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Ethnic Conflicts and State Failure: A Case Study of Somalia
Author(s): XU Yali, International Studies Institute, National University of Defense Technology
Pages: 86-
100+118
Year: 2018
Issue:
6
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Ethic Conflicts; State Failure; Somalia;
Abstract: As a key component of ethno-politics,conflicts among different types of human communities emerge from the interactions of races,nationalities,tribes,or clans in pursuing their respective affective identification or political/economic/social interests. Such category of conflicts is manifestly common in the so-called’failed states’. As a typical’failed state’in international system,Somalia has witnessed a number of state-building constraints since 1991 due to subnational conflicts among various clans and tribes,as well as international conflicts due to the existence of several crossborder clans or tribes. Meanwhile,the tortuous course of Somalia state-building over years has strengthened sub-national ethnic identity and aggravated the ethnic conflicts. This case study analyzes the conflicts among different subnational ethnic groups in Somalia from 1991 to 2017,along with their manifestations and causes,aimed at exploring the innate relationship between ethnic conflicts and state failure. It also aims to draw from the case some lessons and implications for the future state-building efforts and domestic and international governance in Somalia and other countries likewise.
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