UID:
edocfu_9959236845802883
Format:
1 online resource (230 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-16198-2
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9786613161987
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90-04-20937-9
Series Statement:
African social studies series ; v. 25
Content:
Most governments in Africa, seeing the political mobilisation of ethnicity as a threat, have rejected the use of ethnic differences as an explicit basis for political representation. The one prominent exception is Ethiopia, which since 1991 has imposed a system of ethnic-based federalism that offers each ethnic group the right of ‘self-determination’. This book provides a detailed empirical study of this system at work in the complex multiethnic environment of southern Ethiopia. It finds that ethnic self-rule, in combination with the power politics of an authoritarian regime, has produced both intended and unintended outcomes. While arguably easing large-scale ethnic conflicts, it has led to ‘ethnicisation’ of local socioeconomic disputes and to sharper inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic divides, often to the disadvantage of historically marginalised groups.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminary Material /
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Chapter One. Introduction: The Limits Of Institutions In Multiethnic Societies /
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Chapter Two. ‘National Self-Determination’: Federalism The Ethiopian Way /
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Chapter Three. The Historical Trajectories Of Local Ethnic Polities: The Sidama And The Wolayta /
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Chapter Four. Ethnic Politics In Play: Implementing Self-Determination In A South Ethiopian Context /
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Chapter Five. Crafting Ethnic Politics: The Formation Of Parties In Sidama And Wolayta /
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Chapter Six. Dealing With Local Minorities: The Persistence Of Discriminatory Practices Under Ethnic Federalism /
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Chapter Seven. Identities Or Resources At Stake? Controversies On National Self-Determination In Sidama And Wolayta /
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Chapter Eight. Conclusion: The Facets Of Ethnic Federalism /
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References /
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Index /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-20729-5
Language:
English
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