Authority and administration beyond the state
Local governance in southern Somalia, 1995-2006
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2182316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jutta Bakonyi (0000-0002-8385-7979, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 272-290 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17531055.2013.776278 |
| OpenAlex | W2073970104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 17 |
After 1995, southern and central Somalia splintered into a patchwork of weakly institutionalized forms of authority. These localized power-figurations had common characteristics: they were established by clan-based militias, used primary forms of revenue extraction and mobilized followers on the basis of clan affiliation. Their degree of legitimacy varied considerably between the regions, depending on the history of conquest, the organizational structure of domination and the utilized forms of administration. This article will examine the social order established in the south-western regions Bay and Bakool. It was established by the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) and enjoyed a relatively high degree of legitimacy among the local population. However, the RRA faced the same problems as other ruling militias in south–central Somalia. It could not transform its highly personalized power structure into bureaucratic, and hence more stable, forms of authority. Instead, it was challenged by internal competition, which eventually led to fragmentation and decay
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |