Oromo Democracy: An Indigenous African Political System

Oromo Democracy: An Indigenous African Political System
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This book reveals the many creative solutions an African society found for problems that people encounter when they try to establish a democratic system of governing their affairs. In much of what has been written about Africa, the common image is that of people governed by primitive customs and practices, in which only feudal roles of elders, kings, chiefs, sultans, and emirs have been acknowledged by Western observers. Little is ever shown of indigenous African democratic systems, under which there is distribution of authority and responsibility across various strata of society, and where warriors are subordinated to deliberative assemblies, customary laws are revised periodically by a national convention, and elected leaders are limited to a single eight-year terms of office and subjected to public review in the middle of their term. All these ideals and more are enshrined in the five-century old constitution of the Oromo of Ethiopia, which is the subject matter of this book.
In this book, Legesse brings into sharp focus the polycephalous or "multi-headed" system of government of the Oromo, which is based on clearly defined division of labor and checks and balances between different institutions. Revealing the inherent dynamism and sophistication of this indigenous African political system, Legasse also shows in clear and lucid language that the system has had a long and distinguished history, during which the institutions changed by deliberate legislation, and evolved and adapted with time.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Red Sea Press
Manufacturer Red Sea Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781569021392
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Red Sea Press
Manufacturer	Red Sea Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781569021392
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Oromo Democracy: An Indigenous African Political System

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