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Appropriate "governance-technology"? Somali clan elders and institutions in the making of the "Republic of Somaliland"

Passende "Governance-Technologie"? Somalias Klan-Älteste und die Institutionen in der Gestaltung der "Republik Somaliland"
[journal article]

Renders, Marleen

Abstract

"Can informal 'traditional' institutions help to build more legitimate, accountable and efficient states and governance? This article aims to contribute to that emerging discussion by unraveling the story of 'Somaliland', a self-declared independent republic which seceded from civil war-ridden Somal... view more

"Can informal 'traditional' institutions help to build more legitimate, accountable and efficient states and governance? This article aims to contribute to that emerging discussion by unraveling the story of 'Somaliland', a self-declared independent republic which seceded from civil war-ridden Somalia in 1991. The Somaliland secession seems to have been instigated by 'traditional' clan leaders. The clan leaders were also responsible for several instances of political reconciliation between groups competing for power and resources in the region. The political weight of these clan leaders in the new polity had important repercussions for its institutional make-up. Somaliland started out as a clan-based politico-institutional arrangement, with an important role for 'traditional' clan leaders, albeit in a 'modern' framework: a 'state'. The article examines the dynamic between these 'modern' and 'traditional' components and the evolution it underwent from Somaliland's declaration of independence in 1991 to 2007. It will discuss ways and means in which 'modern' and 'traditional' institutions and personnel co-exist, overlap and become reinvented in the context of political competition in the newly founded 'state'." (author's abstract)... view less


"Können informelle ‘traditionale’ Institutionen beim Aufbau stärker legitimierter, berechenbarer und effizienter Staaten und Regierungsweisen helfen? Dieser Artikel soll zu dieser sich entwickelnden Diskussion beitragen, indem die Geschichte von ‘Somaliland’ aufgerollt wird, einer selbsterklärten... view more

"Können informelle ‘traditionale’ Institutionen beim Aufbau stärker legitimierter, berechenbarer und effizienter Staaten und Regierungsweisen helfen? Dieser Artikel soll zu dieser sich entwickelnden Diskussion beitragen, indem die Geschichte von ‘Somaliland’ aufgerollt wird, einer selbsterklärten unabhängigen Republik, die sich 1991 vom bürgerkriegsgeschüttelten Somalia trennte. Diese Sezession Somalilands erscheint durch ‘traditionale’ Clanälteste betrieben worden zu sein. Diese Clanältesten waren auch für einige Schritte zur politischen Wiederversöhnung zwischen den Gruppen, die um Macht und Ressourcen in der Region kämpfen, verantwortlich. Das politische Gewicht dieser Clanältesten in der neuen Politik hat wichtige Auswirkungen für den institutionellen Aufbau. Somaliland begann als ein clanbasiertes polit-institutionelles Arrangement, in dem die ‘traditionalen’ Clanältesten eine wichtige Rolle spielten, allerdings in einem ‘modernen’ Rahmen – dem eines Staates. Dieser Artikel untersucht die Dynamik zwischen diesen ‘modernen’ und ‘traditionalen’ Komponenten und der Entwicklung von der Unabhängigkeitserklärung Somalilands im Jahr 1991 bis heute. Diskutiert werden Mittel und Wege, wie ‘moderne’ und ‘traditionale’ Institutionen und Personen koexistieren, überlappen und im Kontext des politischen Wettbewerbs im neu gegründeten ‘Staat’ neu erfunden werden." (Autorenreferat)... view less

Keywords
declaration of independence; modernization; state formation; institution; region; national state; power; civil war; East Africa; Africa; resources; power struggle; institutionalization; traditional society; governance; conflict; competition; regional development; Somalia; tradition; Africa South of the Sahara; developing country

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature

Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 439-459

Journal
Afrika Spectrum, 42 (2007) 3

Issue topic
Informal institutions and development in Africa

ISSN
0002-0397

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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