Failures and Discontents of Ethnic Based Federalism in Ethiopia (original) (raw)
Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and known as a mosaic of Nationalities. In 1991 EPRDF came to power and adopted federal state structure to answer the question of Nationalities that prolonged during the imperial and Derge regimes. This paper attempts to show some failures and discontents of Ethiopian ethnic based federalism by considering four basic criterias. These are; the intensification of ethnic conflicts, the existence of dominant top down politics, absence of federal political culture and the rise of the question of identity. Currently, ethnic based federalism has sharpened ethnic differences and hostility among ethnic groups. Ethnicity and identity are strongly politicized and manipulated for political purpose. There are disparities between regional states to exercise their political and economic powers. The federal government is exercising an increasing control over regions. However, regions lack genuine legitimacy and they are not autonomous to exercise...
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