Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach

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Autor(a) principal: de Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalho
Data de Publicação: 2010
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Universitas. Relações Internacionais (Online)
Texto Completo: https://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/article/view/1294
Resumo: This article examines the current wave of piracy off the coast of Somalia in light of political economy framework proposed by Michael Pugh and Neil Cooper. According to these authors, three types of economies flourish in protracted conflicts - combat economy, shadow economy, and coping economy - whose aims are, respectively, to finance combat activities, generate personal profits and provide minimum resources to the subsistence of poor and marginalized people. Based on empirical evidences showing that piracy in Somalia performs these three functions, one argues that the current international intervention against piracy is not sustainable because it does not seek to transform the factors and dynamics that make piracy an economically attractive alternative for local populations. For this reason, one proposes a shift on the Somali piracy agenda by adopting a critical perspective where piracy is no longer treated exclusively as a mere disruption of order at sea. Instead, one suggests a transformative approach where piracy is understood in its political economy dimension taking into account not only the local aspects, but also their regional links.
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spelling Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach Economia Política da Pirataria na Somália: Bases para uma Abordagem Transformativa - 10.5102/uri.v8i2.1294Economias de guerra. Pirataria na Somália. Transformação de conflitos.This article examines the current wave of piracy off the coast of Somalia in light of political economy framework proposed by Michael Pugh and Neil Cooper. According to these authors, three types of economies flourish in protracted conflicts - combat economy, shadow economy, and coping economy - whose aims are, respectively, to finance combat activities, generate personal profits and provide minimum resources to the subsistence of poor and marginalized people. Based on empirical evidences showing that piracy in Somalia performs these three functions, one argues that the current international intervention against piracy is not sustainable because it does not seek to transform the factors and dynamics that make piracy an economically attractive alternative for local populations. For this reason, one proposes a shift on the Somali piracy agenda by adopting a critical perspective where piracy is no longer treated exclusively as a mere disruption of order at sea. Instead, one suggests a transformative approach where piracy is understood in its political economy dimension taking into account not only the local aspects, but also their regional links.Este artigo analisa a atual onda de pirataria nas costas da Somália à luz do modelo de economias de guerra proposto por Michael Pugh e Neil Cooper. Segundo esses autores, três tipos de economias florescem nos conflitos prolongados – economia de combate, economia subterrânea e economia de sobrevivência – cujos objetivos são, respectivamente, financiar as atividades de combate, gerar lucros pessoais e prover recursos mínimos de subsistência às populações marginalizadas. Com base em indícios e evidências empíricas que permitem considerar que a pirataria na Somália desempenha essas três funções, argumenta-se que a atual intervenção internacional patrocinada pelas Nações Unidas, ao concentrar-se na violência direta que se observa no mar, não é sustentável na medida que não ambiciona transformar os fatores e as dinâmicas que tornam a pirataria numa alternativa economicamente atrativa aos olhos das populações locais. Diante desta constatação, sugere-se que o tema da pirataria na Somália seja redirecionado para uma agenda crítica, onde o problema deixe de ser tratado como mero foco de desordem no mar e passe a ser abordado em sua dimensão político-econômica, dentro de uma perspectiva transformativa que leve em consideração não só os aspectos locais, mas também as suas ligações regionais.UniCEUB2010-12-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/article/view/129410.5102/uri.v8i2.1294Universitas: Relações Internacionais; v. 8, n. 2 (2010)1982-07201807-2135reponame:Universitas. Relações Internacionais (Online)instname:Centro de Ensino de Brasília (UNICEUB)instacron:UNICEUBporhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/article/view/1294/1174de Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalhoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2011-03-21T23:16:21Zoai:oai.uniceub.emnuvens.com.br:article/1294Revistahttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/indexPRIhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/oaiuniversitas.rel@uniceub.br1982-07201807-2135opendoar:2011-03-21T23:16:21Universitas. Relações Internacionais (Online) - Centro de Ensino de Brasília (UNICEUB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
Economia Política da Pirataria na Somália: Bases para uma Abordagem Transformativa - 10.5102/uri.v8i2.1294
title Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
spellingShingle Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
de Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalho
Economias de guerra. Pirataria na Somália. Transformação de conflitos.
title_short Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
title_full Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
title_fullStr Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
title_full_unstemmed Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
title_sort Political Economy of Piracy in Somalia: Basis for a Transformative Approach
author de Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalho
author_facet de Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalho
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Economias de guerra. Pirataria na Somália. Transformação de conflitos.
topic Economias de guerra. Pirataria na Somália. Transformação de conflitos.
description This article examines the current wave of piracy off the coast of Somalia in light of political economy framework proposed by Michael Pugh and Neil Cooper. According to these authors, three types of economies flourish in protracted conflicts - combat economy, shadow economy, and coping economy - whose aims are, respectively, to finance combat activities, generate personal profits and provide minimum resources to the subsistence of poor and marginalized people. Based on empirical evidences showing that piracy in Somalia performs these three functions, one argues that the current international intervention against piracy is not sustainable because it does not seek to transform the factors and dynamics that make piracy an economically attractive alternative for local populations. For this reason, one proposes a shift on the Somali piracy agenda by adopting a critical perspective where piracy is no longer treated exclusively as a mere disruption of order at sea. Instead, one suggests a transformative approach where piracy is understood in its political economy dimension taking into account not only the local aspects, but also their regional links.
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