Trajectoire du pouvoir en pays somali

Abstract

Abstract The Trajectory of Power among the Somali. — The question of feats of power in the Somali cultural zone is raised from a historical and anthropological perspective. The Somali political System is reviewed so as to show the réductions made by applying the usual segmentary model. To counterbalance this, attention is turned toward both phenomena related to the centralization of power in precolonial times and the processes for forming positions of power within lineages. Realignments in local politics are then examined along with the modem state's formation and décline.