The Politics of Contemporary Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Authoritarian Survival

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Introduction
	Factors to Consider in the Study of Ethiopian Politics
	Research Purpose
	The Research Plan and Methodology
	Notes
	References
Part 1 The Foundations to understanding the Politics of Ethiopia
	2 Historical Overview of Political Regimes in Pre-1974 Ethiopia
		The Political Culture in the Ethiopian Context: the Literature
		The Political Culture: Assessing Historical Narrative in Ethiopia
		Concepts of Patrimonialism and Neo-Patrimonialism
		Short Overview of Political Narratives in Patrimonial Ethiopia (1855–1930)
		Haile Selassie I: a Strong State and Survivalist Institutional Solutions (1930–1974)
		Notes
		References
	3 The Rise and Fall of the Military Regime and the Emergence of the TPLF-Led EPRDF Coalition
		Introduction: the Dergue, Political Reforms Going “South”
		The 1974 Revolution in Review
		Competing Ethnic Nationalisms at the Forefront of the Political Struggle
		The TPLF-Led EPRDF: a New Reality
		Neo-patrimonial/clientelist Reality and Challenges to Democratic Consolidation in a Survivalist EPRDF Coalition
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	4 Authoritarian Survival and Ethnic Federalism: The Literature
		Introduction
		Discussions On Authoritarian Survival
		Discussions On Ethnic Federalism
			Ethnic Federalism and National Unity
			Effects of Ethnic Federalism On Economic Equality
			Ethnic Federalism and Ethnic Conflicts
			Ethnic Federalism and Democratic Governance
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	5 The Strategic Elite and Institutional Designs in Ethiopia: The Question of Rights
		Introduction
		Rights Promotions in the Service of Political Survival
		Manipulation of Institutional Frameworks By the EPRDF
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part 2 Ethnic Federalism, an authoritarian Coalition, and Political Change in Ethiopia
	6 Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism: Structural Frameworks as Mechanisms for Authoritarian Survival
		Background
		The Post-1991 Transitional Charter
		Initial Democratic Setbacks: Emergence of Survivalist and Fractured Political Elites
		Democratic Opening Curtailed: Crackdown On Civil Society Followed
		The 1995 Federal Constitution and the Emergence of a Dominant-Party State
		The 1995 Ethiopian Constitution
		The Constitutions of Regional States in Ethiopia
		Failures of the 1995 Constitution to Protect the Rights of Minorities and Individuals
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	7 Ethnic Federalism and the Eprdf’s Systemic Co-Optation Mechanisms for Survival
		Introduction
		Electoral Mechanisms in Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federal Setting
		The EPRDF and the Emergence of a Dominant-Party State
		The EPRDF and Patron–client Relations in An Ethnic Federal Setting
		The Case of the Somali Regional State
		The Case of the Gambella Regional State
		The Eprdf and Its Co-Optation of the Bureaucracy of the State
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	8 The EPRDF, Ethnic Federalism, and the Anatomy of a Dominant-Party State’s Economy
		Introduction
		Ideological Foundations of the TPLF/EPRDF Economy: the Literature
		Revolutionary (abyotawi) Democracy As An Economic Paradigm in the EPRDF’s First Decade
		The Developmental State Economic Paradigm: the Second Decade in the EPRDF’s Economy
		The EPRDF’s Economic Policies and Ethnic Federalism in the first and Second Decades
		The EPRDF’s Economic Programmes and Their Impact On People’s Rights
		The EPRDF’s Party Endowments and State Enterprises: the New Challenges
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	9 Critical Junctures in the Rise and Decline of the EPRDF
		Introduction
		Critical Juncture I: After the Ethiopian–eritrean War, a Fractured TPLF and Its Loyal Coalition
		A New Challenge and the EPRDF’s Dramatic Survival
		Critical Juncture II: the Elections in 2005 and the EPRDF’s  “We are Here to Stay” Politics
		Critical Juncture III: Zenawi’s Death and the Advent of the EPRDF’s “Collective Leadership”
		Critical Juncture IV: Popular Protests, Political Change,  a Reformed EPRDF
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	10 A Defunct EPRDF, the Emergence of the Prosperity Party, and the Fall of the TPLF
		Introduction
		Mass Protests for Political Change
		The Rise of Abiy Ahmed and Demeke Mekonnen
		Series of Reforms and Challenges
		The Eritrea Surprise
		The Prosperity Party: Ethiopia’s New Political Incumbent
		The Fall of the TPLF
		Ethno-Nationalism and Ethiopia’s Remaining Challenges
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	11 Conclusion
		Reference
Index