| ID | 153700 |
| Title Proper | State-making at gunpoint |
| Other Title Information | the role of violent conflict in Somaliland’s march to statehood |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Balthasar, Dominik |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The role of war in processes of state-making has long been hotly disputed. Although generally considered an African ‘success story’, the case of Somaliland, whose unilateral declaration of independence was embedded in violent conflict, may be instructive. Applying the conceptual prism of ‘rule standardization’, this article argues that episodes of large-scale violence were constitutive of Somaliland’s state-making trajectory. Based on theoretical reasoning and empirical findings, the article concludes that, while collective political violence is neither an angel of order nor a daemon of decay, war can be constitutive of state-making under the condition that it advances institutional and identity standardization. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 19, No.1; Mar 2017: p.65-86 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 19 No 1 |
| Key Words | Africa ; State-Making ; Gunpoint ; Role of Violent Conflict ; Somaliland’s March |