商品簡介
A timely, topically urgent and well-written book that adds much to the literature on Somali studies. It should benefit students and researchers in all areas of the social and educational sciences, and it could influence policy development in the Somali context, and perhaps other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Ali A. Abdi, Professor, University of Alberta
Excellent...Elmi gets right to the heart of what makes Somalia a failed state and what the prerequisites are for sustainable peacebuilding to take root. This is a must-read for anyone concerned about the plight of the Horn of Africa and the fate of Somalia. W. Andy Knight, Chair and Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta
Somalia has been devastated by a US-backed Ethiopian invasion and years of civil war, and it has long been without a central government. Somali academic Afyare Abdi Elmi analyses the multiple dimensions of the conflict and the attempts that have been made to find a peacebuilding consensus.
Somalia is a failed state and a Muslim state. This combination means the West assumes that it will become a breeding ground for extremism. The country regularly hits the headlines as a piracy hotspot. This mix of internal division and outside interference makes for an intensely hostile landscape.
Elmi shows that the problem of statelessness must be addressed before the long process of building peace can begin. He highlights the various factors involved, including clan identities, Islam and the role of other countries in the region, all crucial to any peacebuilding effort.
This unique account from an author who truly understands Somalia should be required reading for students and academics of international relations and peace studies
作者簡介
Afyare Abdi Elmi teaches at the Department of International Affairs at Qatar University
