Yusuf Daud, Federalism in Somalia: Panacea or Predicament? The role of Somali civil society organisations in the federalisation and formation of federal states

Yusuf Daud’s PhD project is entitled “Federalism in Somalia: Panacea or Predicament? The role of Somali civil society organisations in the federalisation and formation of federal states”. This dissertation will explore the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formation of Somali Federal Member States (FMSs) in general but will specifically delve into the establishment of Puntland State of Somalia, the first FMS formed in 1998, and the HirShabelle state, the last to be established in 2016 in Jowhar, the provincial capital of Middle Shabelle region. In addition, the study traces not only the role of CSOs in the development of the FMS but also their overall role in the formation and in the sustainability of the general Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) from 2004 to the present. Furthermore, the work scrutinises both the vertical relations (national vs. member state relations) and the horizontal (interstate relations) aspects of the FMS.