RT Article T1 The (Un)importance of Somali piracy JF Crime, law and social change VO 63 IS 5 SP 269 OP 280 A1 Clark, Karen LA English YR 2015 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853868108 AB Although maritime piracy off the Somali coast has garnered a lot of media attention, little scholarly work has investigated its influence in the region and its long term consequences. This paper examines the causes of piracy and how it relates to the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa. Contemporary cases of Somali piracy and their political, legal and economic impacts are reviewed both in terms of how they affect the Somali population as well as the impact on the enterprise of private global shipping. Finally, the reaction by the international community to Somalia as compared to the involvement of the stable democracy of Somaliland is discussed. NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 279-280 K1 Asian Water K1 Commercial Vessel K1 Criminal Enterprise K1 Organize Crime K1 Somali Coast DO 10.1007/s10611-015-9565-7