Piracy along Somalia Coast An Examination of its Impact on International Trade and Security

ABSTRACT 

This study carried out an investigation of piracy along Somalia coast, and it impact of international trade and security. The objectives of the study were 1) To establish the extent of piracy along Somalia coast 2) to examine the level of international trade and security 3) To establish a relationship between the extent of piracy along the Somali coast and the level of international trade and security. The study employed descriptive correlation study design which involved a quantitative approach. With regards to this method, the researcher used structured questionnaires and an interview guide. Out of a target population of 245, 160 respondents were identified as the sample size by use of the Slovene's formula. Systematic random sampling was used to identify the respondents to take part in the study. Analysis entailed frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation. Findings suggested that piracy along Somalia coast were high. The effect of piracy along Somalia coast in international trade was also high. The effect of piracy along Somali coast in international security was also high. It was also established that there was indeed relationship between the piracy along Somalia and inte~national trade which stood up (0.58). It was also established that there was indeed relationship between the piracy along Somalia and international security, which again stood at ( -0.68) and on the Pearson Corre!ation scale which was interpreted as negative and fairly strong relationship. Conclusively, there is still much hope for better prospects of voyage along the coast as appropriate measures are being taken by the transitional federal government to ensure safety and also more community participation is slowly picking up pace. The study recommends community policing, civic education, solving the problem of unemployment and offering more formal education especially to the youth.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A .............................................................................................................. 11

APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ Ill

DEDICATION ............................................................................................ ........................ IV

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................................... v

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................. VI

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... VII

LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................. IX

LIST Of FIGURES ............................................................................................................. X

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ XI

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................... l

1.0 INTRODUCllON .............................................................................. ................................... 1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .......................................................... ....... ... .................... ..... 1

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................... ......................... 6

1.3 0BJEC11VES OF THE STUDY ......................................................................................... ....... 6

1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS ..................................................................................................... 7

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .. .......................................................................................... 8

1.7 OPERATIONAL DEFINffiON OF KEY TERMS ......................................................................... 9

CHAPTER TWO ...................................... .......................................................................... 10

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................... 10

2.1 THEORETICAL REVIEW ..................................................................................................... 10

2.2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... ..... .. .. 12

2.3 PIRACY ....................... .................................... ............................... .................................. 13

2.4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ....................................................................................... .. .... ...... 19

2.5 I NTERNATIONAL SECURTIY ............................................................................................... 23

2.6 RELATED STUDieS ........................................ ......................... .......................................... 31

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................ 36

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 36

3.0 INTRODUCllON ....................................................................................... ........................ 36

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN ........................................................................................................... 36

3.2 RESEARCH POPULATION ....................................................................... ............................ 36

3.3 SAMPLE SIZE············································································ ·································· 37

3.4 SAMPUNG PROCEDURE ........................................................................... ... ........... ... ........ 38

3.5 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................................. 38

3.6 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY .............................................................................................. 38

3.7 DATA GATHERING PROCEDURES ........................................................................................ 40

3.8 DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 40

3.9 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................. 41

3.10 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................... 42

CHAPTER FOUR .............................................................................................................. 43

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION ..................................................... 43

4.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 43

4.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS ................................................................................ 43

4.3 PIRACY ALONG THE SOMALI COAST ................................................................................... 44

4.4 I NTERNATIONAL TRADE ................................................................................................... 46

4.5 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ............................................................................................... 48

4.6 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PIRACY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SECURITY ................... 50

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................. ............................... 51

DISCUSIONS, CONCLUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................. 51

5.0 INTRODUCTION ................ , .............................................................................................. 51

5.1 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................... 51

5.2 CONCLUSIONS ................................ , ................................................................................ 55

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. , ...................................... 57

5.4 AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ....................................................................................... 53

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... !

APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... V