ISBN:
978-90-04-20729-5
ISSN:
1568-1203
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 214 Seiten
,
Karte
Series Statement:
African Social Studies Series 25
Keywords:
Äthiopien Süd-Äthiopien
;
Minorität
;
Ethnizität
;
Konflikt, ethnischer
;
Politik
;
Politische Partei
;
Föderalismus
;
Regierung
;
Sidama
;
Wolayta
;
Nationalismus
;
Nationalitätenkonflikt
;
Anthropologie, politische
;
Beziehungen Indigenes Volk-Regierung
Abstract:
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. (Umschlagtext)
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: the limits of institutions in multiethnic societies -- 'National self-determination': federalism the Ethiopian way -- The historical trajectories of local ethnic polities: the Sidama and the Wolayta -- Ethnic politics in play: implementing self-determination in a South Ethiopian context -- Crafting ethnic politics: the formation of parties in Sidama and Wolayta -- Dealing with local minorities: the persistence of discriminatory practices under ethnic federalism -- Identities or resources at stake? controversies on national self-determination in Sidama and Wolayta -- Conclusion: the facets of ethnic federalism -- References -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [195]-201
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