Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and InstitutionsCan ‘traditional’ leaders and institutions help to build more legitimate, accountable and effective governments in polities or ‘states’ under (re)construction? This book investigates the fascinating case of “Somaliland”, the 20-year old non-recognized state which emerged from Somalia’s conflict and state collapse. |
Contents
Places That Do Not Exist | 1 |
I Challenging Received Notions of Statehood State Failure and StateBuilding | 13 |
II The Failing State What Has Clan Got to Do With It? | 33 |
III The Emergence of the Somali National Movement as a ClanSupported Opposition Force | 59 |
IV Clan Elders and the Forging of a Hybrid State | 87 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abdi Abdiqani Abdirahman Abokor administration Africa Bulletin Ahmed airport Anod ASAD Awdal Barre regime Barre’s became Berbera Borama Borama Conference Bryden Bur'o claimed clan elders clan militias clan-based clansmen Committee conflict Council delegates Dhulbahante Djibouti Egal’s election Erigavo Ethiopia factions Gadabursi Garaad Garhajis groups Guurti Haatuf/Somaliland Habar Awal Habar Ja’lo Habar Yunis Hargeysa Hargeysa Conference Horn of Africa Ibrahim Idagalle Indian Ocean Newsletter institutions interview involved Isaaq clan Ja'lo Jama Kulmiye Las Anod leaders leadership livestock ment military Minister Mogadishu Mohammed movement multi-party Musa negotiations NGOs non-Isaaq officials Ogaden opposition organisation parliament peace political actors political associations politicians population President Egal presidential Protectorate Puntland region Riyale role Sanaag Saudi Sheikh Silanyo Siyyad Barre SNM’s Somali National Somaliland government Somaliland shilling Sool SSDF statehood subclans sultaans territory tion Togdheer traditional Tuur UCID UDUB UNOSOM UNOSOM II vote Warsengeli