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Manipulating State Failure: Al-Shabaab's Consolidation of Power in Somalia

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Advisor
Cameron, Gavin
Author
Barkley, Blake
Accessioned
2015-09-09T16:45:05Z
Available
2015-11-20T08:00:38Z
Issued
2015-09-09
Submitted
2015
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Al-Shabaab
Somalia
Statehood
Terrorism
State Failure
East Africa
Subject
Military Studies
Political Science
Political Science--International Law and Relations
Type
Thesis
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This thesis addresses the question: How has Al-Shabaab’s position of power across large swaths of Somalia challenged assumptions about the organizational capacities of terrorist organizations within the context of state failure? At its core, this question is composed of four parts: an assessment of the power maintained by Al-Shabaab; an evaluation of the assumptions made about the operational abilities of such groups; an understanding how organizational capacity can be measured; and an assessment of state failure’s relationship to informal institutions and non-state actors. This research noted a significant shift in the capabilities of non-state actors attempting to consolidate power in Somalia as social and political contexts evolved over time. Such dramatic shifts exposed the specific circumstances necessary for the development of conditions that allowed for organizations, such as Al-Shabaab, to accumulate domestic power and authority, while extending their reach regionally.
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University of Calgary
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Graduate Studies
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5072/PRISM/26825
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http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2441
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