5 Parliament-Public Engagement in Ethiopia: A Weak Link in Democratic Transformation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations x
4. Notes on Contributors xi
5. Acknowledgement xiv
6. List of Abbreviations xv
7. 1 Introduction: Structural and Institutional Factors in the Crisis of Democratization in the Greater Horn of Africa 1
8. 2 Problematizing ‘Liberation’ and Democratization in Post-independence Eritrea 34
9. 3 Prospects for Democracy in Africa’s Newest Country, South Sudan 71
10. 4 The Quest for Alternatives in Overcoming the Democratization Deficit in Ethiopia 90
11. 5 Parliament-Public Engagement in Ethiopia: A Weak Link in Democratic Transformation 115
12. 6 Challenges and Prospects of Democratization in Sudan 145
13. 7 The Cultivation of a Caring Patronage System for the Sudanese Democratization Process: Compilation of Incompatibles? 161
14. 8 Contestation of Democracy in Kenya 180
15. 9 Understanding the Three Paradoxical Trajectories: Democracy, Clan and Islam in the State-Building Process of Somaliland 206
16. 10 Developing an Alternative Approach to Democratization in the Transitional Societies of the Greater Horn 223
17. 11 Conclusion 242
18. Index 251