Statehood in Somalia. Can It Really Be Called a "Failed State"?

By Joseph Sitienei

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, language: English, abstract: This paper explains why this proposition is far-fetched and constitutes a myth. The proposition by many scholars and international observers that Somalia is a failed state is far-fetched and a myth; a false belief or an idealized conception. Based on Max Weber's definition of a state, in which he argues that a state is a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of violence within a given territory, can the territory of Somalia be characterized as failed state?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3346209148
• ISBN13: 9783346209146
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"