Ethiopia: A State Regressing from Democracy

Abadir M. Ibrahim
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Abadir M. Ibrahim: St. Thomas University School of Law

Chapter Chapter 6 in The Role of Civil Society in Africa’s Quest for Democratization, 2015, pp 121-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Compared with the other nations studied Ethiopia entered the modern world of independent nations with a head start. Although invaded by Italy for a brief period, Ethiopia survived the ills of colonialism, was one of four African member states of the League of Nations, and was a founding member of the United Nations and the Organization of African Union. However, neither its independence nor its head start allowed it to establish a democratic system. Ethiopia remained at the back of the pack when it came to education, industrialization, and urbanization, and a grassroots democratic movement would not emerge until the 1960s. Like many African nations, Ethiopia would become a victim of the cold war and suffer through a communist dictatorship which nationalized everything in the country including civil society. Ethiopia’s progress towards democratization began at the end of the cold war only to be sharply curtailed in 2005. This chapter follows Ethiopian civil society from Imperial rule to military dictatorship, democratic transition, and regression to electoral dictatorship.

Keywords: Civil Society; Civil Society Organization; Military Regime; Traditional Association; Imperial Regime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18383-1_6

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