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Tag Archives: Ethiopia
Poverty and wealth without a ladder?
The third post in a series introducing a new article on researching poverty and wealth in Ethiopia. In 2017 my colleagues and I launched a project that we called Shifting Inequality Dynamics in Ethiopia (SIDERA). [1] The project was led … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Ethiopia, facipulation, inequality, politics, poverty, surveys, wealth
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Schooling, life chances, and daily bread
I explain how I moved from studying schooling to researching wealth and poverty. Those years spanned the global financial crisis, which had insidious effects in Ethiopia. My doctoral project was about mothers’ schooling and health – I was interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged development, education, Ethiopia, financial-crisis, food, poverty
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Working and praying for peace in Ethiopia
Last month Ethiopia’s prime minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Felix Girke and I wrote an article in The Guardian on his achievements and on the challenges that remain. We applauded his efforts in making peace … Continue reading
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Tagged Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia, ethnic federalism, Lower Omo, peace
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Remembering Adwa
The defeat of a European invasion force by Africans 120 years ago presents challenges for how we remember. How are historical memories kept alive? And what meanings should we assign to them? Jed Stevenson This week in 1896, an army … Continue reading
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Tagged Adwa, change the world, Ethiopia, First World War
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Fighting for life and sight in Ethiopia
ABEL WAS BORN with one eye larger than the other. The difference wasn’t striking, but it caught the attention of the doctor who delivered him, and Abel’s father Getahun sought advice on what might have caused it. “There’s nothing wrong … Continue reading
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