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Abstract
The Horn of Africa, comprising Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, is the most conflict-ridden region in Africa. This book explores the origins and impact of these conflicts at both an intra-state and inter-state level and the insecurity they create.
The contributors show how regional and international interventions have compounded pre-existing tensions and have been driven by competing national interests linked to the 'War on Terror' and acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The Horn of Africa outlines proposals for multidimensional mechanisms for conflict resolution in the region. Issues of border demarcation, democratic deficit, crises of nation and state building, and the roles of political actors and traditional authorities take precedent.
'A highly perceptive and far-reaching analysis. Examining the relationship between inter-state and intra-state insecurities, Redie Bereketeab and his contributors traverse the complexities of this beleaguered region'
Mohamed Salih, Professor of the Politics of Development, International Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, and at the Department of Political Science, University of Leiden, the Netherlands
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Cover | Cover | ||
Contents | v | ||
Maps and Figures | vii | ||
Abbreviations | viii | ||
Selected Chronology | xi | ||
Foreword | xiii | ||
Part 1: Causes of Conflicts | 1 | ||
1. Introduction - Redie Bereketeab | 3 | ||
2. Poverty, Inequality, State Identity and Chronic Inter-State Conflicts in the Horn of Africa - Kidane Mengisteab | 26 | ||
3. Leadership in the Horn of Africa: The Emic/Etic Perspective - Hassan Mahadallah | 40 | ||
Part 2: Conflict Dynamics | 69 | ||
4. Conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Implications for Regional Security - Kassahun Berhanu | 71 | ||
5. Border Changes: North Sudan-South Sudan Regional Dynamics - Abdalbasit Saeed | 95 | ||
6. Political Violence in the Horn of Africa: A Framework for Analysis - Seifudein Adem | 115 | ||
Part 3: Regional and International Interventions | 139 | ||
7. The IGAD and Regional Relations in the Horn of Africa | 141 | ||
8. The Production of Somali Conflict and the Role of Internal and External Actors - Adbi Ismail Samatar | 156 | ||
9. Militia and Piracy in the Horn of Africa: External Responses - Bjørn Møller | 178 | ||
Notes on the Contributors | 197 | ||
Index | 199 |