Du centralisme à l'ethno-fédéralisme. La décentralisation conservatrice de l'Éthiopie

Abstract

How can centralised practices take place in ethnic-federalist structures? The aim of this paper is to analyse how the Ethiopian State is able to mobilise its territorial inheritance to go on with centralism, despite the constitutional adoption of federalism. Social and spatial previous frames are converted into new administrative structures and so integrated into new policies. In a certain way, they get into both centralised and decentralised public policies. Through the evolution of public policies, the regionalisation process and the emergence of new local stakeholders, we will observe that Ethiopian space remains much centralised. How can centralised practices take place in ethnic-federalist structures? The aim of this paper is to analyse how the Ethiopian State is able to mobilise its territorial inheritance to go on with centralism, despite the constitutional adoption of federalism. Social and spatial previous frames are converted into new administrative structures and so integrated into new policies. In a certain way, they get into both centralised and decentralised public policies. Through the evolution of public policies, the regionalisation process and the emergence of new local stakeholders, we will observe that Ethiopian space remains much centralised. © De Boeck Université.