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 …

Ethiopia provides one of the clearest examples of a 'developmental state'in Africa. Drawing
on a deeply entrenched experience of statehood, the present Ethiopian regime has …

Does the spread of democracy really contribute to international peace? Successive US
administrations have justified various policies intended to promote democracy not only by …

This article revisits ambivalence as a protracted state which does not simply develop as a
result of the migration experience but stems from overlapping levels of normative …

This article explores the political dynamics of labor migration in the Middle East. It seeks to
explain the politics of Arab population movements by looking at historical trends in regional …

This book is a study of the origins and evolution of an Ethiopian insurgent movement, the
Tigray People's Liberation Front, that emerged some 34 years ago and has determined …

Why, every year, tens of thousands of people are willing to risk their lives in perilous
voyages across Africa and the Mediterranean Sea? Why do they face such an ordeal to …

" Guerrilla Government provides the background for today's political situation at the eve of a
peace agreement for the South. It starts with a brief account of the historical roots of the …

Since the beginning of 2010s, the movement of unaccompanied minors from Eritrea has
significantly increased and has become the object of international concern. This migration is …

The Act of Living explores the relation between development and marginality in Ethiopia,
one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Replete with richly depicted characters and …