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Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government |
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Kefale Asnake
Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia. A Comparative Regional Study
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Routledge
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2014
Page 218 ISBN 978-0-415-61593-8
| This book examines the impact of the federal restructuring of Ethiopia on ethnic conflicts.
The adoption of ethnic federalism in Ethiopia was closely related with the problem of creating a state structure that could be used as instrument of managing the complex ethno-linguistic diversity of the country. Ethiopia is a multinational country with about 85 ethno-linguistic groups and since the 1960s, it suffered from ethno-regional conflicts. The book considers multiple governance and state factors that could explain the difficulties Ethiopian federalism faces to realise its objectives. These include lack of political pluralism and the use of ethnicity as the sole instrument of state organisation. |
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| Series: Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization |
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