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Author | : Asmarom Legesse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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"This book reveals the many creative solutions an African society found for problems that people encounter when they try to establish a democratic system of governing their affairs. In much of what has been written about Africa ... Little is ever shown of indigenous African democratic systems, under which there is distribution of authority and responsibility across various strata of society, and where warriors are subordinated to deliberative assemblies, customary laws are revised periodically by a national convention, and elected leaders are limited to a single eight-year terms of office and subjected to public review in the middle of their term. All these ideals and more are enshrined in the five-century old constitution of the Oromo of Ethiopia, which is the subject matter of this book. In this book, Legesse brings into sharp focus the polycephalous or "multi-headed" system of government of the Oromo, which is based on clearly defined division of labor and checks and balances between different institutions. Revealing the inherent dynamism and sophistication of this indigenous African political system, Legasse also shows in clear and lucid language that the system has had a long and distinguished history, during which the institutions changed by deliberate legislation, and evolved and adapted with time."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Oromo (African people) |
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Download The Journal of Oromo Studies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Asafa Jalata |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2020-02-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1793603383 |
Download The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Focusing on the issue of the Oromo national struggle for liberation, statehood, and democracy, this book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism and Oromo culture, epistemology, politics, and ideology in the context of the accumulated collective grievances of the Oromo nation. Specifically, the book identifies chains of sociological and historical factors that facilitated the development of Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism) and the Oromo national movement. It demonstrates how the Oromo national movement has been challenging and transforming Ethiopian imperial politics, tracks the different forms and phases of the movement, and maps out its future direction. Currently, the Oromo are the largest ethno-national group and political minority in the Ethiopian Empire. They were colonized and incorporated into Ethiopia as colonial subjects in the last decades of the 19th century through the alliance of Abyssinian/Ethiopian colonialism and European imperialism. Since their colonization, the Oromo people have been treated as second-class citizens and have been economically exploited and culturally and politically suppressed. Despite the fact that Oromo resistance to Ethiopian colonialism existed during the process of their colonization and subjugation, it was only in the 1960s and 1970s that Oromo nationalists initiated organized efforts to liberate their people. Presently, Oromo nationalism plays a central role in Ethiopian politics.
Author | : Asafa Jalata |
Publisher | : The Red Sea Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Ethiopia |
ISBN | : 9781569020661 |
Download Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Kitesa Abdi |
Publisher | : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2015-07-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783659621802 |
Download Oromo's Indigenous Political Philosophy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Compared with modern democracies, the Oromo constitution has a few unusual features. Here, I would like to point out some fundamental ideas of these features that are not fully developed in western democratic traditions. These are the period of testing of elected leaders, the method of distributing power across generations, and a limitation of office to single term. These are major features which make Oromo Gada system different from western democracy. One of the major contributions of Oromo democracy is the way in which power is shared by generations. The generational injustice appeared in 1960's and 1970's of Europe and United States of America were because of unfair distribution of power through generations. At that time in both continent the youth movements and movements of elder was a serious problem. However, the Oromo society had never faced with problems of such nature. Because, there is equal and just distribution of power.Finally, such kind of struggling for seniority will be settled when the principle of secularism is at work. And also the fact that the Oromo Gada System principle of secularism is not compatible with 21st century ideology.
Author | : Asmarom Legesse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Oromo Democracy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This book reveals the many creative solutions an African society found for problems that people encounter when they try to establish a democratic system of governing their affairs. In much of what has been written about Africa ... Little is ever shown of indigenous African democratic systems, under which there is distribution of authority and responsibility across various strata of society, and where warriors are subordinated to deliberative assemblies, customary laws are revised periodically by a national convention, and elected leaders are limited to a single eight-year terms of office and subjected to public review in the middle of their term. All these ideals and more are enshrined in the five-century old constitution of the Oromo of Ethiopia, which is the subject matter of this book. In this book, Legesse brings into sharp focus the polycephalous or "multi-headed" system of government of the Oromo, which is based on clearly defined division of labor and checks and balances between different institutions. Revealing the inherent dynamism and sophistication of this indigenous African political system, Legasse also shows in clear and lucid language that the system has had a long and distinguished history, during which the institutions changed by deliberate legislation, and evolved and adapted with time."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Ethiopia |
ISBN | : |
Download The Oromo Commentary Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Bulletin for critical analysis of current affairs in the Horn of Africa.
Author | : Mengasha Rikitu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Oromia (Ethiopia). |
ISBN | : 9780979796654 |
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Author | : A. Jalata |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2002-02-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0312299079 |
Download Fighting Against the Injustice of the State and Globalization Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The book examines, compares, and contrasts the African American and Oromo movements by locating them in the global context, and by showing how life chances changed for the two peoples and their descendants as the modern world system became more complex and developed. Since the same global system that created racialized and exploitative structures in African American and Oromo societies also facilitated the struggles of these two peoples, this book demonstrates the dynamic interplay between social structures and human agencies in the system. African Americans in the United States of America and Oromos in the Ethiopian Empire developed their respective liberation movements in opposition to racial/ethnonational oppression, cultural and colonial domination, exploitation, and underdevelopment. By going beyond its focal point, the book also explores the structural limit of nationalism, and the potential of revolutionary nationalism in promoting a genuine multicultural democracy.
Author | : T. Etefa |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2012-04-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137091630 |
Download Integration and Peace in East Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration.