Browsing by Author "Birhanu, Habtamu"

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    Constitutional Regulation of Political Parties in Ethiopia: A Comparative Appraisal
    (AAU, 2021) Birhanu, Habtamu; Assefa, Getachew
    Being a logical place where an examination of the rights and duties of political parties begins, the national constitution should properly recognizes political parties as manifestation of political participation and political pluralism. Constitutional regulation of political parties plays important roles in ensuring a level political playing field. The objective of this research is thus to examine the constitutional status of political parties in Ethiopia. To this end, an extensive analysis of the relevant literature, and the constitutions of Germany, Nigeria and Kenya have been made. The examination of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia reveals that the Constitution does not contain sufficient rules on political parties. This failure arguably gives the ruling party an opportunity to manipulate the political process while keeping opposition parties out of meaningful political participation. It moreover makes an attempt to control the behavior of opposition parties more difficult. The research reviews the consequences of non constitutionalization of political parties in Ethiopia. This is necessary in order to examine the possible problems arising out of the non-constitutionalization of parties. The central argument of the research is that most of the problems associated with political parties are primarily attributed to the non-constitutionlization of the regulation of political parties.
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    Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Family Foster Care: The Case of Foster Parents in Adama Town
    (Addis Abeba University, 2014-10) Birhanu, Habtamu; Kenaw, Setargew(PhD)
    The objective of this study is to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice of foster care among foster parents in Adama Town. In order to achieve the objective of the study, mainly qualitative design was employed. The tools for primary data collection were indepth interview, focus group discussion, observation checklist, key informant interview, and questionnaire. Accordingly, 21 female parents were involved in the in-depth interview and, three groups of focus group discussants also participated and key informant interviews have contacted in order to get ample information. Data gathered from the parents using qualitative design was analyzed by cross-case analysis creating meaning from the generated data. The findings on the study show that there are limitations in the family foster care process starting from recruitment of families. The recruitment process is time taking, and have the potential to cause some unintended outcomes. The knowledge of fostering by foster parents have also some limitations in addressing child lose and ambiguity, and child‘s social and emotional problems. The findings also indicate that foster parents have a negative feeling towards the birth families, child reunification, and permanency which questioned the practice of parents in achieving the best interest of the child. Therefore, foster families need some interventions by social workers and policy makers in order to enhance their knowledge and attitude towards foster care through the empowerment of families and adjustment of some legal frameworks