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In the third episode of our new themed series In Chains, we speak with Dr. Alexis Aronowitz from University College Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, who is the author of the article, “Regulating business involvement in labor exploitation and human trafficking” published in Journal of Labor and Society.
Brill Publishes Two New Book Series in the Social Sciences
Brill is pleased to announce the addition of two new peer-reviewed book series to its Social Sciences publishing program: International Studies in Maritime Sociology and Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work. The series will be published online and in print.
Brill adds Two New Journals to Its Social Sciences Publishing Program
Two journals, the Journal of Labor and Society (JLSO) and Protest, have been added to Brill’s expanding publishing program in the Social Sciences. Both journals will be published online and in print. Previous volumes of JLSO are already available on Brill’s website, the first issues of Protest are planned for publication in 2021.
The election of Abdullahi Yusuf as new president in October 2004 did not bring an end to the persistent turmoil in Somalia, despite the expectations of the international community. Very quickly, the new Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its parliament split on key issues, reflecting strong divisions in the understanding about the re-establishment of the state and the rebuilding of a Somali polity. These two factors led the TFG to near collapse in 2005, but eventually a solution that kept it alive was found. The first concerned the relocation of the TFG institutions in Somalia and the status of Mogadishu versus Baydhabo (Baidoa) and Jowhar in this process. The second was the prospect of an IGAD military deployment in Somalia, versus an African/international force that would not include troops from neighbouring states. After several unsuccessful attempts, a superficial reconciliation was finally in sight by the end of the year (eventually concluded on 6 January 2006 that would allow the whole parliament to hold a meeting in Baydhabo in late February). The situation deteriorated rapidly in most of south and central Somalia, due to increased feuds, banditry and a drought that was threatening millions of Somalis. The only good news of the year was the largely correct parliamentary elections in Somaliland, in terms of which, for the first time in Somalia since the beginning of the civil war, people were directly able to select their representatives. Yet this event was not without ambiguity and weaknesses. Less than ever after 9/11 was Somalia able to escape the war on terror. While this war mostly translated into individual assassinations perpetrated by jihadists (either organised or not) or by proxies of the US and Ethiopian forces, it transformed itself into a full war waged against Islamic courts by a US-funded factional alliance, which also divided business people militarily. The gap between what was formulated as a recipe for reconciliation and the day-to-day life of the Somali people was once again dramatic.