Ethiopia since the DERG : A Decade of Democratic Pretension and Performance

by Edited By Siegfried Pausewang, Kjetil Tronvoll and Lovise Aalen

• ISBN13: 9781842771761
• ISBN10: 1842771760
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-02-08
• Publisher: Zed Books

Summary

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) came to power after winning an impressive military victory over the army dictatorship of Mengistu's DERG just a decade ago. This volume is the outcome of an intensive monitoring, based on empirical research over the intervening years in various parts of Ethiopia, of the growing gap between the new regime's democratic intentions and the very different outcome. Focusing in particular on the elections held in 2000 and 2001 but also providing a more wide-ranging presentation of issues and context, the contributors focus on various aspects, including gender dimensions, urban and rural contrasts, class and caste conflict, and environmental factors.

Author Biography

Siegfried Pausewang is Senior Fellow, Christian Michelsen Institute in Bergen, Norway.

Kjetil Tronvoll is Research Fellow and Horn of Africa Programme Director, Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, University of Oslo.

Lovise Aalen works at the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, University of Oslo.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Glossary	ix
Contributors	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Preface	xv
Christopher Clapham
Democratisation in Ethiopia
Some Notes on Theory and Methodology	1	(25)
Siegfried Pausewang
Kjetil Tronvoll
Lovise Aalen
A Process of Democratisation or Control?
The Historical and Political Context	26	(19)
Siegfried Pausewang
Kjetil Tronvoll
Lovise Aalen
`Women Are Not Corrupt'
The Elections in Addis Ababa in a Gender Perspective	45	(18)
Marta Camilla Wright
Prospects for Democracy, Agro-ecology and Civil Society
The Elections in Amhara Region, Ethiopia's Rural/Urban Hinterland	63	(20)
James M. Mccann
Expressions of Control, Fear and Devotion
The Elections in Mekelle and Wukro, Tigray Region	83	(17)
Lovise Aalen
Dutiful Voters and Non-participants
Campaigns and Elections in Dembi Dollo, Oromiya	100	(19)
Charles G. H. Schaefer
A Population Resisting Local Control and Intimidation?
The Elections in Gedeo, Southern Region	119	(22)
Siegfried Pausewang
Political Apathy and Class/Caste Conflict
The Elections in Sidama, Southern Region	141	(15)
Kjell Solberg
Political Repression and Resistance
The Elections in Hadiya, Southern Region	156	(23)
Kjetil Tronvoll
Blighting the Seeds of Democracy
The 2001 Local Elections in Addis Ababa and the Central Regions	179	(22)
Lovise Aalen
Siegfried Pausewang
Shattered Promises and Hopes
The 2001 Local Elections in Southern Region	201	(29)
Siegfried Pausewang
Lovise Aalen
Conclusion: Democracy Unfulfilled?	230	(15)
Siegfried Pausewang
Kjetil Tronvoll
Lovise Aalen
References	245	(4)
Index	249