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Research paper thumbnail of Grounds for Group-Differentiated Citizenship Rights : The Case of Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of rural-urban migration to the development of the languages of national minorities: the case of the language of the Wolaita ethnic group

Ethiopian journal of the social sciences and humanities, 2015

The current government of Ethiopia believes that the unity of the various ‘nations, nationalities... more The current government of Ethiopia believes that the unity of the various ‘nations, nationalities and peoples’ of the country fundamentally depends on the protection of both the individual and group rights of its citizens. As part of the protection of group rights, the government has enshrined in its constitution the rights of nations to self-determination, including and up to secession. As part of this right it has included what is known as language rights. Every ethnic group has now the right to use and develop its language. For this purpose, over 25 languages out of the more than 80 languages of the country have become the language of schooling. The question is: in spite of the non-existence of clear discriminatory policy against national minorities today, can we say that language equality has been guaranteed? The central contention made is since the de facto requirement to get job in Addis Ababa is Amharic, and since the rural-urban migration of school age children (especially f...

Research paper thumbnail of Grounds for Group-Differentiated Citizenship Rights : The Case of Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of rural-urban migration to the development of the languages of national minorities: the case of the language of the Wolaita ethnic group

Ethiopian journal of the social sciences and humanities, 2015

The current government of Ethiopia believes that the unity of the various ‘nations, nationalities... more The current government of Ethiopia believes that the unity of the various ‘nations, nationalities and peoples’ of the country fundamentally depends on the protection of both the individual and group rights of its citizens. As part of the protection of group rights, the government has enshrined in its constitution the rights of nations to self-determination, including and up to secession. As part of this right it has included what is known as language rights. Every ethnic group has now the right to use and develop its language. For this purpose, over 25 languages out of the more than 80 languages of the country have become the language of schooling. The question is: in spite of the non-existence of clear discriminatory policy against national minorities today, can we say that language equality has been guaranteed? The central contention made is since the de facto requirement to get job in Addis Ababa is Amharic, and since the rural-urban migration of school age children (especially f...

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