Somalia: Civil War since 1991

Encyclopedia entry · Published (2006)

Complete citation

Emin Poljarević. “Somalia: Civil War since 1991.” In Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, 2nd ed., edited by James Ciment. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2006.

Publication status and type

Published (2006); encyclopedia entry.

Overview

This encyclopedia entry examines the political and historical dynamics of the Somali civil war after the collapse of the central state in 1991. It situates its subject within relevant historical, social, and intellectual contexts while connecting the particular case to wider questions of interpretation, institutional life, and collective action. The publication considers how concepts, actors, traditions, or political conditions acquire significance within changing social settings. Its scholarly contribution lies in placing a clearly defined research problem in a broader interdisciplinary conversation. Read alongside related publications, it also illuminates enduring questions about religion, political inquiry, ethical reasoning, social transformation, and the circumstances under which knowledge, belonging, and collective agency take shape in public life.

Research question or central concern

How can the political and historical dynamics of the Somali civil war after the collapse of the central state in 1991 be understood in context?

Main argument, approach, and contribution

A context-sensitive scholarly examination of the political and historical dynamics of the Somali civil war after the collapse of the central state in 1991.

Keywords

Somalia; civil war; state collapse; political conflict; Horn of Africa.

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