Ethnic Federalism And Nation Building In Development The Case Of Ethiopia

In 1991, Ethiopia introduced a system of ethnic based federalism. The recognition of Ethiopianrnethnic diversity became one of the core principles largely consisting of ethnic based territorialrnunits. This thesis examines the impact of ethnic federalism and nation building in democraticrninclusion to enhance cooperation and integration toward political compromise, nationalrnconsensus and shared identity within diversity that facilitates sustainable development. Thernthematic focus of this research is to account the constitutional aspiration and optimism ofrnholding ethnically divided societies together in the context of constitutional and extrarnconstitutional setbacks in Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism in the path of fostering belongingness tornoverall identity accompanied by inclusionary, participatory and sustainable development.rnAlthough the Constitution embodies a doctrine of balance between unity and diversity to buildrnone economic and political community by rectifying past injustices, politicization of ethnicityrnunder the context of ethnic federalism has encouraged ethnic cleavages by formingrndistinctiveness and differences which is a backlash against nation building and sharedrnaspirations. Therefore, there is the need for visionary thinking outside the box of past injusticesrnso that the antithesis for these injustices is not taken too far to the extent of derailing sharedrnidentity and shared aspirations. This indeed calls for democratic inclusive institutions for thernbetterment of Ethiopia’s future rather than centrifugal reactions to the past.

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