Dismissing novel analytical approaches and stubbornly adhering to a Lewisian paradigm in Somaliland studies might result in overly simplified analyses and misguided policies.
Restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and protracted jail terms inflicted on gay men could impede the nation’s long-awaited path to statehood.
Colonialism had lasting effects on the Somalis in the Horn of Africa, most primarily by introducing statehood in what was then a stateless setting.
Democracy in Somaliland integrates traditional figures within a bicameral legislature, without conforming to external normative demands.
Somaliland has taken steps from a long history of endemic and brutal clan enmity, towards a form of peaceful democratic transition.
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