Biopolitics, Militarism, and Development

David O'Kane is a graduate of the National University of Ireland and Queen's University Belfast. He has worked in universities in Eritrea, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Britain, Russia, and New Zealand.

• Introduction: Biopolitics, Militarism and Development in Contemporary EritreaTricia Redeker Hepner and David O’KaneChapter 1. Pitfalls of Nationalism in EritreaTekle M. WoldemikaelChapter 2. War, Spatio-temporal Perception, and the Nation: Fighters and Farmers in the HighlandsMichael MahrtChapter 3. The Youth Has Gone From Our Soil: Place and Politics in Refugee Resettlement and Agrarian DevelopmentAmanda PooleChapter 4. Human Resource Development and the State: Higher Education in Post-Revolutionary EritreaTanja R. MüllerChapter 5. Avoiding Wastage by Making Soldiers: Technologies of the State and the Imagination of the Educated NationJennifer RigganChapter 6. Trapped in Adolescence: The Post-War Urban GenerationMagnus TreiberChapter 7. Seeking Asylum in a Transnational Social Field: New Refugees and Struggles for Autonomy and Human RightsTricia Redeker HepnerChapter 8. The Eritrean State in Comparative PerspectiveGreg CameronConclusion: Biopolitics and Dilemmas of Development in Eritrea and ElsewhereTricia Redeker Hepner and David O’KaneBibliographyIndex

“…provides a much-needed collection of ethnographies and historical analyses on Eritrea’s development model and its discontents…the ethnographies presented in this volume contribute towards a rare perspective on Eritrean militarized and militarizing development and state formation.”  ·  JRAI“…provides a much needed, first-rate collection of scholarship concerning the operations and development of the Eritrean state during the last decade. Each chapter utilizes well-grounded research to illustrate the myriad complexities related to Eritrean national identity, state-building, and the political significance of diasporic communities.”  ·  North East African Studies“This volume offers significant and  new information on and insights into current developments in many different areas and – thanks to a comprehensive bibliography on Eritrea  and theoretical foundations of the concept of biopolitics as an appendix – inspirations for further general readings and reflections in the field of political.science.”  ·  Peripherie“This little collection provides an excellent overview of the processes and policies at work in these transformations and gives a multifaceted picture of contemporary Eritrea…The volume is organized around the theme of biopolitics, militarism, and the state and the chapters while quite diverse in subject matter work together exceptionally well in addressing common themes. This book should be read by policy makers and those engaged in humanitarian interventions in the Horn of Africa.”  ·  Anthropos