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The state, the crisis of state institutions, and refugee migration in the Horn of Africa : the cases of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia /

Degu, Wondem Asres.

The state, the crisis of state institutions, and refugee migration in the Horn of Africa : the cases of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia / Wondem Asres. - Trenton, NJ : Red Sea Press, c2007. - xiv, 446 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-435) and index.

The state, refugee migration and IR theories -- The social construction of the state and the crisis of the real existing state in Africa -- Critical conceptualization of the idea of a refugee -- Typology, characteristics and magnitude of refugee migration in the Horn of Africa -- The state, its crisis (failure/collapse) and refugee migration -- Facto rs for the crisis (failure/collapse) of the real existing state in Africa -- Political development in the pre-colonial Horn of Africa -- Colon ialism in the Horn of Africa -- Post-colonial development -- Conclusion .

1569022364 (cloth) 9781569022368 (cloth) 1569022372 (pbk.) 9781569022375 (pbk.)


Refugees -- Horn of Africa.
Political stability -- Horn of Africa.
Legitimacy of governments -- Horn of Africa.


Horn of Africa -- Politics and government.

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