Commentary: re-establishing the Somali state: for the benefit of the nation or other nations?

Vertigans, Stephen

Abstract

When examining the recent history of Somalia it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the post colonial approach and, in particular, the role of the nation-state has largely been a failure. The fundamentals associated with the state in the West, namely the monopoly of violence, universal security, the implementation of a comprehensive system of taxation and the formation of mutual interdependence and identification across the population are largely absent. Despite these failures, the state as a concept continues to be promoted as the solution to the massive problems facing Somalia.

Citation

VERTIGANS, S. 2010. Commentary: re-establishing the Somali state: for the benefit of the nation or other nations? In Hoffmann, E.P. (ed.) Somalia: economic, political and social issues. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], chapter 13, pages 211-213. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=11233

• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2010
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2010
• Deposit Date: Mar 30, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 30, 2018
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
• Pages: 211-213
• Book Title: Somalia: economic, political and social issues
• Chapter Number: Chapter 13
• ISBN: 9781616682224
• Keywords: Somalia; Violence; Islam; Militant
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2846
• Publisher URL: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=11233