Social Affairs
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September 24, 2013
The ABCs of totalitarianism
Our columnist Taye Negussie (PhD) answers some of the perplexing questions many of us ponder: what is totalitarianism? What are…
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August 19, 2013
Understanding Ethiopia’s vicious cycle of authoritarianism
Taye Negussie (PhD) Despite its renowned long-history as a state, unfortunately Ethiopia has so far never been able to see…
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July 22, 2013
The predicament of Ethnic-federalism
Taye Negussie (PhD) In its two different past publications, this magazine came up with some research findings and critical views…
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June 21, 2013
The case for a ‘Third-Way’ of education
Taye Negussie (PhD) Since a while we hear a lot about the ever ‘deteriorating quality’ of education in Ethiopia. But…
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May 14, 2013
Where is Ethiopian politics heading to?
The recent political dynamic in Ethiopia has a return towards factional authoritarian regime written all over it Taye Negussie…
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April 22, 2013
The ‘New Model’ for emerging totalitarianism
A look at the fast spreading new form of appetite for dictatorship Taye Negussie (PhD) Recently, Marcel H. Van Hergen,…
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March 27, 2013
The challenges of keeping the‘Ethiopian spirit’ alive
A resolute Ethiopian spirit was, not long ago, a nationwide landmark; it is now only occasional. To restore it back…
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February 26, 2013
The apathy of the intelligentsia: who is to blame?
“The measure of life, after all, is not its duration but its donation” Corrie Ten Born Taye Negussie (PhD) Since…
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January 21, 2013
Culture and Economy: what accounts for the success of Japanese Companies
‘What lies at the core of any economic action or system is a shared cultural understanding which provides stability…
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December 14, 2012
The peril of ‘Economism’
How many of us know that this rather poor continent, Africa, is ironically one of the biggest markets for…
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