As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital - still little is known about refugees' remittances to conflict-affected countries because such funds are most often seen as a source of conflict finance. This book explores the dynamics, infrastructure, and far-reaching effects of remittances from the perspectives of people in the Somali regions and the diaspora. With conflict driving mass displacement, Somali society has become progressively transnational, its vigorous remittance economy reaching from the heart of the global North into wrecked cities, refugee camps, and remote rural areas. By 'following the money' the author opens a window on the everyday lives of people caught up in processes of conflict, migration, and development. 188pp, UK. BERGHAHN BOOKS.

Provides a framework for understanding the Somali economy, its poor growth performance since independence in 1960, current underlying economic and sector trends and long-term development challenges. Argues that the economy is undergoing a fundamental, unmanaged transformation through the steady decline of the old economy, which is dominant and based primarily upon the degenerating traditional rural economy and its important urban linkages, and the emergence of a private sector-led new economy that has emerged with the de facto free markets since the collapse of the State in 1991. 248pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

Options for Somali communities in the 21st Century. Topics discussed in these papers cover: theory and historical perspectives; kinship and clans; the civil war, human rights and minority issues; political and economic strategies; conflict resolution; reconstruction; refugees. Notes, bib, index, 673pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

How can people rebuild a country after the devastation of civil war and the collapse of civil society ? How successful has been the work of post conflict reconstruction by the War-torn Societies Project in Somalia? This is a collection of records of research and debate during a four-year period from the mid-1990s, which focuses specifically on the northeast region of Somalia, the area also known as Puntland. 30 tables, app, 381pp, UK . HAAN.

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Somaliland is Africas best-kept secret, according to South African academic Iqbal Jhazbay. It has earned this description owing to its achievements in the 12 years since its declaration of independence. Rebuilding Somaliland is the fruit of an extensive research project initiated in 1998 by the War-torn Societies Project International. It aims to present a self-portrait of Somaliland and the challenges facing it at the turn of the century and documents the animated, and often controversial, debates on its future direction. Bib, gloss, abbrev, 393pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Since the final collapse of Somalia’s repressive regime in 1991, Somalia has presented the world not only with the most profound case of state collapse witnessed in modern times but also with one of the most intriguing cases of political fragmentation, armed conflicts, lawlessness and statelessness. Inevitably the last 20 years of statelessness and chaos has left the Somali economy destitute and made Somalia to be ranked among the five poorest countries in the world. Contributors to this volume examine efforts at reconstituting the failed Somali state and the role of the Somali Diaspora and civil society groups in the processes. They also analyse how the Somali Diaspora and civil society in Somalia engage and cooperate to further proc-esses of state-reconstitution in Somalia as well as help the Somali Diaspora adjust in their host nations. Index, bib, 242pp, UK. ADONIS & ABBEY .

New in paperback. Dramatic events in Somalia between June and December 2006 included the rise and fall of a radical Islamic movement, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which attracted global attention to the strategic area of the Horn of Africa. This study analyses the background and the events that led Somalia to its current situation. Since 1991 Somalia has been defined as a failing state, one that lacks an effective central government. The vacuum of power in Somalia, in turn, enabled Al Qaida and other radical Islamic organizations to find allies and refuge in there. Shay's account shows how the presence of radical Islamic entities in the area, alongside local problems and conflicts, turned Somalia into a focal point in the global war against terror. Argues that the internal conflict may spill over into other nations, creating a larger regional theatre of conflict. Index, 214pp, USA. TRANSACTION PUBLISHERS.

Proposes a strategy of constructive disengagement to combat terrorism and promote development and stability in Somalia. Argues that the United States should accept an Islamist authority as long as it does not impede humanitarian activities or support international jihad. 45pp, USA. COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Brookings Occasional Papers. An analysis of political reconstruction in Somalia, detailing the deep rooted social, political and economoc processes which led to the collapse of Somalian society in the early 1990s. Notes, app, maps, 99pp, USA. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, 0815753519

Examines the seemingly intractable situation of the former Somali Republic, whose disparate parts search for solutions to state collapse. Discusses current issues of control, authority, and the attempts at government in the new newly emerging Somalilands, and proposes a way forward which builds on existing isolated successes in the region. Notes, bib, index, 203pp, UK. HAAN.

Selected papers from the 8th Somali Studies International Association congress held in Hargeisa in 2001. The papers address a variety of issues such as women's roles in reconciliation, economic development and peace building, potential linkages between modern and traditional forms of governance, the role of language and poetry in reconciliation, health and environmental concerns, and techniques of community participation. Index, notes, tables, xx, 544pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1569021872