Ethnicity

The Politics of Ethnicity in Ethiopia

The Politics of Ethnicity in Ethiopia

Part of the Reading Ethiopia series This book was written by Lovise Aalen in 2011 and it is unfortunate that I had not read this book until now, given the geography and topics covered (apologies Dr Aalen if you are out there). The author says this book explores a unique experiment in institutionalizing the politics of […]

Tags: #Ethiopia #Ethnicity #Ethnofederalism #Governance #Politics

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Islam, Ethnicity, and Conflict in Ethiopia

Islam, Ethnicity, and Conflict in Ethiopia

With Islam, Ethnicity, and Conflict in Ethiopia, Terje Østebø contributes a historical ethnography to two under researched domains. First, to African and Ethiopian studies and secondly to Islamic studies. As a field of study, African studies, and Ethiopian studies in particular, have tended to focus on dominant themes, such as the largest populations, key livelihoods, […]

Tags: #Anthropology #Bale Insurgency #Conflict #Ethiopia #Ethnicity

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Define and Rule – Mamdani

Define and Rule – Mamdani

Mahmood Mamdani has written a number of essential reading books, including When Victims Become Killers, as well as Citizen and Subject and Neither Settler Nor Native (reviews on those to come in future posts). Define and Rule: Native as Political Identity (2012) is the W. E. B. Du Bois lectures, presented in three chapters (Nativism: […]

Tags: #Colonialism #Define and rule #Ethnicity #Mamdani #Race

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