Del 25 - African Social Studies Series

Politics of Ethnicity in Ethiopia

Actors, Power and Mobilisation under Ethnic Federalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Most governments in Africa, seeing the political mobilisation of ethnicity as a threat, have rejected the use of ethnic differences as an explicit basis for political representation. The one prominent exception is Ethiopia, which since 1991 has imposed a system of ethnic-based federalism that offers each ethnic group the right of ‘self-determination’. This book provides a detailed empirical study of this system at work in the complex multiethnic environment of southern Ethiopia. It finds that ethnic self-rule, in combination with the power politics of an authoritarian regime, has produced both intended and unintended outcomes. While arguably easing large-scale ethnic conflicts, it has led to ‘ethnicisation’ of local socioeconomic disputes and to sharper inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic divides, often to the disadvantage of historically marginalised groups.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-06-22
Mått160 x 240 x 14 mm
Vikt418 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Social Studies Series
Antal sidor216
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004207295

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CONTENTSPreface and Acknowledgements ...................................................... viiAbbreviations ..................................................................................... xiSelected Glossary ............................................................................... xiiiList of Maps and Tables ................................................................... xvChapter One Introduction: The Limits of Institutions inMultiethnic Societies ..................................................................... 1Chapter Two ‘National Self-Determination’: Federalism theEthiopian Way ............................................................................... 25Chapter Three The Historical Trajectories of Local EthnicPolities: The Sidama and the Wolayta ....................................... 55Chapter Four Ethnic Politics in Play: ImplementingSelf-Determination in a South Ethiopian Context .................. 95Chapter Five Crafting Ethnic Politics: The Formation ofParties in Sidama and Wolayta ................................................... 109Chapter Six Dealing with Local Minorities: The Persistenceof Discriminatory Practices under Ethnic Federalism ............ 127Chapter Seven Identities or Resources at Stake?Controversies on National Self-Determination in Sidamaand Wolayta ................................................................................... 147Chapter Eight Conclusion: The Facets of Ethnic Federalism 179References ........................................................................................... 195Index ....................................................................................................203