Third World Avoidable Crisis: Mismanaging National Legitimate Grievances

Third World Avoidable Crisis: Mismanaging National Legitimate Grievances

The rigid and non-democratic nature of many political systems in the Third World countries plunges societies in a quasi-permanent state of crisis. This in turn threatens the territorial integrity of those states. This paper will demonstrate that violence and insurgency are often chosen as means to solve complex situations. Additionally, it shows how the process of popular alienation takes root and gradually transforms into a call for the independence of minorities or regime change. It traces the passage from a mild call for correction of political system by dissident groups to a complete outbreak of conflict. This paper will illustrate how mistrust polarizes societies and removes any possibility for compromise between dissident groups and government.