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AuthorElmi, Afyare
Available date2019-05-14T09:45:21Z
Publication Date2015
Publication NameCenter for Research and Policy Studies
CitationElmi, Afyare. Decentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground Model for Somalia. Center for Research and Policy Studies. 2015
URIhttps://www.dohainstitute.org/en/ResearchAndStudies/Pages/Decentralized_Unitary_System_A_Possible_Middle_Ground_Model_for_Somalia.aspx
URIwww.dohainstitute.org
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11547
AbstractThe debate over a suitable governance model for Somalia is re-examined using material gleaned from interviews, focus-groups, document analyses and literature. Analysis first identifies four domestic grievances – trust-deficit, demand for democracy, access to basic services and call for equitable share of resources – that drive interest in centrifugal governance tendencies. These are taken in conjunction with a look at external factors, from neighboring countries to the international community, which put pressure on clan politicians and push clan federalism as a solution. Within this context, the relevance of current proposals for confederation, federation, consociation, and decentralization are considered. Basing a final section of analysis within the current literature, a decentralized unitary system is concluded to be the most suitable governance model for Somalia. Principal factors for this conclusion are based on the model as a flexible toolkit that can keep the country united while addressing local grievances and the legitimate interests of external actors.
Languageen
PublisherCenter for Research and Policy Studies
SubjectSomalia
Federalism
Consociation
Decentralization
Tribal system
TitleDecentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground for Somalia
TypeArticle
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