Political and ideological legacy of Ethiopia's contested nation-building: a focus on contemporary Oromo politics

Kelecha, Mebratu (2023) Political and ideological legacy of Ethiopia's contested nation-building: a focus on contemporary Oromo politics. Journal of Asian and African Studies. ISSN 0021-9096

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Abstract

Ethiopia’s nation-building is rife with accusations and claims of past atrocities and injustices from the time of Emperor Menelik’s southward expansion to recent political discourse since 2018. This article attempts to capture these complexities embedded in the making of the modern Ethiopian state, critiquing both modernization and colonial theses used to explain this process, with an emphasis on Oromo politics, the legacy of political and ideological contradictions in these endeavours. Its analysis, how production and reproduction of Ethiopia’s past has led to deep-seated divisions and complicated sense of common citizenship as a precondition for establishing stable democracy.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author.
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Subjects:	J Political Science
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2023 17:09
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2025 09:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118224

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