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'A splendid analysis of the ideological principles of the TPLF/EPRDF that govern Ethiopia's ethnic federalism. Semahagn lucidly explains the Marxist-inspired concepts of self-determination of nationalities, democratic centralism, revolutionary democracy, the development state model, and the party evaluation mechanism that are so facilely used to justify the FDRE Government's glaring deficits of democracy and abuses of human rights.' Theodore M. Vestal, Oklahoma State University, USA 'The book is a superb analysis of Ethiopian federalism. It elucidates how democratic centralism and development state model intertwined and operate as an ideology of legitimation. The book is a unique academic work that incorporates socialist federation which helps readers get insight into the ideological underpinnings of the TPLF/EPDRF notion of federalism. Dr Semahagn Gashu Abebe's book is an excellent contribution to Ethiopian Studies.' Solomon Gashaw, University of Minnesota-Morris, USA

'A splendid analysis of the ideological principles of the TPLF/EPRDF that govern Ethiopia's ethnic federalism. Semahagn lucidly explains the Marxist-inspired concepts of self-determination of nationalities, democratic centralism, revolutionary democracy, the development state model, and the party evaluation mechanism that are so facilely used to justify the FDRE Government's glaring deficits of democracy and abuses of human rights.'Theodore M. Vestal, Oklahoma State University, USA

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Dr Semahagn Gashu Abebe is a Research Scholar at the Institute of Human Rights, University of Connecticut, USA. He has widely published on federalism, constitutional law and human rights in the context of sub-Saharan Africa.

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