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Ethnic federalism, multi-ethnic or multi-national federalism, is a form of federal system in which the federated regional or state units are defined by ethnicity. Ethnic federal systems have been created in attempts to accommodate demands for ethnic autonomy and manage inter-ethnic tensions within a state.
For this group, ethnic federalism does not only intensify ethnic conflicts and tensions across the country, but it also erects some structural barriers to the practice of democracy and constitutionalism.
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Jun 29, 2022 · This contribution explores how federalism is employed for multinational state-building and sheds light on the topic of federalism and ethnic relations at large. The specific objective is to explain fundamentals as to the functioning of some federal systems subsumed...
Jan 12, 2022 · While solving old problems of ethnic inequality and injustice, ethnic federalism has created new problems of ethnic tensions and conflict across Ethiopia. The article aims at investigating how and why ethnic federalism ended up being a source of ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia and suggests the way out.
This paper argues that the structural and sociopolitical emphasis on ethnic identity is a core challenge for the country’s peace and stability, its state/nation-building process, and the peaceful coexistence of different ethnic groups.
Nov 26, 2023 · Article 39 of Ethiopia’s federal constitution, adopted in 1995, explicitly acknowledges the country’s ethnic diversity. Ethiopia is a federation comprising nations and nationalities, each...
