LEADER 03949oam 22004813 450 001 9910774750503321 005 20231025234305.0 010 $a1-00-329316-6 010 $a1-000-91848-3 010 $a1-003-29316-6 035 $a(CKB)27556867500041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7268474 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7268474 035 $a(ScCtBLL)b5dc09be-cfca-4f5d-bca4-16c66d571f7b 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927556867500041 100 $a20230825d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aParliament in Ethiopia $eparticipation, representation and resistance /$fMercy Fekadu Mulugeta 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aMilton :$cTaylor & Francis Group,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2024. 215 $a1 online resource (276 pages) 225 1 $aAfrican Governance Series 311 0 $a9781032275246 327 $aIntroduction -- Representation and Participation by will of the Sovereign: The Imperial Parliament in Ethiopia (1931 to 1974) -- Parliament, Land Reform and Taxation in Ethiopia: A Break from Tradition through a Socialist Revolution -- The Council of Representatives and House of peoples' Representatives in post 1991 Ethiopia -- How do MPs reach the electorate? -- An Ethiopian Experiment with E-democracy: Can E-democracy Platforms be the answer? -- Socio-Economic Factors affecting the public participation and attitude towards the House of People's Representatives, Ethiopia -- Oversight and Substantive Representation by the Ethiopian Parliament -- Conclusion. 330 $a"African legislatures remain understudied, yet democratisation, development and peacebuilding all depend on these key political institutions. This book provides an in-depth analysis of Ethiopia's parliament, a country of key political and strategic importance to the whole region. In 1931, Ethiopia's monarchical government introduced a system of parliamentary democracy with seemingly contradictory objectives; it wanted to legitimize its rule in a changing world, and also needed to provide a respectable retirement vocation (as senators and deputies) to sections of the aristocracy it ousted from power. This paradox of recognizing the parliament as essential to modern governance yet deliberately seeking weak institutions that are unable or unwilling to challenge those in power continues to haunt the parliament to this day. Ethiopia continues to struggle to maintain political stability, and the separation of power between government and parliament and a system of checks and balances are yet to substantially flourish. Drawing on extensive original data gathered from interviews and surveys, this book investigates the legal and practical status of federal representative institutions in Ethiopia from 1931 upto and including 2021. It delves into the rules and routines of parliament, its contextually and historically grounded culture of representation, and the techniques of maneuvering executive bureaucracies. The book also aims to understand the extent of civil dis/engagement and the perceptions and role of citizens in shaping parliament, and how the mandates and functions of individual MPs are also determined by cultural and socio-economic factors such as gender, population, inequality and conflict. This book's in-depth and original analysis will be of interest to researchers across African studies, politics, development, and governance"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aAfrican Governance Series 606 $aLegislative bodies$zEthiopia$xHistory 607 $aEthiopia$xPolitics and government 615 0$aLegislative bodies$xHistory. 676 $a320.963 700 $aMulugeta$b Mercy Fekadu$01461040 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774750503321 996 $aParliament in Ethiopia$93662613 997 $aUNINA