Trajectories in the development of Amhara nationalism: Is it from rejection to embracement?

IF 0.4 Q4 ETHNIC STUDIES

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI:10.1111/sena.12409

Yilkal Ayalew Workneh

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Abstract

Amhara nationalism emerged in the Ethiopian political discourse in the 1990s, and has appeared at varying paces across time. This article examines whether the trajectories in Amhara identity conceptions go from rejection to embracing Amhara ethnicity. A qualitative data analysis is used gleaned from various sources including archives, opinions expressed in social media platforms, and key informant interviews undertaken largely in 2020. The article revealed how Amhara ethnicity has been built under various political contexts in Ethiopia. In the last, nearly three decades’ actors and political parties shift their subscription from Ethiopian identity to Amhara and the other way around. This shows the situationality, and variability of ethnicity, and more importantly, the weight of context in the construction of identity discourses and practices. The practice of “Amhara democratic nationalism”, with its Bolshevik ingredients, aimed to “discipline” Amhara, accompanied by the attitude of many ethnonationalist elites which consider all Amhara as an oppressor gave way to reactive ethnicity, and Amhara political identity is already established with essential implications for the current political discontent and future of Ethiopia.

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阿姆哈拉民族主义的发展轨迹：是从拒绝到接受？

阿姆哈拉民族主义于 20 世纪 90 年代出现在埃塞俄比亚的政治话语中，并在不同时期以不同的速度出现。本文探讨了阿姆哈拉身份认同观念的发展轨迹是否从排斥阿姆哈拉种族到拥护阿姆哈拉种族。文章采用定性数据分析方法，从各种来源收集资料，包括档案、社交媒体平台上表达的观点以及主要在 2020 年进行的关键信息提供者访谈。文章揭示了阿姆哈拉种族是如何在埃塞俄比亚的各种政治背景下形成的。在过去近三十年中，行动者和政党将其认同从埃塞俄比亚身份转向阿姆哈拉身份，反之亦然。这表明了种族的情景性和多变性，更重要的是，背景在构建身份认同的话语和实践中的重要性。带有布尔什维克成分的 "阿姆哈拉民主民族主义 "旨在 "约束 "阿姆哈拉，许多民族主义精英认为所有阿姆哈拉人都是压迫者，这种态度让位于反应性民族主义，阿姆哈拉政治身份已经确立，对埃塞俄比亚当前的政治不满和未来产生了重要影响。

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期刊介绍： Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (SEN) is a fully refereed journal publishing three issues per volume on ethnicity, race and nationalism. The sources and nature of ethnic identity, minority rights, migration and identity politics remain central and recurring themes of the modern world. The journal approaches the complexity of these questions from a contemporary perspective. The journal''s sole purpose is to showcase exceptional articles from up-and-coming scholars across the world, as well as concerned professionals and practitioners in government, law, NGOs and media, making it one of the first journals to provide an interdisciplinary forum for established and younger scholars alike. The journal is strictly non-partisan and does not subscribe to any particular viewpoints or perspective. All articles are fully peer-reviewed by scholars who are specialists in their respective fields. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism publishes high quality contributions based on the latest scholarship drawing on political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, international relations, history and cultural studies. It welcomes contributions that address contemporary questions of ethnicity, race and nationalism across the globe and disciplines. In addition to short research articles, each issue introduces the latest publications in this field, as well as cutting edge review articles of topical and scholarly debates in this field. The journal also publishes regular special issues on themes of contemporary relevance, as well as the conference issue of the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN).