‘We Want Factories’: Articulating women’s political engagement for a post-socialist Ethiopia
EWNET SEMINAR SERIES REPORT The inaugural Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET) Seminar was delivered by Dr Serawit B. Debele on 15 April 2025 at Addis Ababa University’s Institute for Peace and Security Studies’ (IPSS) New Meeting Hall. Entitled ‘We Want Factories’: Articulating women’s political engagement for a post-socialist Ethiopia, the seminar examined the political lives […]
Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET)
The Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET) is an initiative of the Rift Valley Institute’s Peace Research Facility (PRF), funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. EWNET provides a collaborative platform for Ethiopian women researchers in the social sciences and humanities, with a focus on peace and conflict studies. The network aims to strengthen […]
የድንበሮች ውዝግቦችና ሊያስከትሉት የሚችሉት ምስቅልቅል: በምስራቅ ኢትዮጵያ በኦሮሚያ እና ሶማሊ ክልል አዋሳኝ አካባቢዎች የሚታየው የወሰን ውዝግብና እና ጥንቃቄ የሚሻው የሰላም ጥረት
በኦሮሚያ እና በሶማሊ ክልል ድንበር አካባቢ የሚገኙ አከራካሪ ቦታዎች ላይ አስተዳደራዊ ቁጥጥርን ለማጠናከር በሚደረገው ፉክክር የሚነሱ ግጭቶች የተዳፈኑ ቢመስሉም ጨርሰው አልጠፉም። ይህ በምስራቅ አፍሪካ ረጅሙ የሀገር ውስጥ የክልሎች ወሰን ሲሆን፥ አካባቢው ከ2009–2011 ግጭት እና የአገር ውስጥ መፈናቀልን ያስከተለም ነበር። የኢትዮጵያ የሰላም ምርምር ተቋም ይህ ሪፖርት ለኢትዮጵያ የሰላም ምርምር ተቋም የተጻፈ ሲሆን፥ የድንበር ውዝግቦችን የተመለከቱ ጭብጦች […]
የከተሞች ውዝግቦች በኢትዮጵያ፡ የድሬ ዳዋ፥ ሐዋሳና ሆሳዕና ጥናቶች ጭምቅ
በኢትዮጵያ ከአዲስ አበባ ያሉ ከተሞች ውስጥ የሚታዩ ውዝግቦችን ማጥናት ከመዲናይቱ በመቀጠል ያሉ ከተሞች ጉልህ በሆኑ የማኅበረ-ኢኮኖሚያዊና ፖለቲካዊ ለውጦች መሐል እንዴት እየተለዋወጡ እንደመጡ ለመረዳት ያግዛል። የኢትዮጵያ የከተማ ማዕከሎች የአገሪቱ የፖለቲካ ግጭቶች፥ የኢኮኖሚ ምስቅልቅሎችና ማኅበረ-ባህላዊ ስብራቶች የሚገኙባቸው ስፍራዎች ናቸው። ይህ ጭምቅ የጥናቶች ሪፖርት ንፅፅራዊ የተናጠል ውሱን ጥናቶችን የተጠቀመ ሲሆን፥ በድሬ ዳዋ፥ ሐዋሳና ሆሳዕና ከተሞች የሚታዩ የፖለቲካ፥ ኢኮኖሚ፥ […]
የሕዝባዊ ክዋኔዎችና የፖለቲካ መልክ በአዲስ አበባ
ከ2010 ወዲህ ያለው የኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካ ምህዳር በጋራ ትውስታዎች የተሰናሰሉ የታሪክ አተረጓጎሞች የፖለቲካ ወገንተንነትን እንደሚቀርፁ የሚያሳይ ነው። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አህመድ ወደ ሥልጣን እንደመጡ የታላቁ ትውፊት ትርክቶችን (great tradition narratives) ማቀንቀናቸው የርሳቸው ድጋፍ ማዕከል ከሆነውና ይህንን ትርክት ከሚገዳደረው የኦሮሞ ማኅበረሰብ የታሪክ አረዳድ ጋር የሚጋጭ ነበር። በልሒቃን መካከል ከሚታየው የፖለቲካ ተፎካካሪነት ጋር ሲሰናሰል ደግሞ፥ ይህ አለመጣጣም በታሪክ […]
Minor Demarcations, Micro-Dams—Major Drama? Ethno-territorial expansionism and precarious peace in the Oromia–Somali borderlands of eastern Ethiopia
The report highlights the overlapping claims to and distributive struggles over territory and resources in the Oromia-Somali borderlands which animated inter-regional competition between the Oromia Regional State (ORS) and Somali Regional State (SRS), resulted in the brief 2023 uptick in violence between the Jarso and Gerri clans, and which potentially pose a risk to previous […]
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Post-2018 Ethiopia: Navigating church–state and inter-religious dynamics
This report examines the complex and shifting situation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in post-2018 Ethiopia, highlighting its struggle to maintain influence amid political, social and religious changes. In addition to examining both the current EOTC relationship with the government and interfaith dynamics, this analysis takes a historical perspective to contextualize these developments. […]
Politicizing Public Events in Addis Ababa
The political landscape in Ethiopia since 2018 exemplifies how historical interpretations rooted in collective memory can shape political alignments. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s initial embrace of great tradition narratives clashed with the historical perspectives of his core constituency, the Oromo, who are deeply invested in challenging this dominant narrative. Combined with political rivalries among […]
Contested Urban Spaces in Ethiopia: A synthesis of case studies in Dire Dawa, Hawassa and Hosanna
Studying urban contestations in Ethiopia’s secondary cities can help us understand how the urban centres outside of Addis Ababa are evolving during an ongoing period of significant socio-economic and political change. Ethiopia’s urban centres are the location of ongoing political conflicts, economic instability and socio-cultural ruptures. This synthesis report uses a set of comparative case […]
Civil Society Organizations and Peacebuilding in Ethiopia
This paper examines the roles of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopian peacebuilding, exploring change and continuity within the sector and how past events influence their activities. It discusses CSOs’ involvement in peace initiatives, analysing their successes as well as the factors that have hindered their effectiveness. RECOMMENDATIONS Moving forward, CSOs in Ethiopia should try […]