Clan and Islamic Identities in Somali Society

Abstract

The Socio-cognitive Systems Section (SCSS) of Defence Research and Development Canada - Toronto (DRDC Toronto) has been tasked with advancing our understanding of the motivations, intentions and behaviours of Armed Non-state Actors (ANSAs) in the context of violent intergroup conflict in fragile and failing states. For this, DRDC Toronto has contracted the Royal Military College of Canada's (RMCC) Centre for Security, Armed Forces and Society (CSAFS) to address the question of the importance of clan and Islamic identities in Somali culture using an alternative perspectives (or diegetic red teaming) approach. CSAFS asked six internationally recognized experts on Somalia to tackle this question from the anthropological, historical, political and advocacy perspectives. This Contract Report presents the six papers that represent the culmination of this coordinated and comprehensive effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA574116

Entities

People

  • Anthony Seaboyer
  • David Last

Organizations

  • Royal Military College of Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Human Behavior
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Societies
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.