Constructive Resistance in Somali History - The Wind Before the Rain

In the 1980s, the arrests of a group of teachers, doctors, and other professionals triggered a wave of protests, helping to pave the way for Somaliland's self-declaration in 1991. Drawing on over 100 oral histories and archival materials, this book will interest researchers of African history, politics and resistance studies more broadly.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Resistance by Caregiving Professionals 2. Setting The Scene 3. Care, Constructive Resistance and Socialization 4. Uffo's Past Socialization: Somali Values, National Sentiments and Regime Critical Narratives 5. Uffo's Relationships of Care 6. Uffo's Constructive Resistance 7. Student Protests: 'They Arrested Our Teachers' 8. Political Poetry: 'Don't Be Afraid and Don't Despair' 9. Professionals in Early Resistance: Theoretical Insights 10. Concluding Remarks

About the author

Ebba Tellander completed her PhD at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway, and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands. Her research has appeared in Foreign Policy Analysis and Citizenship Studies, with forthcoming work in Mobilization. She is affiliated with the Civic Innovation group at ISS and collaborates with Oslo Metropolitan University, researchers at PRIO, among others. She has also co-created an animation and TV program based on her work.

Product details

• Authors: Ebba Tellander
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032884813
• ISBN: 978-1-032-88481-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Human Rights, Africa, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Developing Countries, Colonialism & imperialism, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Social and cultural history, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Social and cultural anthropology, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, Warfare and defence, Human rights, civil rights, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Development economics & emerging economies, Demonstrations & protest movements, Development economics and emerging economies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies