Somalia divided: The African Cerberus (considerations on political culture)
Titel:
Somalia divided: The African Cerberus (considerations on political culture)
Auteur:
Fox, M. J.
Verschenen in:
Civil wars
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (1999) nr. 1 pagina's 1-34
Jaar:
1999
Inhoud:
The positive developments taking place in northern Somalia have long been overshadowed by the chronic fighting in the south, particularly the Mogadishu area. There is little or no literature which hypothesises or even recognises this profound and compelling dichotomy. Propositions forwarded to explain the fighting in the south do not, when inverted, satisfactorily explain the quite opposite conditions in the north. A brief look at the regions reveals two distinct political cultures which have developed over time. One is characterised by a culture of autonomy and concensus, and the other is marked by coercion and confrontation. Using a process tracing approach, these two very different streams of behaviour can be followed through time, and are empirically observable as far back as the early nineteenth century. In applying conceptual contributions from Diamond, Eckstein, and Pye, a political culture approach is further developed and offered as an important but clearly overlooked factor in understanding the former Republic of Somalia.
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