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1/6: Huntington's (1993) report on Political Development in #Ethiopia is a worthwhile read. Highlights that ethnicity is not a central feature in the political administration & governance of liberal democracies... #DismantleEthnicFederalism @PMEthiopia https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a40de822-18ea-4c7a-928e-1d7c3d6f1ff0
2/6: Rather, successful democracies tend to be federalist systems with political organization & administration centered around territory/geography (urban, rural) or socioeconomic class...
3/6: On ethnic-federalism: “attempt to classify people by ethnic background is reminiscent of practices which used to exist in the former Soviet Union & South Africa. It seems totally contrary to a political process one of whose purposes is to promote a common Ethiopian identity"
4/6: "It also seems inappropriate in a country in which substantial portions of the population are of mixed ethnic background or unsure of which ethnic group they belong to or wish to identify with.”
5/6: "More significantly, the TGE redrew regional boundaries in #Ethiopia so as to create ethnic-based regions where none previously existed. As a result, the EPRDF, through its actions, made ethnicity the controlling consideration in national politics." #DismatleEthnicFederalism
6/6: "The combination of ethnic territorial units & ethnic parties, however, cumulates cleavages & can have a disastrous effect on national unity & political stability."
30 yrs later, this is where #Ethiopia finds itself. #DismantleEthnicFederalism #unityforethiopia @PMEthiopia
30 yrs later, this is where #Ethiopia finds itself. #DismantleEthnicFederalism #unityforethiopia @PMEthiopia
