Abdissa Zerai
Biographic Data
| ID | 5649924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdissa Zerai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Zerai |
| SIGNATURE | ZERAI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8548-3804 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hydrodiscourse of the Egyptian and Ethiopian media over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and its implication for ongoing disputes
Actors involved in transboundary water disputes utilize hydrodiscourses to either maintain or challenge existing power dynamics. This article examines the actors, dominant hydrodiscourses, and discursive acts regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as portrayed by Ahram Online and the Ethiopian Herald, state-run newspapers in Egypt and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by a discursive hydropolitics conceptual framework, the study employs Crit…
Representation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the news media
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6000-megawatt project on the Blue Nile, has been the subject of hostilities between riparian states, attracting media attention. This article examines how the project is multimodally represented in Ahram Online, Ethiopian Herald, and Sudan Tribune - national newspapers in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, respectively. Guided by the Social Semiotics Theory, this study employed the Multimodal Critical Discourse Ana…
Competing frames over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the Egyptian and Ethiopian media
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6,000-megawatt project on the Blue Nile, is an epicenter of exacerbated disputes and confrontations between riparian states, garnering the attention of both local and international media. This article examines the salient frames of Ahram Online and the Ethiopian Herald , state run national newspapers in Egypt and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by Framing Theory, the study employed an inductive qualitative fr…
Media’s portrayal of the Nile colonial treaties and its implications for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam disputes
This article examines the discursive representation of the Nile Water Treaties as portrayed by Ahram Online , Sudan Tribune and The Ethiopian Herald , national newspapers in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by Postcolonial Theory, the study employs the Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis method. Findings reveal that these newspapers divergently portrayed the Nile treaties as binding, alternative and obsolete trichotomies, res…
Repositioning multiculturalism in Ethiopia
This article examines how Ethiopian political parties promoting citizenship-based federalism position multiculturalism in their discourse, as reflected in their participation in talk shows aired on Walta TV. Building on Habermas’s theory of public sphere, it analyzed political talk shows discussing federalism among purposively selected political party leaders through the lens of Discourse Historical Approach. The analysis has indicated that the d…
Political Economy of Mainstream Television Channels in Ethiopia
The main objective of this article was to explore the political economy of mainstream TV channels in Ethiopia from the perspective of ownership and regulations. The study used a qualitative approach to document analysis. It also conducted an in-depth interviews with randomly selected media monitoring experts and journalists working in the newsrooms of TV channels to augment the data. The results showed that media ownership and political power are…
The Journalistic Field in Ethiopia
Contemporary Ethiopia has been characterized by political polarization and a resultant weak differentiation of the journalistic field from other social fields. The chapter examines how, in such an environment, Fana Broadcasting Corporate—a commercial broadcasting organization affiliated with the governing elite—has managed to carve out a unique position where it practices the kind of journalism that ensures the reproduction of the privileged worl…
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The Journalistic Field in Ethiopia
Contemporary Ethiopia has been characterized by political polarization and a resultant weak differentiation of the journalistic field from other social fields. The chapter examines how, in such an environment, Fana Broadcasting Corporate—a commercial broadcasting organization affiliated with the governing elite—has managed to carve out a unique position where it practices the kind of journalism that ensures the reproduction of the privileged worl…
Political Economy of Mainstream Television Channels in Ethiopia
The main objective of this article was to explore the political economy of mainstream TV channels in Ethiopia from the perspective of ownership and regulations. The study used a qualitative approach to document analysis. It also conducted an in-depth interviews with randomly selected media monitoring experts and journalists working in the newsrooms of TV channels to augment the data. The results showed that media ownership and political power are…
Repositioning multiculturalism in Ethiopia
This article examines how Ethiopian political parties promoting citizenship-based federalism position multiculturalism in their discourse, as reflected in their participation in talk shows aired on Walta TV. Building on Habermas’s theory of public sphere, it analyzed political talk shows discussing federalism among purposively selected political party leaders through the lens of Discourse Historical Approach. The analysis has indicated that the d…
Hydrodiscourse of the Egyptian and Ethiopian media over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and its implication for ongoing disputes
Actors involved in transboundary water disputes utilize hydrodiscourses to either maintain or challenge existing power dynamics. This article examines the actors, dominant hydrodiscourses, and discursive acts regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as portrayed by Ahram Online and the Ethiopian Herald, state-run newspapers in Egypt and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by a discursive hydropolitics conceptual framework, the study employs Crit…
Representation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the news media
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6000-megawatt project on the Blue Nile, has been the subject of hostilities between riparian states, attracting media attention. This article examines how the project is multimodally represented in Ahram Online, Ethiopian Herald, and Sudan Tribune - national newspapers in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, respectively. Guided by the Social Semiotics Theory, this study employed the Multimodal Critical Discourse Ana…
Competing frames over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the Egyptian and Ethiopian media
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6,000-megawatt project on the Blue Nile, is an epicenter of exacerbated disputes and confrontations between riparian states, garnering the attention of both local and international media. This article examines the salient frames of Ahram Online and the Ethiopian Herald , state run national newspapers in Egypt and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by Framing Theory, the study employed an inductive qualitative fr…
Media’s portrayal of the Nile colonial treaties and its implications for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam disputes
This article examines the discursive representation of the Nile Water Treaties as portrayed by Ahram Online , Sudan Tribune and The Ethiopian Herald , national newspapers in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, respectively. Guided by Postcolonial Theory, the study employs the Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis method. Findings reveal that these newspapers divergently portrayed the Nile treaties as binding, alternative and obsolete trichotomies, res…
African history and culture analysis (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Critical discourse analysis (2 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (2 works) · The Renaissance (2 works)