Profiting from the failed state of Somalia: the violent political marketplace and insecurity in contemporary Mogadishu

This article examines the entanglement of insecurity profiteering and the emergence of the profitable violent political marketplace in southern Somalia

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
18 June 2020
Country:
Somalia
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Ingiriis, M.H.

Abstract

This article examines the entanglement of insecurity profiteering and the emergence of the profitable violent political marketplace in southern Somalia.

This work is part of the Conflict Research Programme managed by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Citation

Mohamed Haji Ingiriis (2020) Profiting from the failed state of Somalia: the violent political marketplace and insecurity in contemporary Mogadishu, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 38:3, 437-458, DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2020.1774522

Profiting from the failed state of Somalia: the violent political marketplace and insecurity in contemporary Mogadishu

Published 18 June 2020
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