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 -- Factors for the crisis (failure/collapse) of the real existing state in Africa -- Political development in the pre-colonial Horn of Africa -- Colonialism in the Horn of Africa -- Post-colonial development -- Conclusion.

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

2006019053


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


Horn of Africa--Politics and government.

HV640.4.A3553 / D44 2007

320.963