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State Reconstitution And The Challenge Of Democracy In Somalia

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  • Victor Ojakorotu

    (Department of International Studies, Monash University, Johannesburg)

  • L.Andy Afinotan

    (Department of Political Science and Public Administration Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji.Nigeria)

Abstract

At independence, there were mixed feelings about the potential for survival of the modern state in Africa.This was expected, given the antecedents to the state formation processes that preceded this era.Response of different states to the new demands foisted upon the emergent state structures threw up new challenges which formed the kernel of new internal struggles for power.Colonial practorianism had ensured the centralization of authority at the centre, making competition for control of the centre by emergent nouveau elites a zerosum game.In the attempt to restructure the state, many options have been advocated.Democracy seems to hold the best fancy, in view of prevailing international norms.Making use of library research and content analysis methodologies, the paper examined the factors connected with the collapse of the state machinery in Somalia and concluded that though the democratic option may be the ideal choice for organizing modern states, it could also facilitate its disintegration.Hence, the paper recommended a blend between the strongman alternative and the democratic option as a viable panacea for restoring legitimacy and authority to the state of Somalia.

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  • Victor Ojakorotu & L.Andy Afinotan, 2009. "State Reconstitution And The Challenge Of Democracy In Somalia," IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), Ilma University, Faculty of Management Science, vol. 5(2), pages 140-152.
    • Handle: RePEc:aib:ibtjbs:v:5:y:2009:i:2:p:140-152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2009.52.5
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