The Ethnopolitics of Ethnofederalism
in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the darling of development economists: since 2005, the countrys economic growth rate has consistently been around the 10% mark. Ethiopia is also a regional superpower with political influence across East Africa and the Horn. Furthermore, the African Union has its headquarters in the capital Addis Ababa, which further underscores the countrys growing international profile. On top of everything, since 1995 Ethiopia has a federal constitution explicitly committed to granting political autonomy to all ethnic groups within the country. Ethiopias federalism has also direct relevance to the countrys neighbours, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Djibouti, who have ethnic kin across the borders with Ethiopia. Yet, despite the generous promises to the countrys ethnic groups stated in the constitution, not everything is well. As marked by the recent unrest throughout various regions of the country, the federal constitutions promises and the reality do not always perfectly align. But there is a shortage of even-handed scholarly analyses of this complex country, and in particular, its unique federal system. Based on chapters focusing on different parts of the federal system, the collection takes stock of the last 20 years and distils lessons and insights for a broader international/comparative readership.
The chapters were originally published in Ethnopolitics and Regional and Federal Studies.
Jan Erk is the Jan Smuts Memorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK. He completed his doctorate at McGill University, Canada, and his post-doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. In 2018, he will become a fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa.
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Contents
Jan Erk
Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha
Seyoum Mesfin
Zemelak A. Ayele & Jaap de Visser
Milkessa Midega
Assefa Fiseha
Tesfa Bihonegn
was published in Regional and Federal Studies. When citing this material, please use the original volume number, issue number, date of publication, and page numbering for each article, as follows:
Jan Erk
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 219231
Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 232245
Seyoum Mesfin
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 246259
Zemelak A. Ayele & Jaap de Visser
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 260278
Milkessa Midega
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 279294
Assefa Fiseha
Ethnopolitics, volume 16, issue 3 (June 2017) pp. 295313
Tesfa Bihonegn
Regional and Federal Studies, volume 25, issue 1 (February 2015) pp. 4570
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Zemelak A. Ayele is Associate Professor at the Centre for Federal Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Tesfa Bihonegn works at Edith Cowan University, Australia. He previously worked at Dilla University, Ethiopia.
Jaap de Visser is Director of the Community Law Centre, University of Western Cape, South Africa.
Jan Erk is the Jan Smuts Memorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK. He completed his doctorate at McGill University, Canada, and his post-doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, in Canada. In 2018, he will become a fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa.
