Complex Solutions to Local Problems
Constructed Narratives and External Intervention in Somalia’s Crisis
Seiten
2024
Anthem Press (Verlag)
978-1-83999-326-8 (ISBN)
Anthem Press (Verlag)
978-1-83999-326-8 (ISBN)
This book questions the dominant narrative used in stereotyping Africa and the status of Al-Shabaab in Somalia’s quest for peace. It trumps up local alternatives to solving conflicts on the continent and avers that it is possible to revert to these local mechanisms of governance and conflict resolution as has been done in Somaliland with positive results.
This book examines Indigenous alternative solutions to the conflict in Somalia that were available prior to the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping operation – AMISOM. Bearing the long-standing stalemate with Al-Shabaab, this book contends that the AU should retrace its steps and utilise these Indigenous approaches else it would lose out in a protracted war. AMISOM was a product of the extremely biased mainstream/Western narrative that has done great harm on the continent. So it is high time Africans tell their story of what the issues really are and encourage its IGOs to do the same in addressing issues on the continent, Somalia inclusive. The Single Story Thesis was the method of analysis adopted for this book.
This book examines Indigenous alternative solutions to the conflict in Somalia that were available prior to the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping operation – AMISOM. Bearing the long-standing stalemate with Al-Shabaab, this book contends that the AU should retrace its steps and utilise these Indigenous approaches else it would lose out in a protracted war. AMISOM was a product of the extremely biased mainstream/Western narrative that has done great harm on the continent. So it is high time Africans tell their story of what the issues really are and encourage its IGOs to do the same in addressing issues on the continent, Somalia inclusive. The Single Story Thesis was the method of analysis adopted for this book.
Dr. Jude Cocodia is a professor of the Niger Delta University, Nigeria, and a research fellow of the University of the Free State, South Africa.
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The International Media and Security in Africa: Doctored Reportage and Dire Outcomes; 3. The Miscalculation of the AU, the Radicalisation of Al-Shabaab; 4. What Should Have Been; 5. Charting Its Course; Post Script. Reflections on Peace in Somaliland 2022–2023; References; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Anthem Studies in Peace, Conflict and Development |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83999-326-X / 183999326X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83999-326-8 / 9781839993268 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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