Fragile States Index, Fund for Peace
Summary
The Fund for Peace works to prevent conflict and promote sustainable security globally by building relationships and trust across diverse sectors. Founded in 1957, FFP is an independent, nonpartisan, on-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. and Abuja, Nigeria.
The Fragile States Index (FSI) is an annual ranking of 179 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility in political, social and economic terms.
FSI traces its origins to the creation of FFP’s Conflict Assessment System Tool (CAST), that was developed in the 1990s as a framework for policymakers and field practitioners to be able to better understand and measure conflict drivers and dynamics in complex environments. In 2004, the CAST framework was used as the basis for the FSI, as researchers wished to determine whether state fragility could be assessed and ranked at a national level using the existing framework.
There are 12 tables currently in IFs.
Table In IFs
| Variable | Definition | Ext Source Def | Years | UsedInPreprocessor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFFFPolCrimofState | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Criminalization and/or delegitimization of the state, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolDeterPubServices | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Progressive deterioration of public services, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolEconDecline | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Sharp and/or severe economic decline, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolFactionalElites | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Rise of factionalized elites, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolHumanFlight | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Chronic and sustained human flight, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy MagazineFund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolLegacyVengeance | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Legacy of vengeance-seeking, group grievance or group paranoia, 1-10 higher is worse, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy MagazineFund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolMassMoveRefugees | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Massive movement of refugees or internally displaced persons creating complex humanitarian emergencies, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolMountingDemPress | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Mounting demographic pressures, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolPolExternalPolActor | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Intervention of other states or external political actors, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolRuleofLawViolation | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Suspension or arbitrary application of the rule of law and widespread violation of human rights, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolSecAparatus | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Security apparatus operates as a "state within a state", 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
| SFFFPolUnevenEconDev | FFP Failed States Index, Indicator for Uneven economic development along group lines, 1-10 higher is worse | Fund for Peace / Foreign Policy Magazine | 2005-2015 | 0 |
Data Pulling Instructions
- Navigate to https://fragilestatesindex.org/global-data/
- Scroll down to the download button. A bunch of options show up but Tableau Workbook will be the easiest use to import data.
