Publications

In the Maji region of southern Ethiopia, a process of competition and rivalry is going on, fuelled by economic scarcity, State interference, influx of new arms, and the impact of globalizing conflicts. This causes a redefinition and even subversion of group contacts in the...

The post-1991 regime in Ethiopia has been less successful than expected in managing ethnic tensions. It has not foreseen the drawbacks of a federal system based on ethno-linguistically defined regions and a strict "ethnicization" policy. "Ethnic" struggles...

Seit Mai 2005 befindet sich die Demokratische Bundesrepublik Äthiopien in einer tiefen politischen Krise. Das Ergbenis der Parlamentswahlen vom 15. Mai war heftig umstritten. Schon am 17. Mai hatte Premierminister Meles Zenawi verkündet, die Ethiopian Peoples'...

In this article, the author assesses the nature and the impact of the May 2005 Ethiopian parliamentary elections on Ethiopian politics. The elections, although controversial and flawed, showed significant gains for the opposition but led to a crisis of the entire...

The fishing practices of fishers at ten landing sites in Malindi and Kilifi Districts that were surveyed in 1999 as part of a larger research project are discussed in this article. The focus of the research was on income diversification among fishers, pressure on marine...

This paper examines attitudes towards marine conservation among fishers from two villages in Kilifi District, Kenya. It focuses on how the views of fishers have contributed to their willingness to engage in marine conservation and considers how these attitudes developed....