kenya

La dichiarazione di lunedì notte in cui l’esercito keniota affermava di avere ormai il controllo su quasi tutto il Westgate Mall, nonostante alcuni membri del commando di Al Shabaab fossero e siano ancora asserragliati all’interno del centro commerciale, può essere considerata una buona metafora di ciò che continua ad accadere sul piano regionale.

Abstract

Sub-national identities are politically relevant in many Asian and African countries, irrespective to their political system. The vote tends to be guided by clanic, ethnic, religious or regional identities, and political parties are organized along primordial loyalties. Identity politics is invoked to justify ingrained power relations or, for those groups who are discriminated against and excluded from economic and political power, to further their interests.

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