John R. Campbell is a social anthropologist who has undertaken fieldwork/development consultancies in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana and the United Kingdom. He currently teaches anthropology at The School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

• Introduction 1.Nationalism, the 1998-2000 Ethiopia-Eritrea war and the denationalisation of ‘Eritreans’ 2. Politics, law and the limitations of international arbitration at The Hague 3.Flight from The Horn: Transiting Africa to find refuge 4.The illusion of citizenship and of return: Politics and persecution in The Horn 5.The Illusion of refuge: The search for asylum and the failure of international law 6.‘Bare life’: The vulnerability and political significance of stateless persons 7.Conclusion

John R. Campbell is a social anthropologist who has undertaken fieldwork/development consultancies in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana and the United Kingdom. He currently teaches anthropology at The School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

• Introduction 1.Nationalism, the 1998-2000 Ethiopia-Eritrea war and the denationalisation of ‘Eritreans’ 2. Politics, law and the limitations of international arbitration at The Hague 3.Flight from The Horn: Transiting Africa to find refuge 4.The illusion of citizenship and of return: Politics and persecution in The Horn 5.The Illusion of refuge: The search for asylum and the failure of international law 6.‘Bare life’: The vulnerability and political significance of stateless persons 7.Conclusion

John R. Campbell is a social anthropologist who has undertaken fieldwork/development consultancies in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana and the United Kingdom. He currently teaches anthropology at The School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

• Introduction 1.Nationalism, the 1998-2000 Ethiopia-Eritrea war and the denationalisation of ‘Eritreans’ 2. Politics, law and the limitations of international arbitration at The Hague 3.Flight from The Horn: Transiting Africa to find refuge 4.The illusion of citizenship and of return: Politics and persecution in The Horn 5.The Illusion of refuge: The search for asylum and the failure of international law 6.‘Bare life’: The vulnerability and political significance of stateless persons 7.Conclusion