The Nation State A Wrong Model for the Horn of Africa

• Main Author: Markakis, John (auth)
• Other Authors: Schlee, Günther (auth), Young, John (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Edition Open Access 2021
• Series: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge: Studies 14
• Subjects: African history; Politics & government; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; History of Science; MPRL; Edition Open Access; Sudan; Horn of Africa; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Afar; Africa
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This book analyses recent political developments in the Horn of Africa in light of actual identifications and alliances. The nation state-the normative framework for politics-is often shown as a non-relevant unit of identification and beneficiary of political decisions. The authors have spent their...