| Stabilisation and humanitarian access in a collapsed state: the Somali case. | |
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PMID: 20846348 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Somalia today is the site of three major threats: the world's worst humanitarian crisis; the longest-running instance of complete state collapse; and a robust jihadist movement with links to Al-Qa'ida. External state-building, counter-terrorism and humanitarian policies responding to these threats have worked at cross-purposes. State-building efforts that insist humanitarian relief be channelled through the nascent state in order to build its legitimacy and capacity undermine humanitarian neutrality when the state is a party to a civil war. Counter-terrorism policies that seek to ensure that no aid benefits terrorist groups have the net effect of criminalising relief operations in countries where poor security precludes effective accountability. This paper argues that tensions between stabilisation and humanitarian goals in contemporary Somalia reflect a long history of politicisation of humanitarian operations in the country. |
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Authors:
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Ken Menkhaus |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Disasters Volume: 34 Suppl 3 ISSN: 1467-7717 ISO Abbreviation: Disasters Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7702072 Medline TA: Disasters Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S320-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2010 The Author(s). Journal compilation © Overseas Development Institute, 2010. |
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Department of Political Science, Davidson College, PO Box 7069, Davidson, NC 28035, USA. kemenkhaus@davidson.edu |
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