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This book investigates the emergence, the dissemination and the reception of the notion of 'state fragility'. It analyses the process of conceptualisation, examining how the 'fragile states' concept was framed by policy makers to describe reality in accordance with their priorities in the fields of development and security. Contributors investigate the instrumental use of the 'state fragility' label in the legitimisation of Western policy interventions in countries facing violence and profound poverty. They also emphasise the agency of actors 'on the receiving end', describing how the elites...

This open access book gathers different case studies of resilience and coping strategies in hunter-gatherer societies who were confronted with natural hazards. Most of these archaeological and ethnographic papers were presented at the Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS) held in Dublin in June 2022. In addition, contributions on more resilience and human-climate interaction are presented. Joined in this book, authors display a range of strategies how people could face natural hazards and climate change, how authors manage stress at a group or personal level, and how authors...