Redie Bereketeab is Associate Professor of Sociology and Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute at Uppsala University, Sweden. His latest publications include: National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa (2019), and Alternatives to Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa (2021). His research interest include political sociology, development sociology, African studies, conflict, peacebuilding, regional integration.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Challenges of State Formation.- Chapter 2: Theories of State Formation.- Chapter 3: Proto-state Formation: Ethiopia.- Chapter 4: Colonial State Formation.- Chapter 5: The National Liberation State.- Chapter 6: State Legitimacy and Government Performance in the Horn of Africa.- Chapter 7: Common Characteristics of the Three Typologies of State Formation: Synthesis.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.