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The Remarkable Story of Somaliland
Seth Kaplan · Journal of Democracy 19(3), 143-157 · 2008
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Seth Kaplan
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DOI 10.1353/jod.0.0009
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2026-09-01
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Kaplan argues that the key to Somaliland's relative success, including consecutive competitive elections since 2001, was the integration into politics of traditional Somali models of governance by consultation and consent.
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