by Lielit Teklay | Oct 19, 2026 | Insight
The concept of governmentality refers to the practice through which behaviours of population are directed, constrained, and framed. The concept was originally appeared in the work of a popular sociologist, Michel Foucault’s “logics of power” to denote guiding the...
by Lielit Teklay | Oct 5, 2026 | Insight
Peacebuilding has always been a challenging endeavor in the Horn of Africa and broadly on the continent. Relapsing into conflict is a common denominator across multiple cases. The Pretoria Agreement, GoE and TPLF, is not holding– tensions are rising and war looks...
by Lielit Teklay | Sep 21, 2026 | Insight
Contemporary Africa is experiencing a rapid expansion of digital public services, intelligent infrastructure, and innovation hubs. While these developments promise greater connectivity and economic opportunity, they also raise pressing question of data sovereignty,...
by Lielit Teklay | Sep 5, 2026 | Insight
Introduction In Rethinking Security after the Cold War, Barry Buzan (1997) examines how the end of the Cold War transformed the concept of security. He argues that the emergence of new political, economic, societal and environmental challenges requires a broader...
by Lielit Teklay | Aug 22, 2026 | Insight
In Social Identity and Social Conflict: Recent Developments in the Social Psychology of Intergroup Behaviour, Turner & Brown (1987) assess how social identity processes of social categorisation and intergroups relations shapes social conflicts. Specifically, they...
by Lielit Teklay | Aug 8, 2026 | Insight
Since the earliest theories of economic development, economic thought has continuously evolved to incorporate the emerging challenges that shape the prosperity of nations. As the twenty-first century is increasingly defined by the urgency of climate change and the...
