CARD, in a support it has received from National Endowment for Democracy (NED), has given the first of conflict mitigation training series for 24 active students in Addis Ababa University different campuses on the 21st and 22nd of December 2019 at the Intercontinental Addis Hotel. In the training, clubs and association leaders as well as […]
Author: Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)
Universities as Contested Terrain: Making sense of Violent conflicts in Ethiopian Universities
By Yonas Ashine (Ph.D) Introduction Identity politics dominate the political history of modern Ethiopia. The division in Ethiopian society is based on contested identities which have been mobilized to create notions of belonging and citizenship, as well as making enemy-friend distinction. Such mobilizations and the responses from the state are the root causes of violence […]
Ethnic-Based Conflicts in Ethiopia’s Higher Education: The Case of Debre Berhan University
By Zekarias B. Abebe Introduction This study intends to explore the conflict dynamics in Ethiopia’s higher education with specific reference to Debre Berhan University. It sheds light on the triggers and some of the structural problems that engender ethnic-based conflicts in a university set-up. As part of the university community for more than seven years, […]
