State-Society Relations in Ethiopia

A Political-Economy Perspective of the Post-1991 Order

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5934336
AutoresYeshtila Bekele (Goshe Bado, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia), Yeshtila W Bekele (Debre Berhan University, autor de correspondencia), Darley Jose Kjosavik (Debre Berhan University), Darley Kjosavik (Goshe Bado, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia), Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam (Goshe Bado, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia)
Año2016
Volumen5
Número3
Páginas48
Fecha de publicación2016-09-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci5030048
OpenAlexW2516663205
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas35

This article analyses state-society relations in Ethiopia with particular emphasis on the post-1991 period. The objective of the study is to identify and analyse the fundamental factors of state-society relations at the national level: property rights, political representation, and the urban-rural elite cleavage. The article views state-society relations at the local level with reference to perception and practice, taking into account symbols, social control, ability to make decisions and control over the means of violence. The study was conducted in eight purposively selected localities in three administrative regions in Ethiopia. The empirical data was collected at national and local levels using key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and a household survey. The analysis shows that state-society relations in Ethiopia are driven by three major factors: property rights, political representations and the urban-rural divide

Economic growth · Economics · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Property (philosophy · Property rights · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture analysis · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Land Rights and Reforms · Law