Redie Bereketeab
Biographic Data
| ID | 124162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Redie Bereketeab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Redie |
| FAMILY NAME | Bereketeab |
| SIGNATURE | BEREKETEAB R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nordic Africa Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4378-1893 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cooperation Under Asymmetrical Order: A Gulf – Horn Cooperation for Peace and Development
This article seeks to analyze a prospective Gulf-Horn Africa cooperation for peace and development in the greater Red Sea. It examines the form and context of cooperation under an asymmetrical order. The rationality is a contention that the Gulf and Horn form an intrinsic security architecture. Peace and development are necessary conditions for common security. These are to be achieved through cooperation and integration. The paper underscores th…
Historical Sociology of State Formation in the Horn of Africa: Genesis, Trajectories, Processes, Routes and Consequences
This book examines the genesis, trajectories, processes, routes and consequences of the evolution of state formation
Education as an Instrument of Nation‐Building in Postcolonial Africa
The article examines the role of education in nation‐building in postcolonial Africa. The postcolonial African nationalist leaders faced formidable challenges in building new nations out of disparate ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic groups, particularly as regards the two intimately related processes of deconstruction and construction. While deconstruction entailed dismantling the structures, institutions, and power relations of the co…
State legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa
This article examines state legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Drawing on the literature of the state and specifically on the HOA, as well as on primary research, this article seeks to examine the nature of state legitimacy. The wider literature indicates that state legitimacy derives from two sources: domestic and external. In an ideal situation, a symmetry exists between the two. In reality, however, there is usu…
Regional economic communities and peacebuilding: The Igad experience
This article examines the role of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in peacebuilding, considering its experience in peacebuilding in the greater Horn of Africa. The article critically examines IGAD’s performance in executing its mandates, as defined in the regional body’s constitutive act. IGAD’s peace mediation and peacebuilding efforts show mixed outcomes. This mixed outcome is attributed to a number of factors that include …
State Building and National Identity Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa
This book examines post-secession and post-transition state building in Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It explores two intimately linked, yet analytically distinct themes: state building
Self-Determination and Secession in Africa: The Post-Colonial State
Environmental Change, Conflicts and Problems of Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa
This article analyses interlinks between environmental changes, conflicts and sustainable development in the Horn of Africa. It makes an argument for the dialectical correlation between the three variables. It is thus argued that environmental deterioration can lead to conflicts, and environmental deterioration and conflicts can also hamper sustainable development. It is also argued that lack of sustainable development can lead to environmental d…
Redefining National Identity and Nation‐Building in P ost‐secession S udans: Civic and Ethnic Models
The split of S udan following popular referendum in S outh S udan may have spurred a need for a serious reconsideration of national identity and nation‐building in the two emerging states. S udan is compelled to embark in the reconstitution of national identity in a manner that reflects the new reality. S outh S udan also needs to gear its post‐secession identity formation and nation‐building in a way that reflects and celebrates its ethnocultura…
Les défis de la construction de l'État au Sud-Soudan
Le Sud-Soudan est finalement parvenu à négocier son indépendance au terme de deux guerres civiles et s’est engagé dans le délicat processus de construction de l’État. En procédant à un examen des systèmes en place, à titre transitoire ou permanent, l’auteur défend l’idée de la construction d’un État moderne reposant sur l’institutionnalisation, la bureaucratisation et la démocratisation préalables de l’appareil d’État. Il accorde une place partic…
The Morality of the U.N. Security Council Sanctions against Eritrea: Defensibility, Political Objectives, and Consequences
This article seeks to examine the sanctions imposed on Eritrea by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) based on Eritrea’s alleged involvement in Somalia and its border dispute with Djibouti. It argues that the UNSC’s failure to sanction the parties for reneging on their commitment to implement the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict on the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia casts doubt on the morality of the sanctions. It also argues th…
Regional Integration, Identity and Citizenship in the Greater Horn of Africa
Re-examining Local Governance in Eritrea: The Redrawing of Administration Regions
The post-independence government of Eritrea introduced Proclamation 86/1996 to redraw the administrative structure of the newly independent territory. The principle behind the redrawing was pronounced to be to serve decentralised governance system where considerable power is devolved to the regions. According to this principle the regions were provided with legislative, executive and judiciary bodies of local governance. Further the regions were …
The Ethnic and Civic Foundations of Citizenship and Identity in the Horn of Africa
The article seeks to analyse the ethic and civic forms of citizenship and identity in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and to some extent Sudan are pursuing the ethnic model. While Eritrea and Djibouti pursue the civic model, Somalia represents a special case. Ethnic citizenship may guarantee equal rights, self‐rule, and self‐fulfilment; however, it could also be a cause of division and irredentism. Civic citizenship could create unity and cohesion i…
Rethinking State-Building in the Horn of Africa: Challenges of Striking a Balance between Traditional and Modern Institutions
State-building in the postcolonial Horn of Africa (HoA) suffers from institutional incoherence, which emanates from the duality of institutional arrangements expressed in the coexistence, albeit in an unequal basis, of modern and traditional institutions. While modern institutions are transplanted by the colonial state or imported by the postcolonial state, traditional institutions are transferred from precolonial societal structures. This articl…
The Politics of Language in Eritrea: Equality of Languages Vs. Bilingual Official Language Policy
The article analyzes the discourse of politics of language in Eritrea. It argues that the language debate in Eritrea over equality of languages and bilingual official langauge policy is more about power relations than about language per se. It relates to politics of identity that derives from the construction of two identity formations as understood by political elites. Equality of languages is based on ethnic identity, whereas official language …
Conceptualizing Civil Society in Africa: The Case of Eritrea
The article analyses the evolution of civil society in Eritrea. It has two sections. The first section critically analyses the notion of civil society. It argues that the Eurocentric or conventional perception of the notion of civil society fails to capture the reality in Africa. The second section, the case of Eritrea (the empirical part), deals with a specific type of civil society. The Eritrean civil society is an outcome of colonial-, liberat…
When Success Becomes a Liability: Challenges of State Building in Eritrea (1991-2005)
The article aims to discuss and analyze the post-liberation state building challenges in Eritrea. It interrogates how and why the promising start was transformed into a nightmare. It traces two sets of explanatory factors. The first is the political culture that was developed during the liberation struggle. A political culture characterized by centralization, hierarchy, collectivism, strong loyalty and discipline became an obstacle to state build…
Supra-Ethnic Nationalism: The Case of Eritrea
The Politics of Language in Eritrea: Equality of Languages Vs. Bilingual Official Language Policy
The article analyzes the discourse of politics of language in Eritrea. It argues that the language debate in Eritrea over equality of languages and bilingual official langauge policy is more about power relations than about language per se. It relates to politics of identity that derives from the construction of two identity formations as understood by political elites. Equality of languages is based on ethnic identity, whereas official language …
Conceptualizing Civil Society in Africa: The Case of Eritrea
The article analyses the evolution of civil society in Eritrea. It has two sections. The first section critically analyses the notion of civil society. It argues that the Eurocentric or conventional perception of the notion of civil society fails to capture the reality in Africa. The second section, the case of Eritrea (the empirical part), deals with a specific type of civil society. The Eritrean civil society is an outcome of colonial-, liberat…
Education as an Instrument of Nation‐Building in Postcolonial Africa
The article examines the role of education in nation‐building in postcolonial Africa. The postcolonial African nationalist leaders faced formidable challenges in building new nations out of disparate ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic groups, particularly as regards the two intimately related processes of deconstruction and construction. While deconstruction entailed dismantling the structures, institutions, and power relations of the co…
Rethinking State-Building in the Horn of Africa: Challenges of Striking a Balance between Traditional and Modern Institutions
State-building in the postcolonial Horn of Africa (HoA) suffers from institutional incoherence, which emanates from the duality of institutional arrangements expressed in the coexistence, albeit in an unequal basis, of modern and traditional institutions. While modern institutions are transplanted by the colonial state or imported by the postcolonial state, traditional institutions are transferred from precolonial societal structures. This articl…
Historical Sociology of State Formation in the Horn of Africa: Genesis, Trajectories, Processes, Routes and Consequences
This book examines the genesis, trajectories, processes, routes and consequences of the evolution of state formation
State legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa
This article examines state legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Drawing on the literature of the state and specifically on the HOA, as well as on primary research, this article seeks to examine the nature of state legitimacy. The wider literature indicates that state legitimacy derives from two sources: domestic and external. In an ideal situation, a symmetry exists between the two. In reality, however, there is usu…
Regional economic communities and peacebuilding: The Igad experience
This article examines the role of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in peacebuilding, considering its experience in peacebuilding in the greater Horn of Africa. The article critically examines IGAD’s performance in executing its mandates, as defined in the regional body’s constitutive act. IGAD’s peace mediation and peacebuilding efforts show mixed outcomes. This mixed outcome is attributed to a number of factors that include …
The Ethnic and Civic Foundations of Citizenship and Identity in the Horn of Africa
The article seeks to analyse the ethic and civic forms of citizenship and identity in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and to some extent Sudan are pursuing the ethnic model. While Eritrea and Djibouti pursue the civic model, Somalia represents a special case. Ethnic citizenship may guarantee equal rights, self‐rule, and self‐fulfilment; however, it could also be a cause of division and irredentism. Civic citizenship could create unity and cohesion i…
Redefining National Identity and Nation‐Building in P ost‐secession S udans: Civic and Ethnic Models
The split of S udan following popular referendum in S outh S udan may have spurred a need for a serious reconsideration of national identity and nation‐building in the two emerging states. S udan is compelled to embark in the reconstitution of national identity in a manner that reflects the new reality. S outh S udan also needs to gear its post‐secession identity formation and nation‐building in a way that reflects and celebrates its ethnocultura…
Les défis de la construction de l'État au Sud-Soudan
Le Sud-Soudan est finalement parvenu à négocier son indépendance au terme de deux guerres civiles et s’est engagé dans le délicat processus de construction de l’État. En procédant à un examen des systèmes en place, à titre transitoire ou permanent, l’auteur défend l’idée de la construction d’un État moderne reposant sur l’institutionnalisation, la bureaucratisation et la démocratisation préalables de l’appareil d’État. Il accorde une place partic…
The Morality of the U.N. Security Council Sanctions against Eritrea: Defensibility, Political Objectives, and Consequences
This article seeks to examine the sanctions imposed on Eritrea by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) based on Eritrea’s alleged involvement in Somalia and its border dispute with Djibouti. It argues that the UNSC’s failure to sanction the parties for reneging on their commitment to implement the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict on the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia casts doubt on the morality of the sanctions. It also argues th…
When Success Becomes a Liability: Challenges of State Building in Eritrea (1991-2005)
The article aims to discuss and analyze the post-liberation state building challenges in Eritrea. It interrogates how and why the promising start was transformed into a nightmare. It traces two sets of explanatory factors. The first is the political culture that was developed during the liberation struggle. A political culture characterized by centralization, hierarchy, collectivism, strong loyalty and discipline became an obstacle to state build…
Supra-Ethnic Nationalism: The Case of Eritrea
When Success Becomes a Liability: Challenges of State Building in Eritrea (1991-2005)
The article aims to discuss and analyze the post-liberation state building challenges in Eritrea. It interrogates how and why the promising start was transformed into a nightmare. It traces two sets of explanatory factors. The first is the political culture that was developed during the liberation struggle. A political culture characterized by centralization, hierarchy, collectivism, strong loyalty and discipline became an obstacle to state build…
Conceptualizing Civil Society in Africa: The Case of Eritrea
The article analyses the evolution of civil society in Eritrea. It has two sections. The first section critically analyses the notion of civil society. It argues that the Eurocentric or conventional perception of the notion of civil society fails to capture the reality in Africa. The second section, the case of Eritrea (the empirical part), deals with a specific type of civil society. The Eritrean civil society is an outcome of colonial-, liberat…
The Politics of Language in Eritrea: Equality of Languages Vs. Bilingual Official Language Policy
The article analyzes the discourse of politics of language in Eritrea. It argues that the language debate in Eritrea over equality of languages and bilingual official langauge policy is more about power relations than about language per se. It relates to politics of identity that derives from the construction of two identity formations as understood by political elites. Equality of languages is based on ethnic identity, whereas official language …
The Ethnic and Civic Foundations of Citizenship and Identity in the Horn of Africa
The article seeks to analyse the ethic and civic forms of citizenship and identity in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and to some extent Sudan are pursuing the ethnic model. While Eritrea and Djibouti pursue the civic model, Somalia represents a special case. Ethnic citizenship may guarantee equal rights, self‐rule, and self‐fulfilment; however, it could also be a cause of division and irredentism. Civic citizenship could create unity and cohesion i…
Rethinking State-Building in the Horn of Africa: Challenges of Striking a Balance between Traditional and Modern Institutions
State-building in the postcolonial Horn of Africa (HoA) suffers from institutional incoherence, which emanates from the duality of institutional arrangements expressed in the coexistence, albeit in an unequal basis, of modern and traditional institutions. While modern institutions are transplanted by the colonial state or imported by the postcolonial state, traditional institutions are transferred from precolonial societal structures. This articl…
Regional Integration, Identity and Citizenship in the Greater Horn of Africa
Re-examining Local Governance in Eritrea: The Redrawing of Administration Regions
The post-independence government of Eritrea introduced Proclamation 86/1996 to redraw the administrative structure of the newly independent territory. The principle behind the redrawing was pronounced to be to serve decentralised governance system where considerable power is devolved to the regions. According to this principle the regions were provided with legislative, executive and judiciary bodies of local governance. Further the regions were …
Les défis de la construction de l'État au Sud-Soudan
Le Sud-Soudan est finalement parvenu à négocier son indépendance au terme de deux guerres civiles et s’est engagé dans le délicat processus de construction de l’État. En procédant à un examen des systèmes en place, à titre transitoire ou permanent, l’auteur défend l’idée de la construction d’un État moderne reposant sur l’institutionnalisation, la bureaucratisation et la démocratisation préalables de l’appareil d’État. Il accorde une place partic…
The Morality of the U.N. Security Council Sanctions against Eritrea: Defensibility, Political Objectives, and Consequences
This article seeks to examine the sanctions imposed on Eritrea by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) based on Eritrea’s alleged involvement in Somalia and its border dispute with Djibouti. It argues that the UNSC’s failure to sanction the parties for reneging on their commitment to implement the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict on the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia casts doubt on the morality of the sanctions. It also argues th…
Self-Determination and Secession in Africa: The Post-Colonial State
Environmental Change, Conflicts and Problems of Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa
This article analyses interlinks between environmental changes, conflicts and sustainable development in the Horn of Africa. It makes an argument for the dialectical correlation between the three variables. It is thus argued that environmental deterioration can lead to conflicts, and environmental deterioration and conflicts can also hamper sustainable development. It is also argued that lack of sustainable development can lead to environmental d…
Redefining National Identity and Nation‐Building in P ost‐secession S udans: Civic and Ethnic Models
The split of S udan following popular referendum in S outh S udan may have spurred a need for a serious reconsideration of national identity and nation‐building in the two emerging states. S udan is compelled to embark in the reconstitution of national identity in a manner that reflects the new reality. S outh S udan also needs to gear its post‐secession identity formation and nation‐building in a way that reflects and celebrates its ethnocultura…
State Building and National Identity Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa
This book examines post-secession and post-transition state building in Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It explores two intimately linked, yet analytically distinct themes: state building
Regional economic communities and peacebuilding: The Igad experience
This article examines the role of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in peacebuilding, considering its experience in peacebuilding in the greater Horn of Africa. The article critically examines IGAD’s performance in executing its mandates, as defined in the regional body’s constitutive act. IGAD’s peace mediation and peacebuilding efforts show mixed outcomes. This mixed outcome is attributed to a number of factors that include …
Education as an Instrument of Nation‐Building in Postcolonial Africa
The article examines the role of education in nation‐building in postcolonial Africa. The postcolonial African nationalist leaders faced formidable challenges in building new nations out of disparate ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic groups, particularly as regards the two intimately related processes of deconstruction and construction. While deconstruction entailed dismantling the structures, institutions, and power relations of the co…
State legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa
This article examines state legitimacy and government performance in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Drawing on the literature of the state and specifically on the HOA, as well as on primary research, this article seeks to examine the nature of state legitimacy. The wider literature indicates that state legitimacy derives from two sources: domestic and external. In an ideal situation, a symmetry exists between the two. In reality, however, there is usu…
Historical Sociology of State Formation in the Horn of Africa: Genesis, Trajectories, Processes, Routes and Consequences
This book examines the genesis, trajectories, processes, routes and consequences of the evolution of state formation
Cooperation Under Asymmetrical Order: A Gulf – Horn Cooperation for Peace and Development
This article seeks to analyze a prospective Gulf-Horn Africa cooperation for peace and development in the greater Red Sea. It examines the form and context of cooperation under an asymmetrical order. The rationality is a contention that the Gulf and Horn form an intrinsic security architecture. Peace and development are necessary conditions for common security. These are to be achieved through cooperation and integration. The paper underscores th…
Political science (17 works) · Law (15 works) · Politics (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · African history and culture analysis (10 works) · Political economy (8 works) · State (computer science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · French horn (5 works)