Terrorism as a contributory factor to state failure in Somalia: a case study of Al- Shabaab

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dc.contributor.advisorFerim, V Ben
dc.contributor.advisorSurname, Firstnamesen
dc.contributor.authorNdlovu, Sitembiso Ireneen
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-19T00:21:49Z
dc.date.available2026-08-19T00:21:49Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.description.abstractThis study is an investigation of terrorism as a contributory factor to state failure in Somalia with specific reference to Al-Shabaab, using Huntington‟s Clash of Civilizations theory. It utilises both primary and secondary sources of data. The study found out that Somalia had been a failed state even before the birth of Al-Shabaab. However, the activities of Al-Shabaab perpetuated state failure in Somalia. These activities included bombings, small arms attacks, executions, siege, kidnappings, hijackings and looting. The study also found out that Al-Shabaab regularly conducted incursions in neighbouring countries and all these activities destabilised Somalia politically and perpetuated state failure. However, the study also found out that there were other factors that contributed to Somalia‟s state failure some of which were clan rivalry, civil war, warlordism, piracy, poverty and religion. Despite all these, the study noted that there were various actors involved in containing the terrorist activities of Al-Shabaab. These actors included the Transitional Federal Government, Kenya, the African Union, the United Nations and the United States. The study recommends that dialogue between the TFG, the clan structures and Al-Shabaab is the most viable path to sustainable peace in Somalia.en
dc.format148 leavesen
dc.formatpdfen
dc.identifier.citationNdlovu, Sitembiso Irene. 2016en
dc.identifier.othervital:27843en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/2458en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4832
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Social Sciences & Humanitiesen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectTerrorism -- Somalia Terrorism -- Government policy -- Somaliaen
dc.subjectFolk music -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectTerrorism -- Somaliaen
dc.subjectTerrorism -- Government policy -- Somaliaen
dc.titleTerrorism as a contributory factor to state failure in Somalia: a case study of Al- Shabaaben
dc.title.alternativeTerrorism as a contributory factor to state failure in Somalia: a case study of Al- Shabaaben
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeM Soc Scien

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