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Complete List of Institute Reports Release Date: October 1998 Get Adobe PDF version of the full report |
Contents | Summary | One: Introduction | Two | Three | Four | Five | Notes | Team | Visits | Map Removing Barricades in Somalia Options for Peace and Rehabilitation
About the Team Members The initiative for the mission grew from a proposal of two of the team members, Hussein Adam and David Smock, to bring together a representative group of Somali intellectuals. While none of the Somali team members represented any political group or party, all had long and deep-rooted experiences with Somali political issues. The team included: Ali Jimale Ahmed is a widely published poet and literary critic who is recognized worldwide for his contributions to Somali literature. His cultural roots are in Mogadishu, Benadir Region. He is currently a professor of literature at Queens College, New York City. Dr. Ahmed focused on cultural and educational themes during the visit. Abdinasir Osman Isse is a physician from Garoe, Nugal Region, in the northeast. He practiced medicine for several years in Mogadishu and now makes his home in Toronto, where he is a community health consultant. He was concerned primarily with health and education during the visit. Nur Weheliye is an economist who previously worked in the Somali Ministry of Finance and Planning, where he was head of the governmentÕs Statistical Department. He now makes his home in Germany and works with a number of NGOs and donor agencies on economic policy for Somalia. His roots lie in Galbayo, Mudug Region. He focused on economic issues during the USIP mission. Hussein Adam is a political scientist who previously was founder and executive director of the Somali Unit for Research on Emergencies and Rural Development. His cultural roots lie in Hargeisa, Somaliland. He currently is professor of politics at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. He served as team leader for the Somali mission and looked after political, policy, and constitutional questions. David Smock is director of the Grant Program and coordinator of Africa activities at the United States Institute of Peace. He has devoted a lifetime to research, writing, and program management on themes of African politics and development. He served as principal policy analyst for the team. Richard Ford is professor of history and international development at Clark University in Massachusetts. He has worked in Africa for 30 years on issues of community-based decision making and resources management. His responsibilities on the team focused primarily on models of community-based decision making and decentralized institutions. Contents | Summary | One: Introduction | Two | Three | Four | Five | Notes | Team | Visits | Map
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