The Ethnopolitics of Ethnofederalism in Ethiopia (Hardcover)

Ethiopia is the darling of development economists: since 2005, the country's economic growth rate has consistently been over the 10% mark. Ethiopia is also a regional superpower with political influence across East Africa and the Horn. Furthermore, the African Union has its headquarters in the capital Addis Ababa, which further underscores the country's growing international profile. On top of everything, since 1995 Ethiopia has a federal constitution explicitly committed to granting political autonomy to all ethnic groups within the country. Ethiopia's federalism has also direct relevance to the country's neighbours, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Djibouti who have ethnic kin across the borders with Ethiopia. Yet, despite the generous promises to the country's ethnic groups stated in the constitution, not everything is well. As marked by the recent unrest throughout various regions of the country, the federal constitution's promises and the reality do not always perfectly align. But there is a shortage of even-handed scholarly analyses of this complex country, and in particular, its unique federal system. Based on chapters focusing on different parts of the federal system, the collection takes stock of the last 20 years and distils lessons and insights for a broader international/comparative readership. The chapters originally published in Ethnopolitics and Regional & Federal Studies.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Association for the Study of Nationalities
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Jan Erk
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	126
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-7395-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General
LSN:	0-8153-7395-3
Barcode:	9780815373957

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