This article attempts to situate the transition to statehood
in Eritrea in the context of its time, culture, and political history. It
argues that the transition is profoundly shaped by the international
conjuncture within which it unfolds, as well as by the social and political
experiences of the nationalist movements. The economic, social, and political
aspects of the transition are highlighted with a view to illuminating their
overall trajectory and complex dynamics. The establishment of national sovereignty,
it is argued, does not entail some unproblematic process of national
integration, but only creates a nationally defined public space through which
the multi‐faceted issues of post‐independence Eritrea will be contested.
State formation is therefore understood as a continuation of the nation‐making
process which cannot be reified as a finished project. The article concludes by
examining the contradictory but pregnant possibilities for establishing a
democratic political and social order
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