This monograph offers a comprehensive insight into the contested state building processes and identity formation at the local level in Ethiopia...The book is an important contribution to contemporary debates not only on the nature of the Ethiopian developmental state and the violent conflicts that shape current politics, but also on future attempts at state building and, possibly, transitional justice in the Horn of Africa.
Davide Chinigò is Research Fellow in African History and Institutions at the University for foreigners of Perugia, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna in the Department of Political and Social Science and the Department of Cultural Heritage. He is also Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology. His research focuses on the history and politics of international relations and development in
Africa, addressing case studies in Ethiopia, Malawi, and South Africa.