Ethiopia

Motivations, Strategies and Interests of the Fanno in the Conflict in Wolkait

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ID22065643
AuthorsAlene KASSAW (Makerere University), Veneranda MBABAZI (Makerere University)
Year2025
Issue50
Pages49-71
Publication date2025-01-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConflict Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2285-7605
PublisherBabes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24193/csq.50.3
OpenAlexW4410206599
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

The political landscape of Ethiopia has been replete with recurring incidents of intra-state conflicts along class, ethnic, religious, or regional lines. To stem the recurrence of such conflicts, ‘ethnic federalism’ was adopted as a conflict management strategy in 1991. Yet, rather than preventing conflicts, it has changed the arena in which conflicts take place. Various forms of conflicts proliferated in many parts of the country, putting ethnic federalism at the center of debates on the persistence of conflicts. Hence, the role of local non-state actors responsible for the emergence, escalation, or termination of conflicts has been glossed over. One of the determining factors for whether conflict erupts or lingers pertains to actors’ motivations and strategies. Against the backdrop of this, the conflict in Wolkait, Ethiopia will be investigated by shedding light on the motivations and strategies of Fanno, one of the local non-state actors involved in the conflict under study. To this end, a critical research approach is employed within a qualitative case study design in the course of data collection and analysis. Keywords: Ethnic federalism, Conflict, Non-state actor, Motivation, Fanno

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