EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism
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Data de Publicação: | 2014 |
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Resumo: | The Ethio-Eritrean war (1998-2000) is often considered a turning point in the nationalist discourse of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the main cause of the reactivation of a strong Pan-Ethiopian nationalism (here taken as synonymous with Ethiopianness), after the introduction of “ethnic federalism” in 1995. This paper argues that Pan-Ethiopian and “ethnic” nationalism coexisted in TPLF-EPRDF’s nationalism before the 1998-2000 war. As a political and pragmatic tool to grasp and keep power, the “multifaceted” nationalism of the EPRDF was adapted and adjusted to new circumstances. This explains the ease with which Pan-Ethiopianism was reactivated and reinvented from 1998 onwards. In this process, the 2005 general elections and the rise of opposition groups defending a Pan-Ethiopian nationalism also represented an important influence in EPRDF’s nationalist adjustment. |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatismEthiopiaTigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)EthiopiannessOppositionEtiópiaFrente Democrática Revolucionária do Povo Etíope (EPRDF)EtiopianidadeOposiçãoThe Ethio-Eritrean war (1998-2000) is often considered a turning point in the nationalist discourse of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the main cause of the reactivation of a strong Pan-Ethiopian nationalism (here taken as synonymous with Ethiopianness), after the introduction of “ethnic federalism” in 1995. This paper argues that Pan-Ethiopian and “ethnic” nationalism coexisted in TPLF-EPRDF’s nationalism before the 1998-2000 war. As a political and pragmatic tool to grasp and keep power, the “multifaceted” nationalism of the EPRDF was adapted and adjusted to new circumstances. This explains the ease with which Pan-Ethiopianism was reactivated and reinvented from 1998 onwards. In this process, the 2005 general elections and the rise of opposition groups defending a Pan-Ethiopian nationalism also represented an important influence in EPRDF’s nationalist adjustment.A guerra Etiópia-Eritreia (1998-2000) é frequentemente considerada um ponto de viragem no discurso nacionalista da Frente Democrática Revolucionária do Povo Etíope (EPRDF) e a principal causa da reativação de um forte nacionalismo pan-etíope (considerado aqui como sinónimo de etiopianidade), após a introdução do “federalismo étnico” em 1995. Este artigo argumenta que o nacionalismo pan-etíope e “étnico” coexistiram no nacionalismo da TPLF-EPRDF antes da guerra de 1998-2000. Como ferramenta política e pragmática para conquistar e manter o poder, o nacionalismo “multifacetado” da EPRDF foi adaptado e ajustado às novas circunstâncias. Isso explica a fácil reativação e reinvenção do pan-etiopianismo a partir de 1998. Neste processo, as eleições gerais de 2005 e o surgimento de grupos de oposição que defendem um nacionalismo pan-etíope também representaram uma importante influência no ajuste nacionalista da EPRDF.Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)2014-08-25T15:17:16Z2014-06-01T00:00:00Z2014-062014-06-18info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/7702eng2182-7400Bach, Jean-Nicolasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:48:48Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/7702Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:23:50.791519Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism Bach, Jean-Nicolas Ethiopia Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Ethiopianness Opposition Etiópia Frente Democrática Revolucionária do Povo Etíope (EPRDF) Etiopianidade Oposição |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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EPRDF’s Nation-Building: tinkering with convictions and pragmatism |
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Bach, Jean-Nicolas |
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Bach, Jean-Nicolas |
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Bach, Jean-Nicolas |
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Ethiopia Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Ethiopianness Opposition Etiópia Frente Democrática Revolucionária do Povo Etíope (EPRDF) Etiopianidade Oposição |
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Ethiopia Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Ethiopianness Opposition Etiópia Frente Democrática Revolucionária do Povo Etíope (EPRDF) Etiopianidade Oposição |
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The Ethio-Eritrean war (1998-2000) is often considered a turning point in the nationalist discourse of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the main cause of the reactivation of a strong Pan-Ethiopian nationalism (here taken as synonymous with Ethiopianness), after the introduction of “ethnic federalism” in 1995. This paper argues that Pan-Ethiopian and “ethnic” nationalism coexisted in TPLF-EPRDF’s nationalism before the 1998-2000 war. As a political and pragmatic tool to grasp and keep power, the “multifaceted” nationalism of the EPRDF was adapted and adjusted to new circumstances. This explains the ease with which Pan-Ethiopianism was reactivated and reinvented from 1998 onwards. In this process, the 2005 general elections and the rise of opposition groups defending a Pan-Ethiopian nationalism also represented an important influence in EPRDF’s nationalist adjustment. |
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