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Beyond polarity: negotiating a hybrid state in Somaliland

Jenseits der Polarität: das Aushandeln eines hybriden Staates in Somaliland
[journal article]

Walls, Michael
Kibble, Steve

Abstract

Many African states struggle to reconcile traditional social institutions with the precepts of nation-state democracy within colonially defined borders. Since the 1991 fall of the dictatorial Somali regime of Siyaad Barre, Somaliland has gradually pieced together what appear to be a durable peace an... view more

Many African states struggle to reconcile traditional social institutions with the precepts of nation-state democracy within colonially defined borders. Since the 1991 fall of the dictatorial Somali regime of Siyaad Barre, Somaliland has gradually pieced together what appear to be a durable peace and an increasingly sophisticated, constitutionally based nation-state democracy. It is still negotiating the relationship between identity, nation and territory in which there is a differential commitment to democracy between the political elite and the wider population. Accommodation between a clan-based social structure and a representative democracy has been enabled by local socio-cultural traditions. External intervention, while minimal, has on occasion proved fruitful in providing a way out of crises. The territory has escaped the violence and political breakdown experienced in Southern Somali areas. This contribution argues that the remarkable resilience of the present socio-political system in Somaliland is challenged by present and forthcoming problems in the fields of democratic representation (inter alia of women), delivery of public goods, a fragile sub-regional context and foreign investment.... view less


Viele afrikanische Staaten kämpfen damit, innerhalb kolonial definierter Grenzen traditionelle soziale Institutionen mit den Grundsätzen nationalstaatlicher Demokratie zu versöhnen. Seit dem Fall des Regimes Siyaad Barre im Jahr 1991 konnte in Somaliland nach und nach ein anscheinend dauerhafter Fri... view more

Viele afrikanische Staaten kämpfen damit, innerhalb kolonial definierter Grenzen traditionelle soziale Institutionen mit den Grundsätzen nationalstaatlicher Demokratie zu versöhnen. Seit dem Fall des Regimes Siyaad Barre im Jahr 1991 konnte in Somaliland nach und nach ein anscheinend dauerhafter Frieden und eine zunehmend entwickelte, verfassungsbasierte und nationalstaatliche Demokratie aufgebaut werden. Das Verhältnis von Identität, Nation und Territorium wird immer noch ausgehandelt, wobei die politische Elite und die breite Bevölkerung sich der Demokratie jeweils in unterschiedlichem Grad verbunden fühlen. Lokale soziokulturelle Traditionen ermöglichten eine Verschmelzung von clan-basierter Sozialstruktur und repräsentativer Demokratie. Gelegentlich haben externe Interventionen, wenn auch in sehr geringem Umfang, Auswege aus krisenhaften Situationen erleichtert. Ein politischer Zusammenbruch und gewalttätige Auseinandersetzungen wie in den südsomalischen Gebieten konnten vermieden werden. Die Autoren erwarten Herausforderungen für das derzeitige bemerkenswert belastbare soziopolitische System in Somaliland im Zusammenhang mit aktuellen und zu erwartenden Repräsentanzproblemen (unter anderem von Frauen), öffentlichen Dienstleistungen, dem fragilen regionalen Kontext und Auslandsinvestitionen.... view less

Keywords
state formation; national state; Africa; political culture; democratization; nation state; democracy; social structure; representative democracy; sociocultural factors; conflict management; political system; Somalia; present

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Method
descriptive study

Free Keywords
Political Science; Nation and State Building; Politische Wissenschaft; Nationen- und Staatenbildung; Somaliland; Horn of Africa; Present; Somaliland; Horn von Afrika

Document language
English

Publication Year
2010

Page/Pages
p. 31-56

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 45 (2010) 1

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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