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Hindered by weak institutions, social divisions, and difficult historical legacies, fragile states face fundamentally different challenges than other countries. This course focuses on understanding the drivers of state fragility and what steps might counteract these. It encourages participants to think deeply about the nature of development, political incentives, the role of geography in governance, social identities, the nature of public authority, and a variety of other issues relevant to state building in difficult circumstances. It will be of interest to students working on African and Middle Eastern issues, conflict management, comparative politics, and economic/political development. <a href="http://www.sais-jhu.edu/sites/default/files/resource-article/files/Courses_Summer_2013.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>