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State formation is the most contested subject in social and political sciences. The contestation is particularly intense when it comes to Africa. The contestation pivots around concepts, theory, methodology as well as empiri.
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Bereketeab, R. (2023). Conclusion. In: Historical Sociology of State Formation in the Horn of Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24162-8_8
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