility of "State Failure" in South Africa

• In Event: Critical Theory in Africa

Brief Overview

Since the end of the 1990’s, the specter of “state failure” has been key in South African political discourse. But what does it mean, where does it come from, and to what ends is the idea of “state-failure” used?

Author

• Carolyn E Holmes, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville