Foreign Intervention and Radicalization in Somalia (2001-2009) : How and When Does Conflict Evolve into Violence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alegoez, Halil Ibrahim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shabaab (Organization).

Intervention (International law).

Political violence.

Radicalization.

Somalia--Politics and government.

Somalia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

The central focus of this book is to explain the social mechanisms through which the radicalization processes on the part of al-Shabaab unfolded. The author argues that radicalization dynamics exerted their influence at the onset in relation to the formation of the warlord alliance known as the ARPCT and, more tellingly, escalated in the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Figures

Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Puzzle

The Argument

Selection Logic: Applying the Relational Radicalization Framework in Somali Context

Contribution to the Literature

Definitions

Radicalization: Significance for the Global Security Architecture

Radicalization and Terrorism in Context

State Failure, Terrorism, and Global Security: A Causal Relation?

What's Next

Chapter 1: Context and Theory

Literature and Research Design

Relevant Literature

Research Design

Conceptualizing of Political Violence

Political Violence in Context: Relational Arenas of Interaction

Social Movement and the Political Environment Arena

Object Shift in the Movement: Counter-Movement Arena

Competition for Power: Within the Movement Arena

Outbidding in the Movement: Security Forces Arena

Dissociation in the Movement: The Public Arena

Contentious Politics and the Relational Radicalization Framework

Contextualizing Social Mobilization and Protest Activity in Somalia

Courts as Social Movements

Chapter 2: Somalia: A Decade of Political and Social Transformation

Civil War, Peace Operations, and Diplomatic Initiatives

Structural Disintegration of the Somali State

Operation Restore Hope and the UN Mission in Somalia: 1992-5

Strategies for Peace and Diplomatic Initiatives

Arta Peace Process in Djibouti: Formation of the TNG (1999-2004)

Mbagathi Peace Process in Kenya: Formation of the TFG (2001-4)

Violent Entrepreneurs, Business Elites, and the Islamic Courts

Islamic Courts in Somalia

Internalization of the Terrorism Paradigm in Somalia

Chapter 3: Radicalization Trajectories of Al-Shabaab in Context

Navigating Local Threats: The Unification of Islamic Courts.

Threat Attribution in the National Context

Argumentation I

Threat Attribution in the Local Context

Argumentation II

Al-Ittihad Al-Islami Movement

The Global War on Terror and Local Alliance Formation

Radicalization Dynamics in Early Phase

Back Again: The United States' Renewed Interest in Somalia

Developments in the National Context

US Counter-Terrorism Initiatives in Somalia

The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism in Somalia

Mobilization Dynamics of the UICs and the ARPCT

Ethiopian Military Intervention and the Rise of Al-Shabaab

Outbidding Dynamics

Ethiopian Military Intervention in Somalia: 2005-9

Broken Negotiations: The UICs and the ARPCT (June 2006-October 2006)

The Dynamics of Fragmentation in the Union of Islamic Courts

Chapter 4: Radicalization Mechanisms into Violence

Comparison through Mechanisms

Particularities of Radicalization

Modalities of Radicalization

Varieties of Radicalization

Policy Implications

Contextualization of Political Violence

Understanding the Local Context

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

ISBN:

1-9787-4876-0

979-82-16-20137-3

OCLC:

1564376620