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Author Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye.

Title Ethnic diversity and federalism : constitution making in South Africa and Ethiopia / Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha
Published Surrey : Ashgate, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (298 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Towards the recognition of ethnic diversity -- Federalism as institutional design to recognize and accommodate ethnic diversity -- Ethnicity in South Africa's political and constitutional development -- Institutional recognition and accommodation of ethnic diversity in South Africa -- Ethnicity in Ethiopia's political and constitutional development -- Marrying federalism with ethnicity : the case of Ethiopia -- Conclusion and Lessons
Summary The book examines how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic diversity and maintain national unity. It locates institutional responses to the challenges of ethnic diversity within the context of a federal arrangement, examining how this has been used to reconcile the conflicting pressures of the demand for the recognition of distinctive identities, and the promotion of political and territorial integrity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Ethnic groups -- Civil rights -- Ethiopia
Ethnic groups -- Civil rights -- South Africa
Ethnic groups -- Political activity -- Ethiopia
Ethnic groups -- Political activity -- South Africa
Federal government -- Ethiopia
Federal government -- South Africa
Multiculturalism -- Ethiopia
Multiculturalism -- South Africa
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Ethnic groups -- Civil rights
Ethnic groups -- Political activity
Ethnic relations
Federal government
Multiculturalism
Ethnizität
Föderalismus
SUBJECT Ethiopia -- Ethnic relations
South Africa -- Ethnic relations
Subject Ethiopia
South Africa
Äthiopien
Südafrika (Staat)
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010934875
ISBN 9781409403111
1409403114
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9781317140986
1317140974
9781317140979
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9781282907157
9786612907159
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