Statehood in Somalia. Can It Really Be Called a "e;Failed State"e;?

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, language: English, abstract: This paper explains why this proposition is far-fetched and constitutes a myth. The proposition by many scholars and international observers that Somalia is a failed state is far-fetched and a myth; a false belief or an idealized conception. Based on Max Weber s definition of a state, in which he argues that a state is a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of violence within a given territory, can the territory of Somalia be characterized as failed state?