Memory Politics and Building Multinational States in Africa: Collective Memory, Identity Conflict, and Constitution-Making in Ethiopia

This book tackles the fundamental question of how a society with competing collective memories and visions can build a common nation while trying to reconcile the past and forge a common future. Within the Ethiopian context, it offers a detailed case of how law, memory, and power interact in post-conflict, multi-ethnic societies.

Ashagrie G. Abdi is an accomplished international human rights lawyer and strategic advisor. He holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis from George Mason University and an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from Northwestern University. For over a decade, he has conducted high-level research and authored indices on governance, conflict, and societal transitions.