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Ethiopia's " invention " of ethnic-based federalism had been the center for academic and political debates for the past two decades. In spite of all the criticism and skepticism, the Ethiopian government claims it is committed to fully realize the constitutional dictates to maintain fundamental values that any federal system should exhibit.
Abstract: Ethiopia adopted ethnic federalism and restructured the regions along ethnic lines as soon as the endorsement of the constitution in 1994. This article explores the application of federalism in the Ethiopia context. Although Ethiopia has been known as a federal state since the ratification of the
Keywords: ethnic federalism; Ethiopian politics; ethnicity and ‘‘revolutionary’’ democracy; ethnic conflict and mediation In this article I discuss the general features of the post-1991 regime under the ruling party (and former insurgent movement) Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, with its core the Tigray ...
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Oct 7, 2015 · Though there is no universally accepted definition to the notion of federalism, for the concept is dynamic and has changed its nature through time, it has become an important instrument to serve diverse and common interests in a given nation, establishing a union to discharge common functions and regional governments to accommodate diverse interests. Federal systems have taken deviating forms ...
Jan 1, 2011 · The frequent occurrence of ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia has been attributable to the nature of the government’s policy of ethnic federalism and the relentless desire of the ruling class to ...
Nevertheless, the national quest to address the ethnicity question continues to pose a challenge and considered as 'the third world phenomenon' and old fashioned way of political resistance in the 1960s of Ethiopia. The present ethnic federalism in Ethiopia is created according to its proponents, particularly to address the question of ...
