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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 7(4), pp. 140-149, June, 2019. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2019.045 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research
Ethnic Federalism and Ethnic Conflicts in Ethiopia
Getachew Fentahun Workie
The author is working as a lecturer at Debre Markos University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Email: getachewet02@gmail.com
Accepted 30 May 2019
After the demise of the Dergue regime, Ethiopia has commenced ethnic federalism to address ethno-national conflicts and maintain national unity. In spite of such novel rationale of the federalization, new trends of ethnic conflicts are emerging and becoming political hot spots in many parts of the country. Cognizant of such a fact, this study sought to investigate the influence of ethnic federalism on ethnic conflicts in the post-1991 Ethiopian. Hence, the study employed qualitative case study design relying primary and secondary sources of data. Purposive sampling strategy used to select key informants. Thematic analysis used to analyze the data collected from primary and secondary sources. Consequently, the finding revealed that politicization of ethnic identity, de-emphasis of national unity and identity based intra-boundary demarcation intensified ethnic conflicts following ethnic based federalization. The main conclusion drawn from the finding is the recognition of ethnic identity as an overarching socio-economic and political basis paved venue for ethnic elites to maneuver identity for socio-economic and political motives.
Keywords: ethnic federalism, ethnic elite, ethnic group, ethnicity
Cite this article as:
Getachew FW (2019). Ethnic
Federalism and Ethnic Conflicts in Ethiopia. Int. J. Polit. Sci.
Develop. 7(4) 140-149
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