Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Norms, Ideals and Modern Statebuilding; Chapter 3 Legitimacy and the ‘Built’ State; Chapter 4 The Clan, Governance and the Build-up to Breakdown; Chapter 5 The Emergence of the New State; Chapter 6 The Institutionalisation of the Traditional; Chapter 7 Somaliland at the Crossroads?; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

About the Author

Rebecca Richards earned her PhD in International Relations from the University of Bristol in 2009. She has lectured at the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England, the University of East Anglia and the University of Lancaster. Her work focuses on statebuilding in Somaliland, specifically focusing on the utilization of the clan and traditional authority in post-conflict stabilization in the territory and in the facilitation and stabilization of the statebuilding process. She also works more broadly on critical interpretations of statebuilding, unrecognized states, and state failure.

Reviews

'This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible analysis of contemporary state-building in Somaliland. The institutional and democratic gains that have been made are all the more noteworthy because they have been secured without international support or recognition. While invaluable to the area specialist, because of its challenge to conventional wisdom, the book is highly recommended for students and scholars of state-building more generally.' Mark Duffield, University of Bristol, UK 'This book provides a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich answer to the question "how did Somaliland do it?" Its fascinating and original exploration of hybrid government, and the ways in which Somaliland reconciled domestic needs and external demands, makes it a must-read for anyone interested not only in unrecognised states but also in state-building and state formation more generally.' Nina Caspersen, University of York, UK