EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 16 MIN
Why Coups and Civil Wars Keep Happening in Developing Countries
from Polymath · host Daniel Aaron Levy
Welcome back! This episodes focuses on State Formation Theory, a political-sociological theory developed by Charles Tilly and expanded by Jeffrey Herbst; these are the two main experts whose work I draw on for this video. Through the lens of this theory, we set out to answer the titular question via a structural analysis of what makes a state work. Enjoy!
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