African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnic federal system and conflict in the post-1995 Ethiopia: The case of southern regional state

Temesgen Thomas Halabo
  • Temesgen Thomas Halabo
  • Institute for Peace and Security Studies of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 May 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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