'Like a chicken in a cage': civil resistance, militant islamist rulers and traditional authorities in southern Somalia
This article explores civilian agency and civil resistance under Islamist insurgents’ rule in southern Somalia in the period 2006 to 2012. After almost two decades of civil war, local institutions were weakened and the communities could not resist tight Islamist control. The traditional authorities...
| Published in: | Civil wars |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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Civil wars
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| Further subjects: | B
Resistance
B Social order B Tribal society B Militancy B Arbitration B Islam B Dschihadismus B Somalia B Society B Tree trunk Ethnology B Terrorist B Mediation |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article explores civilian agency and civil resistance under Islamist insurgents’ rule in southern Somalia in the period 2006 to 2012. After almost two decades of civil war, local institutions were weakened and the communities could not resist tight Islamist control. The traditional authorities either fled or chose to cooperate with the new rulers. However, while treading a fine line, traditional authorities were still able to raise community concerns and influence the Islamist rulers’ behaviour through limited forms of civil resistance. Although not changing the overall political situation, traditional authorities were instrumental in reducing tension and improving civilian life. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 100-103 |
| ISSN: | 1743-968X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Civil wars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13698249.2021.1883335 |