Um Estudo Sobre o Al-Shabaab: O Processo de Formação e Radicalização de um Grupo Jihadista na Somália

Abstract

This paper aims to present a study on the securitization process that involved the emergence and transformations Al-Shabaab went through. Since 1991, with the fall of President Siad Barre, Somalia has not had a central government capable of controlling the entire territory of the country and, consequently, has come to be view by the international community as a risk to global security. The countries in its regional surroundings were more affected by this scenario and, therefore, acted more actively to mitigate the supposed risks to their security. Terrorism became the main concern and justified several interventions by foreign actors in Somalia. This dissertation aims to discuss how the process of identifying Somalia as a threat took place and the consequences of military operations perpetrated by its neighbors for Somali society and its role in the radicalization of Al-Shabaab.