Absence of Political Security in Ethiopian and Its Consequences on State Security

Yayew Genet Chekol

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, 2019, vol. 75, issue 3, 323-333

Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to examine the absence of political security and its consequences on state security of Ethiopia. The study was conducted through case study design and used qualitative research approach, and key informant interview was held. The main finding of the article is that in Ethiopia there is a prevalence of political insecurity which is committed by government officials via security sectors and which has led to the existence of mistrust on security sectors, the expansion of mob justice and the existences of social insecurity in the state.

Keywords: Political security; state security; mob justice; social insecurity; security sectors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/0974928419860934

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