Cover; Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Objectives of the study; Federalism and conflict management: theoretical and conceptual approaches; Analytical framework of the study; Research design and methods of data collection and analysis; Structure of the book; 2 Ethiopia's ethnic federalism: history and ideology; Introduction; From multi-ethnic empire to ethnic federation; The ideology of Ethiopian federalism; EPRDF's revolutionary democracy ideology and federalism; Conclusion
3 Asymmetries and trends of conflicts in federal EthiopiaIntroduction; The enduring debate on ethnic federalism; Asymmetries in Ethiopia's ethnic federation; Politics of resource sharing and its conflict potential; Federalism and secessionist wars; Autonomy and generation/transformation of ethnic conflicts; Conclusion; 4 Ethnic make-up and history: background to the study regions; Introduction; Peripherality of the two regions; Ethnic make-up and relations; History of incorporation and administration; Conclusion; 5 Federalism and autonomy conflicts in the Somali region; Introduction
Autonomy and intra-regional divisionsAutonomy conflicts: clans and the new federal resources; Conclusion; 6 Federalism and autonomy conflicts in the Benishangul-Gumuz region; Introduction; Autonomy and intra-regional instability: rise and decline of the BPLM; Bertha-Gumuz dispute: Bertha dominance or exit?; Autonomy and conflict between the titular and non-titular groups; Conclusion; 7 Inter-regional conflicts: Somali region; Introduction; Background to Somali relations with the Oromo and the Afar; Somali-Oromia boundary conflicts: the case of Moyale
Somali-Afar boundary conflict: the case of the Afar-Issa conflictConclusion; 8 Inter- regional conflicts: Benishangul-Gumuz region; Introduction; Background to Gumuz relations with Amhara and Oromo; Inter-regional relations: Benishangul-Gumuz and Amhara; Inter-regional relations: Benishangul-Gumuz and Oromia; Conclusion; 9 Centre-regional relations: Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz regions; Introduction; Centre-regional relations and the federal executive; The House of Federation in centre-regional relationships; Asymmetrical inter-party relations; Political and economic exchanges; Conclusion
10 ConclusionComparing Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz regions; Federal theories and the Ethiopian experience; Reforming Ethiopia's ethnic federalism; Notes; References; Index
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index
