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Conflict in Somalia : Drivers and Dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-19T20:01:04Z
dc.date.available2012-06-19T20:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractSomalia's history of conflict reveals an intriguing paradox--namely, many of the factors that drive armed conflict have also played a role in managing, ending, or preventing war. For instance, clannism and clan cleavages are a source of conflict--used to divide Somalis, fuel endemic clashes over resources and power, used to mobilize militia, and make broad-based reconciliation very difficult to achieve. Most of Somalia's armed clashes since 1991 have been fought in the name of clan, often as a result of political leaders manipulating clannism for their own purposes. Yet traditional clan elders are a primary source of conflict mediation, clan-based customary law serves as the basis for negotiated settlements, and clan-based blood-payment groups serve as a deterrent to armed violence. Likewise, the central state is conventionally viewed as a potential source of rule of law and peaceful allocation of resources, but, at times in Somalia's past, it was a source of violence and predation. Economic interests, too, have had an ambiguous relationship with conflict in Somalia. In some places, war economies have emerged that perpetuate violence and lawlessness, while in other instances business interests have been a driving force for peace, stability, and rule of law. Understanding under what circumstances these and other variables serve as escalators or de-escalators of violence-or both-is the subtle challenge conflict analysis faces in the Somali context. To prepare the ground for providing effective and sensitive reconstruction and development assistance to Somalia that contributes to conflict de-escalation, this analysis examines the key conflict factors at play in the three main regions of the country and recommends avoiding fueling clan-group competition, encouraging and supporting cross-clan or clan-neutral activities and partners, helping to bridge groups, and understanding the role of religion. A number of pertinent recommendations are also made towards fostering sensitive economic development and nonpartisan governance.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6763128/conflict-somalia-drivers-dynamics
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8476
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8476
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAID COORDINATION
dc.subjectALLIANCES
dc.subjectAMMUNITION
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectARMIES
dc.subjectATROCITIES
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectBOYCOTTS
dc.subjectCESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLAN CONFLICTS
dc.subjectCOLD WAR
dc.subjectCOMBAT
dc.subjectCOMBATANTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONFLICT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCONFLICT MEDIATION
dc.subjectCONFLICT OVER CONTROL
dc.subjectCONFLICT PREVENTION
dc.subjectCRIMINALITY
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectCYCLE OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDEMOBILIZATION
dc.subjectDETERRENCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDISARMAMENT
dc.subjectDISPUTES
dc.subjectECONOMIC AID
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOREIGN AID
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectHORN OF AFRICA
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectIBRD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectMILITARIZATION
dc.subjectMILITIA
dc.subjectMILITIAS
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectNEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE PROCESS
dc.subjectPEACE PROCESSES
dc.subjectRECONCILIATION
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSECURITY FORCES
dc.subjectSOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectUNDP
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICTS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWAR ECONOMIES
dc.subjectWARFARE
dc.subjectWEAPONS
dc.titleConflict in Somalia : Drivers and Dynamicsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.disclosure2006-05-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:45:26.138880Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Social Analysis
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6763128/conflict-somalia-drivers-dynamics
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid655761468332449283
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20060502164447
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6763128
okr.identifier.report36032
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/05/02/000160016_20060502164447/Rendered/PDF/360320SO0Conflict0in0Somalia01PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicPeace and Peacekeeping
okr.topicConflict and Development::International Affairs
okr.topicSocial Development::Post Conflict Reintegration
okr.topicEducation::Education and Society
okr.unitSocial Development Department (SDV)
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