Complex Solutions to Local Problems : Constructed Narratives and External Intervention in Somalia's Crisis (Anthem Studies in Peace, Conflict and Development)

Cocodia, Jude

Anthem Press（2024/11発売）

Anthem Press（2024/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 100 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781839993268
• DDC分類 303.69096773

Full Description

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.

Contents

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