Horn of Africa Since the 1960s - Local and International Politics Intertwined

The Horn of Africa is one of the most dynamic and politically turbulent sub-regions on the African continent. Host to great ancient civilizations, diverse peoples, and expansive states, it has experienced massive social, economic, and political transformation. This volume consists of chapters by expert African and international scholars that analyze international, regional, national, and local affairs in the sub-region, which demonstrate the intertwined nature of actors and forces shaping political realities. Contributions include case studies of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, and South Sudan that illustrate the dynamics connecting a spectrum of political issues.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Turbulent Political Developments in the Horn of Africa in the Cold War: The central role of Ethiopia, 1960s to 1980s
3. States Breaking and Dominoes Falling? Considerations of Separatism and International Recognition in the Horn of Africa
4. External Factors and Their Impact on Internal Political Dynamics in Ethiopia
5. State making, transnational clientelism and political communities in the Horn of Africa
6. Ethiopia and China: Changing Relations
7. Eritrea: A Sub-Regional Menace?
8. Somali Independence and its political connections with Nasser’s Egypt
9. When the outside is inside: International features of the Somali "civil" war
10. Crisis of Statehood in Somalia
11. Any Prospects for Future Peace? Politics and War Surrounding the Sudan-South Sudan Conundrum
12. Affirmation or Erosion of Sovereignty in the Horn of Africa? The Case of De Facto State Somaliland
13. A hybrid actor in the Horn of Africa: An analysis of Turkey’s involvement in Somalia
14. South Sudan’s Oil and International Engagement
15. Islamization, Arabization and the Break-Up of the Sudan

About the author

Aleksi Ylönen is a Research Fellow, Center for International Studies, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal.
Jan Záhořík is Associate Professor at the Centre for African Studies, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Aleksi Zahorik Ylonen
• Assisted by: Aleksi Ylönen (Editor), Záho& (Editor), Jan Záho¿ík (Editor), Jan Záhořík (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2017
• EAN: 9781472478207
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7820-7
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Contemporary African Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eritrea, Djibouti, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, Ethiopia, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)