Preface to Special Issue on Ethiopia: Beyond Ethnic Federalism and the Statehood Solution

Abebe Zegeye and Brightman Gebremichael Ganta
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Abebe Zegeye: Cradle: Center for Research and Development in Learning
Brightman Gebremichael Ganta: Bahir Dar University

Journal of Developing Societies, 2022, vol. 38, issue 4, 391-397

Abstract: This preface provides a brief introduction to this special issue on contemporary Ethiopia. It highlights the role played by land, ethnicity, federalism, and political ideology in the constitutional development and politics of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian state with its ethnic federation of different ethno-linguistic regions is contextualized. The preface concludes by proposing the thesis that the current constitution of Ethiopia does not contribute to the continuation of Ethiopia as an integrated nation-state; rather it contributes to a loose collection of semi-autonomous warring ethnic regions.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/0169796X221129697

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