The Act of Living explores the relation between development and marginality in Ethiopia,
one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Replete with richly depicted characters and …

Since the end of the Rwandan genocide, the new political elite has been challenged with
building a unified nation. Reaching beyond the better-studied topics of post-conflict justice …

On April 2, 2018, Abiy Ahmed, gave his inaugural speech as only the third prime minister
since the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took power in …

This chapter discusses how young men's understanding of the unpredictable as a ground for
action and hope in inner-city Addis Ababa can inform anthropological examinations on the …

Genocide, State Crime and the Law critically explores the use and role of law in the
perpetration, redress and prevention of mass harm by the state. In this broad ranging book …

The overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 left Ethiopia with a power vacuum to be
filled and a revolution to be defined. When a council of low-ranking military officers, known …

In this article, I reflect on the sociopolitical impact and memory construction of the Ethiopian
revolution of 1974. Decades have passed and a new political leadership has reshaped …

The explosion of cities and megacities has increased scholars' and policy markers' attention
to the effects such changes might have on conflict: increasingly, urban environments may …

Processes of justice and accountability have long overlooked the death and suffering
resulting from famines. This article examines how various domestic and international actors …

In 1998 a bloody war erupted in The Horn of Africa between Ethiopia and Eritrea. During the
war Ethiopia arrested and expelled 70,000 of its citizens, and stripped another 50,000-plus …