State Building and National Identity Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

PART ONE: Context and Concepts 1. Introduction: The Challenges of State Building, State Reconstruction and National Identity Reconfiguration Redie Bereketeab PART TWO: Post-Secession State Building: Somaliland, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan 2. Reconstructing the National State of Somalia: The Role of Traditional Institutions and Authorities Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow) 3. Negotiating with Somalia: Is it an Option or a Foreign Imposition? Nasir M. Ali 4. Reconciliation and Peace-Making: The Somali National Movement and the Somaliland Experience of State Building Abdirahman Yusuf Duale (Bobe) 5. State Building in the Republic of South Sudan: Challenges and Aspirations Faiz Omar Mohammad Jamie 6. Borderlands and the Restructuring of Sudan following South Sudan's Secession Abdalbasit Saeed PART THREE: Reconfiguration of National Identity in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland 7. Somalia: Reconfigeration of National Identity Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) 8. Crisis of Identity in a Hybrid Polity: The Case of Somaliland Ali Noor Mohamed 9. Identity Formation in Post-Secession Sudan Hamed Omer Hawi 10. National Identity Reconfiguration in South Sudan: Strength and Weaknesses Dhieu Mathok 11. The Dynamics of National Identity-Building in South Sudan Faiz Omar Mohammad Jamie 12. Conclusion: From Deconstruction to Reconstruction Redie Bereketeab