Elections and democratization in Ethiopia, 1991-2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2182252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Merera Gudina (Addis Ababa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 664-680 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17531055.2011.642524 |
| OpenAlex | W2000085416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 10 |
In 1991 the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Forces (EPRDF), the new party and former insurgent movement that assumed power in Ethiopia, announced a program of democratization and multi-party politics. But after 20 years of rule, no electoral alternation of power on either the national or local level has yet occurred, and what seems to have been institutionalized is a de facto one-party state with undiminished rule of the EPRDF as a vanguard party. There is a significant gap between popular expectations and realities on the ground, compounded by ethno-regional tensions. One of the core problems preventing the emergence of an open political space and a democratic transition is the ideology of “revolutionary democracy”, a self-proclaimed anti-thesis of liberal democracy and based on the Leninist principle of “democratic centralism”. This has allowed a fusion of party and state that negates the separation of powers as well as a system of checks and balances. The hegemonic aspirations of the EPRDF are confirmed and reinforced by the legacy of an inherited authoritarian political culture. In such conditions, elections have not led to the development of democratic practices
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Democratization · Hegemony · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · Vanguard · African history and culture analysis · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
When Democratic Transition Leads to Anarchy
Ideology and power in TPLF’s Ethiopia
Between Cooperation and/or Co-optation and Confrontation
Ethnic-Based Party Systems, Culture of Democracy, and Political Transition in Africa
The vicious cycle of power rivalry and fear of losing power syndrome in Ethiopia
Vicious circle of Ethiopian politics
Ethio-Eritrean Relation
Civil resistance in Ethiopia
The Politics of Youth Employment and Policy Processes in Ethiopia
The Political Situation, Trends and Geopolitical Implications of Sub-Saharan and North African Countries
Journalistic Autonomy in Voice of America’s Amharic Service
Continuities and changes in electoral authoritarianism
The recent political situation in Ethiopia and rapprochement with Eritrea
(Un)locking the church doors
Paradoxes of electoral authoritarianism
The Historical Development of Media in Unconquered Africa
Electoral Authoritarianism and the Question of Representation
Spectacles of illegality
The Politics of Ethnonational Accommodation Under a Dominant Party Regime
Armed and disarmed in Eritrea
Identity and dissent in Ethiopian football fandom (2012-2019)
Aid negotiation
Ethnic-based federalism and ethnicity in Ethiopia
Electoral Authoritarianism
The End of Democracy? Curtailing Political and Civil Rights in Ethiopia
Progress and Retreat in Africa
Elections Without Democracy
Discomfiture of democracy? The 2005 election crisis in Ethiopia and its aftermath
The Ethiopian 2010 federal and regional elections
Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |