Khatt& the realities of Somalis
Historic, social, household, political & economic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11905794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reginald Herbold Green (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 79 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056249908704359 |
| OpenAlex | W2012574340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
This article presents a brief review of khatt ; a macro analysis of its roles in the Republic of Somaliland; briefer sketches of divergences of roles in other Somali heartland territories and Kenya concluding with a speculative section on what might be desirable (for Somalis) ways forward. All of these topics are bedevilled by limited prior research, the special pleading strands in much writing, the difficulty in knowing of or securing much of what is known and written and the intensely emotional context of most discourse. The last is not inherently a bad thing — khatt matters. Half of urban household absolute poverty, of farmer cash income and of female instituted divorces are not matters particularly appropriate for mild, disassociated academic curiosity. However, emotion leading to a rush to unanalysed action, and to inventing ‘symbolic truths’, which have meaning but not analytical veridicality, can be the enemy of, just as much as the catalyst toward, the possible
Action (physics · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Meaning (existential · Oppression · Pleading · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · Somali · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Cuban History and Society · History · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society
Khat-chewing, Moral Spacing and Belonging
Violence & social order beyond the state
The fourth point
A good chew or good riddance—How to move forward in the regulation of khat consumption
The ambiguity of khat in Somaliland
Khat Expansion in the Ethiopian Highlands
The Viability of Somaliland
Don't forget the juicy fruits
State Building without Sovereignty
Khat, Governance and Political Identity among Diaspora Returnees to Somaliland
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |