Bulletin n. 1/2010
July 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • McGeachie Erin
    Ethnofederalism in Ethiopia: An Analysis on the Implementation and Impact of Ethnofederalism in Domestic Ethnic Conflict within the State of Ethiopia
    in Federalism-E , volume 11, April ,  2010 ,  30-42
    Attempts are currently being made to resolve the problem that a colonial history has created within multi-ethnic states, by granting autonomy to groups whose culture and identity has been suppressed in the unity of modern nation-state. The system of ethnofederalism was created to allow conflicting ethnic communities to obtain a level of autonomy and self-government from the central authority without resorting to secession. Specifically ethnofederalism allows for regional political communities to provide a nonviolent means of dealing with differences between these groups. This paper will argue for the effectiveness of ethnofederalism when a state’s constitutional structure supports the equilibrium of power between central and state autonomy. This will be argued in terms of the necessity for a successful division of fiscal power, equity between the ethnic groups, federal toleration for political dissent and the implementation of fail-safes to prevent federal domination over regional governance.
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