THE AMHARA NATIONALISM AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR NATIONAL UNITY OF ETHIOPIA

Asmare, Shiferaw

dc.contributor.author	Asmare, Shiferaw
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-13T12:36:58Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-13T12:36:58Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/13885
dc.description.abstract	Although there were ethnic nationalism and ethnic based political organizations since 1970s, the introduction of ethnic federalism and the coming power of TPLF/EPRDF in the post 1991 opened a wider space for ethnic nationalism in Ethiopia. Many of ethnic based national groups competing in the current Ethiopian politics. Therefore the main objective of this study was the nature of Amhara nationalism challenges, causes and its implications for national unity of Ethiopia. Amhara nationalism has various implications for the current and future political discourse of Ethiopia in general and to people of Amhara in particular. Thus, the aim of this research was to identify and explore the causes, main challenges and its implications for national unity of Ethiopia. To achieve the main objective the study employed a qualitative research approach with exploratory and descriptive case study research design through dealing with highly relied on primary sources of data; however secondary sources of data were also used. The tools used to collect data were in-depth interviews and FGD. Purposive sampling techniques, a type of non-probability sampling was also used to select the participants for indepth and FGD. The data obtained from both primary and secondary sources were analyzed through the use of thematic analysis. The finding of the study revealed that, structural oppression, Anti-Amhara narratives, existential threat and socio-economic marginalization were major causes for the formation of Amhara nationalism. More over the finding of the study revealed that, Amhara nationalism in its very existence has been a centrist ad it is as a centripetal force for national unity but political alienation and massive attack might led to centrifugal force for national integrity of Ethiopia. On the other hand problems residing from within and without are the challenges of Amhara nationalism. The major conclusion drawn from the findings of the study reveals that, the Amhara nationalism is a political ideology which established in response to holistic attacks of people of Amhara in the Ethiopia political arena. Currently, an emerging Amhara nationalism is a phenomenon and a determinant force in the national politics of the country. Finally, the researcher recommended that, the existing regime should be treated Amhara nationalism fairly and properly. Even though Amhara nationalism is a centrist, due to century old accumulated grievances, it might tend from a maker to a breaker of a state.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Political Science	en_US
dc.title	THE AMHARA NATIONALISM AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR NATIONAL UNITY OF ETHIOPIA	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US