A Processual Approach to Political Violence Phenomenon in Somalia: An Assessment of the Political Opportunities and Threats
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.1408406Keywords:
Islamic courts, Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, radicalization, political violence, SomaliaAbstract
This study investigates the political violence phenomenon in Somalia from 2001
to 2004. We assert that political violence emerges as one of the potential outcomes on
the part of an organization in a political struggle. It unfolds in a complex, multifaceted,
and contentious political setting. The political struggle may occur within the five
confrontational political milieu areas. In this article, however, we limit the scope of our
analysis to examine the social and political interactions between national political elites
and Islamic courts. We aim to assess whether these political interactions have led to a
potentially violent outcome. This article is situated within the theoretical framework
of the Contentious Politics Paradigm, initially formulated by Charles Tilly et al. and
subsequently refined by Eitan Alimi et al. as a relational radicalization framework.
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