Wars in the Horn of Africa and the dismantling of the Somali State

Clicks: 371
ID: 48274
2002
Free PDF
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score — reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal
Star

Ranked #1 of 2 articles by views in cadernos de estudos africanos

Most read Least read

Bar heights use a square-root scale.

Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet minted

Create a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.

5 SUSD one-off · no wallet required
Sign in to mint
Abstract
Somalia was an artificial colonial construct and had no depth of state formation. Although supposedly homogenous, its clan families operate as independent entities and the reality of any Somali commitment to a single state must be questioned. Under the stresses of military defeat against Ethiopia, and a failed socialist revolution, and the resurrection of «clanism», it fell apart in the late 1980s. Subsequent international efforts to rebuild the state of Somalia have failed because the international community has ignored the realities of Somalia clan politics. The only area to succeed in restoring political structures is Somaliland, basing itself upon one particular clan family; its attempts have rejected internationally, despite having provided a clear, and successful, model for the rest of Somalia.
Reference Key
gilkes2002warscadernos Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
Authors Gilkes, Patrick;
Journal cadernos de estudos africanos
Year 2002
DOI
DOI not found
URL
http://journals.openedition.org/cea/1280
Keywords
social sciences ethnology. social and cultural anthropology latin america. spanish america history of africa colonies and colonization. emigration and immigration. international migration military science

Citations

No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.