Somalia’s Crucible of State-Making

[Deeq A.]

For thirty years the Somali peninsula has been a crucible of experiments in contemporary state formation, a fascinating opportunity to observe and test political-economic theory. The orthodoxies of development and state-building have not fared well. The Somali regions have proved a rich frontier of exploration for political ethnographers, drawing on comparative histories of diverse forms of political organization.

Source: Hiiraan Online