Editorial Statement 

Reimagining the Modern Ethiopian State: Civic Nationalism and Self-Governing Regional Polities
Alemante Gebreselassie and Berhanu Abegaz

Essays

1.    ለመሆኑ በኢትዮጵያ የብሔር ጭቆና ነበር ወይ? - ኀይሌ ላሬቦ 

2.    Delegitimization of the Collective Identity of Ethiopianism - by Assefa Mehretu 

3.    ውጥረት በኢትዮጵያና መወጫው:- አማራጭ የአስተሳሰብ፤የአነሳስና የእንቅስቃሴ አቅጣጫዎች - ተስፋዬ ደመላሽ

4.    Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia - by Mulatu Wubneh

5.    The Search for a Functioning Democracy for Ethiopia: The Utilities of Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Consociationalism - by Walle Engedayehu  

Commentaries

1.    Comments on Walle’s Paper - by Getachew Metaferia  

2.    Taking Stock of the Symposium Series: What Have We Learned and What Remains to Be Explored? - by Berhanu Abegaz

Dossier
The Diplomatic Mission To Abyssinia, 1903 

In Memoriam
Richard Pankhurst, Ph.D. (1927 - 2017)

Bibliography - Year 2013 

Notes to Contributors

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.