Browsing by Author "Ababu, Alagaw"

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Thinking about peace and the role of state building and political settlement in the pursuit of sustainable peace in Africa
(2017) Olonisakin, Funmi; Ababu, Alagaw; Muteru, Alfred
The nature of liberal peace used for reconstitution of states after conflict is essentially a one-size-fits-all paradigm. The central idea in this study is that it is the nature of internal conversations between leaders and peoples that determine the path to a viable, peaceful state. This research aims to reframe the state-building–peacebuilding problematic by re-centring the notion of conversation in the processes of peacebuilding and state building. Charting conversation among contending actors in non-violent ways is not simply a method for post-conflict restoration; it can also result in transformation of institutions.
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Trajectories of state building and peace building in Ethiopia : the role of peace settlements
(2017-04) Tadesse, Medhane; Desta, Dade; Ababu, Alagaw
In a region that is characterized by minuscule and diminutive span of statehood, Ethiopia nonetheless stands out. For many in Africa and much of the developing world, foreigners appropriated the period of entry into modernity, and the course of history had to be restored. But the Ethiopian case is just the opposite. The sole African state to defeat European colonialists and retain its independence through the 19th century scramble for Africa, its people have an understandable pride in their history, which informed their peace and state building trajectory in a distinct way.
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Trajectories of state building and peace building in Ethiopia : the role of political settlement - a baseline study
(2014) Tadesse, Medhane; Ababu, Alagaw
While the Ethiopian state has been strong in its capacity for control, it has so far been weak in its capacity to command popular legitimacy. The conflicts in 20th century Ethiopia were caused by the exclusionary nature of the state: ethnic domination, political centralization and economic marginalization. Political settlement was not only exclusionary at the outset but continues to be so in present times. This baseline study introduces a research agenda to assess the effect of political settlement on the subsequent trajectories of peace building and state reconstitution in Ethiopia.