Security, Clans and Tribes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-14

3. Clans, Tribes and Social Hierarchies in the Broader Gulf of Aden Region

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   Pages 15-38

4. Somali Boundaries and the Question of Statehood: The Case of Somaliland in Somalia

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   Pages 39-64

5. Divide and Rule: Understanding Insecurity in Yemen

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   Pages 65-91

6. Transnational Security: Piracy, Terrorism and the Fragility Contagion

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   Pages 92-108

7. Conclusion

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   Pages 109-122

8. Back Matter

   Pages 123-152

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Offering an introduction to clanism and tribalism in the Gulf of Aden area, Dr Lewis uses these concepts to analyse security in Yemen, Somalia, Somaliland and the broader region. This historical overview of conflict in each country, and the resulting threats of piracy and terrorism, will benefit both the casual reader and student of development.

• conflict
• Governance
• national security
• terrorism

''Alexandra Lewis provides a detailed yet succinct examination of the foundations of state and non-state governance structures across Yemen and the various parts of Somalia. The treatment of tribal dynamics and their relation to formal states is particularly insightful and will prove useful to those pursuing peace, economic growth and stable governance in southern Arabia and the Horn of Africa. I commend this book to scholars as well as practitioners in the international community and the military.'' - Steven A. Zyck, Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group at Overseas Development Institute

• University of Leeds, UK

  Alexandra Lewis

From 2009–2012, Dr Alexandra Lewis assisted on an analysis of security in Yemen at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), where she completed her doctoral thesis on violent young offending in Yemen. In 2013, she worked on a large evaluation of conflict across Somalia, leading an investigation of Somaliland. She was Module Leader for Development and Social Change at the School of Politics and International Studies in the University of Leeds from 2013–2014, before returning to the PRDU.

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