Federalism And Political Stability In Somalia A Case Study Of Mogadishu City

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LISTOFTABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACRONYMS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background of the s~tudy

1.1.1 Historical Perspective

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective 2

1.1.3 Conceptual Perspective 3

1 .1 .4 Contextual Perspective 4

1 .2 Statement of the problem 4

1.3 Objectives of the study 5

1.3.1 General objective 5

1.3.2 Specific Objectives of the Study 5

1.4 Research questions.

1.5 Hypothesis 6

1.6 Scope of the study 6

1.6.1 Geographical Scope 6

1.6.2 Content Scope 6

1.6.3 Time scope 6

1.7 Significance of the Study 6

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1.8 Definition of Operational key terms .7

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.0 Introduction 8

2.1 Theoretical Review 8

2.2 Conceptual Framework 9

2.3 Related Studies 10

2.3.lEffect of federalist debates on Political Stability 10

2.3.2 Effect of internati~nal interventions on federalism on Political Stability 12

2.3.3 Effect of failed federal government on Political Stability 14

2.4 Research Gap 15

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 16

3.0 Introduction 16

3.1 Research design 16

3.2 Study population 16

3.3 Sample size 16

3.4 Sampling techniques 17

3.4.1 Purposive sampling 18

3.4.2 Simple random sampling 18

3.5 Sampling procedure 18

3.6 Data collection methods 18

3.6.1 Questionnaires 18

3.6.2 Documentary Review 19

3.7 Instrument reliability and validity 19

3.7.1 Reliability 19

3.7.2 Validity 19

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3.8 Data processing and analysis .19

3.7 Limitations of the Study 20

CHAPTER FOUR 21

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETAT~ION AND ANALYSIS 21

~4. 0 Introduction 21.

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 21

4.2 Findings on effect of federalist debates on Political Stability of Mogadishu, Somalia 22

4.3 Findings on effect of international interventions on federalism on Political Stability of

Mogadishu, Somalia 24

4.4 Findings on effect of failed federal government on Political Stability of Mogadishu,

Somalia 26

CHAPTER FIVE 32

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 32

5.0 Introduction 32

5.1 Discussion of findings 32

5.1 .1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 32

5.1.2 Effect of federalist debates on Political Stability of Mogadishu, Somalia 32

5.1.3 Effect of international interventibns on federalism on Political Stability of Mogadishu,

Somalia 33

5.1.4 Effect of failed federal governrn~nt on Political Stability of Mogadishu. Somalia 33

5.2 Conclusion 34

5.2.1 Effect of federalist debates on Political Stability 34

5.2.2 Effect of international interventions on federalism on Political Stability 34

5.2,3 Effect of failed federal government on Political Stability 35

5.3 Recommendations 35

5.4 Areas of further research 37

REFERENCES 38

APPENDICES 40

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 40