Throughout the work with this study I have been privileged to have access to many people
whom I could consult, be encouraged by and obtain information from. As a student at Chr …

Few would dispute the importance of donating funds and expertise to conflict-ridden
societies—but such aid, however well meant, often fails to have the intended effect. This …

This article analyzes how autocratic parties sustain and adjust electoral manipulative tactics
to maintain electoral dominance in multi-level elections. It examines continuities and …

The 'non-electoral context'of elections is often overlooked in democratisation studies, in
order not to obscure an otherwise clear model or theory of transition. A key challenge for …

This article presents peasant grievances on the flawed 2000 elections in Hadiya zone,
southern Ethiopia. For the first time in Ethiopia's electoral history, an opposition party …

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to
hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas …

There is a long history of donor relationship with Ethiopia going hack at least to the early
1940s. Since then, the number of bi-and multi-lateral donors providing assistance to the …

Following the change of regime in I991, Ethiopia has been undergoing a major political
metamorphosis, the key elements of which are political pluralism and a decentralisation of …

Following the coming into power of the EPRDF (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary
Democratic Front) in 1991, several political organizations took part in the political process in …

Ethnic identity is often cited as an important variable explaining voter choices in Africa.
Ethiopia, since 1994, has adopted an ethnically-based federal system, which makes it an …