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May 9, 2026DhaxalreebOpen Access

Review of “Smugglers, Speculators, and the City in the Ethiopia-Somalia Borderlands,” by Daniel K Thompson, Cambridge University Press, 2025

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Review analyzes the co-production of border control and urban economies in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State, suggesting key implications for sociocultural dynamics.

Key Points

  • The review examines the relationship between border securitization and urban development in the Ethiopia-Somalia borderlands.
  • Analyzed ethnographic and geographical studies from years of research in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.
  • Reviewed the book's arguments regarding social and cultural logics influencing border dynamics.
  • Identified how Jigjiga's networks create both opportunities and risks associated with state-led border control.
  • Highlighted the cultural economies that emerge in response to restrictive border policies.

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Théa Klement (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fed021b9154b0b8287719ahttps://doi.org/10.13169/dhaxalreeb.22.1.0087
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