Glocalization as a Challenge to the Legitmacy of Secession Right in the FDRE Constitution: The Case of Addis Ababa and Bahirdar
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2012-06
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A.A.U
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The present study examines the impact of the features of glocalization to the popular legitimacy
of secession right in the Ethiopian constitution. The study participants are 37 youths from Addis
Ababa and Bahir Dar city who are within the age range of 16-36 and who are at least engaged
in formal education. Qualitative research methods were applied and data was collected from
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and Key informant in-depth interviews. In order to meet the
objectives of the study, purposive sampling was used to select the discussant and key informants.
The study revealed that the glocalization environment and identity of many of the participants
contributed to their lack of consent to the constitutional right of secession. It further disclosed
that the identity perception of participants got multiple and changeable because of their
exposure to a glocalized lifestyle and therefore it became a challenge for them to rely on a fixed
ethnic based identity categorization. The study found out that the political, social and
economical perspectives of the participants were the outcome of their glocalized reality they face
every day. Hence, although the secession right claimed to have a constitutional equalizing effect
among ‘Nation, Nationalities and Peoples’ of Ethiopia, the study revealed that there are groups
who do not categorize themselves based on a certain classification criteria applied to the right’s
holders of the constitution. The study indicated that the socio political and economical causes
driven by their glocalized demand resulted in their lack of legitimacy towards the secession
clause.
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