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Informationen zum Autor Mark Bradbury is a development consultant who has worked extensively in northeast Africa. Klappentext In 1991! the leaders of the Somali National Movement and elders of thenorthern Somali clans proclaimed the new Republic of Somaliland. Since then! incontrast to the complete collapse of Somalia! Somaliland has successfully managed aprocess of reconciliation! demobilization! and restoration of law and order. Theyhave held three successful democratic elections and the capital! Hargeysa! hasbecome an active international trading center. Despite this display of goodgovernance in Africa! Somaliland has yet to be recognized by the internationalcommunity. International efforts have been directed toward the reunification ofSomalia! which has failed! even after 14 peace conferences and internationalmilitary intervention. Warlords continue to overrun and destabilize southern Somaliawhile Somaliland works to build peace! stability! and democracy. How long will it bebefore this African success story achieves the recognition it deserves? Bradbury (development consultant) has written, with muted advocacy, an extended plea for the recognition of British Somaliland as a state, independent from embattled Somalia. Every aspect of this small enclave is explored. However, the text is rife with contradictions: while giving a detailed narrative of the positive development of the polityfollowing the independence declaration, it glosses over civil conflicts; while waxing positive on the economic foundation of Somaliland, it quickly notes its 73 percent poverty rate. Most conclusions, positive or negative, are followed by qualifiers, making it difficult to assess the material. Somaliland is described as a complex kinship-based society dominated by the Isaaq clan. With the democratic constitution and elections, the clan has the presidency and 57 of the 82 seats in the lower house, and clan-based elders fill the upper house of the legislature. The text needs a coherent organizational theme that does not allow the detail to overwhelm a general understanding of the society. Still, there is no other source on Somaliland that has this text's breadth of discussion. Many will find it difficult to read the eight-point font of the references, index, and footnotes. Best for those with an interest in the Horn of Africa. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --Choice R. M. Fulton, Northwest Missouri State University, March 2009--R. M. Fulton, Northwest Missouri State University (01/01/2009) Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Note on Somali Names Acronyms Glossary of Somali Words Maps of SomalilandIntroduction 1. The Somali People and Culture 2. The Rise and Fall of the State of Somalia 3. The Political Foundations of Somaliland 4. A New Somaliland 5. State Building and the Long Transition 6. Rising from the Ashes: Economic Rebuilding and Development 7. Social Developments 8. Democratic Traditions 9. The Practice of Government 10. Conclusions: Rethinking the FutureReferences Appendix: Somali Clan Families Index...
