International Journal of Ethiopian Studies (IJES) is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal dedicated to scholarly research relevant to or informed by the Ethiopian experience. IJES publishes two issues a year of original work in English and Amharic to readers around the world.

Established in 2002, the IJES is dedicated to the research and study of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. The journal contains original articles, reviews, and features filled with relevant, in-depth information on important issues. It serves as a venue for the sharing and cross fertilization of research by scholars working on issues that matter to the region and promotes important voices internationally.

PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Elias Wondimu, Loyola Marymount University

SENIOR EDITORS

Alemayehu Gebremariam, California State University, San Bernardi

Maimire Mennasemay, Dawson College

Theodore Vestal, Oklahoma State University

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR

Fikru Gebrekidan, St. Thomas University

Essays:

1. W.E.B. Du Bois, Ethiopianism and Ethiopia, 1890-1955. By James Quirin 
2. Cartoon Democracy: Ethiopia’s 2010 Election. By  Alemayehu Gebremariam  
3. Election 2010: A Retrospective. By Seeye Abraha  
4. The Seljan brothers and the expansionist policies of  Emperor Minïlik II of Ethiopia. By Ruldolf Molvaer 
5. Acculturation in the Däga: Local Negotiations in Amhara/Oromo Relations. By Brian J. Yates  
6. Judicial Implementation: An Empirical Study of Good  Governance. By Tassew Shiferaw Gizaw  
7. Doreen Ingrams’s 1942 Ethiopian Diary.  Annotated by Richard Pankhurst 

Dossier:  

1. A Vulture’s View of Ethiopia. By Frank Jacobs

In Memoriam: 

1. Edward Eulendorf

Bibliography: Year 2007, Compiled by Thomas P. Ofcansky

Africa’s Cultural Ambassador, African knowledge broker, and Continental Bridge Builder are just few of the names Elias Wondimu was called in his life in the United States. After careful examination of the American media landscape and book market, an exiled journalist from Ethiopia, Wondimu discovered that stories and subjects from Africa or its residents in the diaspora are tagged negatively, ignoring the positive, subtleties and nuances that define them. As a solution, he started a media company—TSEHAI Publishers, which gives socially responsible publications and fill the void that exists in the market place. Wondimu often says that he doesn’t have a five years plan but of fifty, that aims to empower the next generation; so that they become the change that we want to see in the world.