Social Affairs
- November 26, 2013
The Football-Politics Nexus in Ethiopia
Despite claims that they are independent of one another sports and politics are intricately intertwined, argues our columnist Taye Negussie…
Read More » - November 4, 2013
The ‘goddess’ of Market?
Hardcore economists believe the mystique power of the ‘invisible hand’ in the market, first conceived by Adam Smith, essentially creates…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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,…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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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