State Fragility: This lecture seeks to answer the question: ‘Do existing measures of state fragility measure fragility accurately?’ Using South Africa as a case study, Dr. Mienie examines the extent to which measures of political legitimacy and good governance; effectiveness in the security system, especially with respect to the police system; and mounting economic challenges may be undermining the stability of South Africa in ways undetected by existing, commonly-used measures of state fragility.
Becoming a Global Citizen is a program series dedicated to educating the public and encouraging discussions about foreign affairs. These programs will be on the first Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Sharon Forks Library. Each program will consist of 45 minutes of presentation by a University of North Georgia professor followed by 45 minutes of a roundtable discussion on the topic of the month.
This program is intended for adults and high school students.
This month's topic is State Fragility, presented by Dr. Edward Mienie, professor of Strategic & Security Studies. Dr. Mienie has been an integral part of UNG’s Political Science & International Affairs department since 2015. In addition to his classroom duties, he is the Executive Director of UNG’s Strategic Studies Program & Partnerships. A native of South Africa, he has more than 20 years of experience working in international relations and business, media relations, and coalition building. Dr. Mienie earned his BA in Law from the University of South Africa and his doctorate in International Conflict Management while teaching and leading the academic exchange program with South Africa at Kennesaw State University.
December 3: Fallout from the Conflict in Ukraine
This program is in partnership with the University of North Georgia's Department of Political Science and International Affairs.
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