Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect
In light of the recent waves of secessionist struggle and conflict in Africa, a number of debates have spurred the possibility of secession outside the colonial context. Sourcing data from documentary materials coupled with the application of historical methods of data analysis, this article reflect...
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| author | Olusesan, A. Osunkoya Basiru, Adeniyi S. |
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| description | In light of the recent waves of secessionist struggle and conflict in Africa, a number of debates have spurred the possibility of secession outside the colonial context. Sourcing data from documentary materials coupled with the application of historical methods of data analysis, this article reflects on Eritrea's secession from Ethiopia in 1993. The study discusses and argues that Eritrea's feat in 1993 was made possible by certain domestic and external factors that did not present themselves to earlier secessionist movements. It concludes that without those factors that made Eritrea secession possible for its re-invention, furthermore, given that the forces that propelled the 1964 Cairo Agenda are still alive and formidable, secession outside the colonial context in Africa is likely to remain a difficult endeavor. |
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| spelling | uum-290422023-01-01T08:27:45Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29042/ Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect Olusesan, A. Osunkoya Basiru, Adeniyi S. JZ International relations In light of the recent waves of secessionist struggle and conflict in Africa, a number of debates have spurred the possibility of secession outside the colonial context. Sourcing data from documentary materials coupled with the application of historical methods of data analysis, this article reflects on Eritrea's secession from Ethiopia in 1993. The study discusses and argues that Eritrea's feat in 1993 was made possible by certain domestic and external factors that did not present themselves to earlier secessionist movements. It concludes that without those factors that made Eritrea secession possible for its re-invention, furthermore, given that the forces that propelled the 1964 Cairo Agenda are still alive and formidable, secession outside the colonial context in Africa is likely to remain a difficult endeavor. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29042/1/JIS%2014%202018%2023-35.pdf Olusesan, A. Osunkoya and Basiru, Adeniyi S. (2018) Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect. Journal of International Studies (JIS), 14. pp. 23-35. ISSN 1823-691X |
| spellingShingle | JZ International relations Olusesan, A. Osunkoya Basiru, Adeniyi S. Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title | Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title_full | Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title_fullStr | Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title_short | Secession Outside the Colonial Context: The Birth of Eritrea in Retrospect |
| title_sort | secession outside the colonial context the birth of eritrea in retrospect |
| topic | JZ International relations |
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