This Policy Note critically assesses the strengths and weaknesses of two competing school of thoughts on state-building and international aid in Somalia - the ”Marshall Plan” approach and the ”Social Contract” approach. It also proposes a third option - a transitional strategy that includes more support to municipalities as the source of the most practical, legitim...

This Policy Note critically assesses the strengths and weaknesses of two competing school of thoughts on state-building and international aid in Somalia - the ”Marshall Plan” approach and the ”Social Contract” approach. It also proposes a third option - a transitional strategy that includes more support to municipalities as the source of the most practical, legitim...

<p>Onlineartikel publicerad 2017-07-07.</p>

<p>Contents: I. Introduction -- II. The main features of the Nigerian political scene – III. The cultural setting – IV. The integrative and disintegrative roles of the Nigerian political parties up to 1966 – V. Crises leading to system transformations – VI. General conclusions </p>

<p>Contents: PART ONE: Four Approaches to Integration -- 1. Four Approaches to Integration -- 2. The Pluralist Thesis: International transactions and the concept of Community-- 3. Harnessing Power:  The Federalist Blueprint -- 4. Functionalism: Dissolving the nation-state in universal welfare functions -- 5. Dynamics of a melting-pot of roles and interest politics:...

<p>Contents: PART ONE: Four Approaches to Integration -- 1. Four Approaches to Integration -- 2. The Pluralist Thesis: International transactions and the concept of Community-- 3. Harnessing Power:  The Federalist Blueprint -- 4. Functionalism: Dissolving the nation-state in universal welfare functions -- 5. Dynamics of a melting-pot of roles and interest politics:...