Clan – based federalism in Somalia and relationship between the federal government and federal member states

This thesis investigates the clan-based and relationship between the Federal member states and the Federal government in Somalia. The study uses the primary data that has been collected through questionnaires from different sources. The data have been collected from the higher academic level of institutions, political parties some of the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and Institutions for human rights. The limit of the study started from 1990 to 2020. .The thesis uses the three variables identified as the main actors including Clan-based, Federal member states, and the federal government of national government. To get the scientific results of this thesis convert the collected data from the questionnaires to the analysis phase by using Eviews soft wares and SPSS for getting accurate results. To analyze the data in the empirical part the thesis uses the Ordinary least square and linear regression model to obtain the scientific output. The main findings from this research is that the positive relationship between the Federal government and Federal member states, The negative relationship between the Federal government and the Clan-based in Somalia. The research reveals that there are struggling in powers between the Clan-based and Federal member states towards the Federal government. To overcome the above challenges, this research provides the following recommendations to the Somali leadership both at the federal and state level: Finalize the national constitution to put an end to conflicts between the various levels of government. Make every effort to forge a national reconciliation (politically and socially) to put an end to accusations among various sections of society.