Libya and postcolonial karma
As the EU has signalled the lifting of sanctions on Libya, quite a lot of that $110 billion of Libyan assets will presumably get unfrozen in the very near future. As part of that, expect much backslapping over the removal of Gaddafi (when it has actually been confirmed). At this point, it is worth noting Laura Seay’s interview with Zachariah Cherian Mampilly about his book Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life During War. Based on his own experiences, Mampilly notes that the exisitng literatures didn’t conform to the …