Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars
of the region, traces this question through its exceptional history and also probes the wildly …

As scholarly interest in the concept of identity continues to grow, social identities are proving
to be crucially important for understanding contemporary life. Despite—or perhaps because …

Drawing on case-studies from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, International Migration
and Sending Countries demonstrates how sending countries are emerging as complex and …

Since the end of the Rwandan genocide, the new political elite has been challenged with
building a unified nation. Reaching beyond the better-studied topics of post-conflict justice …

Following independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea's leaders were praised for their success at
building a coherent nation, but over the last two decades the government has increasingly …

Nation-building has long been seen as an important focus of post-colonial African
governments. However, up until now there has been no empirical analysis of the …

When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two
decades, however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a …

Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has endured a troubled history, including the
longest civil war in African history in Southern Sudan and more recent conflicts such as the …

Eritrea is one of the world's newest countries and, proportionally to its population, one of the
most militarised. Inheriting a socioeconomic situation devastated by 30 years of guerrilla …

This article explores the concepts of borders and boundaries in the formation of an Eritrean
national identity. The dialectical relationship between the State of Eritrea and its borders …