ORTA DOĞU’DA ZAYIF DEVLET YAPILANMALARININ SEBEPLERİ
THE CAUSES OF WEAK STATE STRUCTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to analyze the historical, political, economic and cultural causes of weak state structures in the Middle East from a multidimensional perspective. Due to the failure of the many democratic tranformations needs for the quest of the causes of the weak states in the region such as social, institutional, structural and systemic fault lines of contributing to the state formations in the region are elaborated. Accordingly, the study examines how state structures, post-colonial processes, modern nation-state building, and international interventions have contributed to the issues of political legitimacy and social functionality of states in the region. The study also addresses Arab nationalism, the relationship between Islam and politics, and the influence of religion on institutional structures in the region. Undoubtedly, religious and nationalist variants emerges as a supranational identity in the region, shaping every aspect of life, from politics and economics to cultural practices. Furthermore, the study investigates the impact of political economy theories on rentier state formations in the region. The methodology of the study generally involves descriptive explanatory and analytical comparisons, summarizing long historical processes, and conducting a theoretical analysis within the framework of the weak state and post-colonial approaches. The study seeks to explore the factors contributing to the terminology of weak states through mixed methods in the Middle East. It is targeted to improve the Middle Eastern Regional Studies by the thematic, theoretical and new perspectives on the discussions of the state and society through multiple the level of analysis.

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