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State-Society Relations in Ethiopia: A Political-Economy Perspective of the Post-1991 Order

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  • Yeshtila Wondemeneh Bekele

    (Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Gerema Kebele, Jimma area, Ethiopia
    Alyu Amba Kebele, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia)

  • Darley Jose Kjosavik

    (Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Gerema Kebele, Jimma area, Ethiopia
    Alyu Amba Kebele, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia)

  • Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam

    (Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Gerema Kebele, Jimma area, Ethiopia
    Alyu Amba Kebele, Debere Berhan area, Ethiopia)

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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.

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  • Yeshtila Wondemeneh Bekele & Darley Jose Kjosavik & Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam, 2016. "State-Society Relations in Ethiopia: A Political-Economy Perspective of the Post-1991 Order," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 5(3), pages 1-19, September.
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