Contested Power in Ethiopia

Contested Power in Ethiopia
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9789004218499
ISBN-13 : 9004218491
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Book Synopsis Contested Power in Ethiopia by : Kjetil Tronvoll

Download or read book Contested Power in Ethiopia written by Kjetil Tronvoll and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comparative ethnography of the contested powers that shape democratization in Ethiopia. Although multi-party elections have become the norm in Africa, relatively little is known about the significance of non-state actors such as traditional authorities in electioneering. Focusing on Ethiopia’s competitive 2005 elections, this book analyzes how customary leaders, political parties and state officials confronted and complemented each other during election time. Case studies reveal the contemporaneousness of traditional authorities in modern politics, but also how multi-party competition reproduces traditional relations of domination among ethnic groups. The book documents the importance of customary authority in selecting party candidates and providing legitimacy to political parties, but also their limitations in a country dominated by a semi-authoritarian party-state.


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