How Somalia Works
Mimicry and the Making of Mohamed Siad Barre's Regime in Mogadishu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3751276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Haji Ingiriis (0000-0002-3319-0731, corresponding author), Mohamed Haji Ingiriis Mohamed Haji Ingiriis |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-82 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africatoday.63.1.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4365807650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Recent literature on Somalia has largely been preoccupied with the latest developments from the capital, Mogadishu, yet Somalia in public discourse is not the same as the empirically nuanced Somalia on the ground. This article examines how and why the concept of governmentality has become a peculiar mixture of genuine reform and replication of old institutions and practices. Casting a new light on the type of governmentality exercised in Mogadishu, it explores the cosmological ways in which political power is articulated, both visually and physically, and reveals how Mogadishu mimics the old military regime of General Mohamed Siad Barre to create a sense of authoritarian rule. Drawing on fieldwork comprising oral interviews, ethnographic observations, and primary data (such as government decrees and documents, oral poems, and television and radio recordings), the article argues that the lack of real state structures for nearly three decades memorializes the military regime and makes the only reference to, and model for, attempts at state reformation processes, from below and above
Authoritarianism · Biology · Capital (architecture) · Democracy · Government (linguistics) · Governmentality · Mimicry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · African history and culture analysis · Ecology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |