The 2012 crisis in Mali: Ongoing empirical state failure

Bleck, Jaimie; Michelitch, Kristin

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“…Surveys indicate that perceptions of injustice and unfairness accompany popular disillusionment with and detachment from the state (Alexandre et al 2012). In the same way that material rewards may signal the state's commitment to the welfare of its citizens, unequal or exclusionary access to public goods can be interpreted as a signal of neglect (Dix, Hussmann, and Walton 2012;Bleck and Michelitch 2015). Indeed, in some divided societies, poor service provision and contested legitimacy appear to be locked into a vicious rather than virtuous circle.…”

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When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies

Mcloughlin

2018

Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

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The mutually reinforcing 'virtuous circle' of service provision and state legitimacy posited in prominent statebuilding models can unravel when citizens perceive unfair service processes or distribution. In Sri Lanka, changes to university access catalysed an ongoing process of state de-legitimation among the Tamil minority. Coveted services are lucrative legitimacy commodities that can cater to the core legitimacy audience, leading to perceptions of unfairness among excluded groups. This can have wider de-legitimizing effects through signalling the state's operative values and norms. In already divided societies, whether services support or undermine state legitimacy can hinge on competing perceptions of fairness.

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Section: Reversing the Logic Of The Virtuous Circlementioning

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When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies

Mcloughlin

2018

Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

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“…We adopted a data collection strategy from Bleck and Michelitch (2015), which allows respondents to record an open message to the US and Malian government. 25 Below are a few of these messages, which provide insight into why citizens stress the importance of government reform:…”

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“…3 It joins an emerging literature emphasizing Malian perceptions of the crisis (eg Etang et al (2015), Coulibaly and Bratton (2013), Coulibaly (2014), and Bleck and Michelitch (2015). 4 We acknowledge the many definitions, dimensions, and rubrics for evaluating good governance (Grindle 2004).…”

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“…We focus on corruption due to its inclusion in most good governance platforms (Grindle 2004), but also its visibility to average citizens. 5 We borrow this language from Bleck and Michelitch (2015) who highlight rural Malians' definition of the crisis as an ongoing crisis of state weakness in contrast to the international community's focus on the junta and occupation. 6 We draw on Graham et al's (2013) Whitehouse (2013).…”

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Malian Crisis and the Lingering Problem of Good Governance

Bleck¹,

Dembele²,

Guindo³

2016

Stability: International Journal of Security and Development

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“…However, the separatist and Islamist rebellion in the north, where UN peacekeepers are now stationed, could strengthen the government's hand in bargaining with donors, who fear the spread of violence and fundamentalism across international borders. 8 Mali 7 For more information on the coup, the French intervention, and the deeper origins of the crisis, see Bleck and Michelitch (2016), Charbonneau and Sears (2014), and Wing (2013). 8 Mali is a very ethnically diverse country.…”

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Putting Paris into practice: Foreign aid, national ownership, and donor alignment in Mali and Ghana

Brown¹

2016

WIDER Working Paper

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This paper examines the application of the first two principles of the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, namely ownership and alignment, to the cases of Mali and Ghana. It argues that Western donors and recipient governments have adopted the Paris Principles mainly in form, rather than in substance, not because of a lack of capacity but rather due primarily to a lack of will, related to interests and incentives on both sides to maintain the pre-Paris status quo. As a result, the impact on Mali's and Ghana's relationships with their traditional donors has been minimal and short-lasting. To the extent that donors and recipients have not significantly changed their practices in either Mali (a poor, fragile, aid-dependent country with low state capacity) or Ghana (a wealthier and more stable country with greater capacity), it seems unlikely that they will be able to apply the Paris Principles elsewhere. Together, the cases of Mali and Ghana, placed in a broader context, suggest that the Paris Agenda is dying.

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The 2012 crisis in Mali: Ongoing empirical state failure

Cited by 49 publications

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When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies

When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies

Malian Crisis and the Lingering Problem of Good Governance

Putting Paris into practice: Foreign aid, national ownership, and donor alignment in Mali and Ghana

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