Social capital and armed conflict in Somalia / Kiyoshi Matsukawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matsukawa, Kiyoshi, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Somalia.

Violence.

Social conflict--Somalia.

Social conflict.

Ethnic conflict--Somalia.

Ethnic conflict.

Social capital (Sociology)--Somalia.

Social capital (Sociology).

Insurgency--Somalia.

Insurgency.

Civil society--Somalia.

Civil society.

Somalia.

Physical Description:

xv, 280 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Trenton : Africa World Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This book examines the variances of violence and social capital between five cities in Somalia. The research inquiry applies social capital theory to analyze inter-clan and intra-clan associations, trust, quotidian and associational networks, and social cohesion with armed conflict. Variances in violence and social capital between five cities in Somalia are analyzed quantitatively and detailed case studies are presented for three cities qualitatively. The research looks at the paradoxical power of social capital in creating and resolving armed conflict. It investigates several questions pertaining to issues surrounding social capital and armed conflict: Does social capital contribute to armed conflict or does it help resolve it? What kinds of social capital-bonding, bridging, and linking-contribute to armed conflict and what kinds mitigate it? In addressing the above issues, different proxies are used to quantitatively and qualitatively distinguish the concepts of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781569026045

1569026041

9781569026038

1569026033

OCLC:

1150834023