International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 6(7), pp. 192–199, October, 2018. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2018.042

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research Paper

The determinants of Ethiopian foreign policy under consecutive Regimes: Appraisal of Military and EPRDF Government determinants of Ethiopian foreign policy

Negera Gudeta Adula

Lecturer,  Department of Civics and Ethical studies,  College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mettu University, Mettu,  Ethiopia. Address: phone: +251921201339, E-mail: negera2017gudeta@gmail.com

Accepted 5 September 2018

This paper examines determinants of Ethiopian foreign policy under the military regime and the incumbent government. The study employed a qualitative approach as the methodology of the study. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. The secondary data was collected from books, journal articles, published and unpublished materials, governmental and non-governmental organization reports and remarks, magazines, and internet sources. To substantiate and supplement the secondary data, the paper also used primary data collected through key informant interview. Given the data gathered are qualitative, the study employed qualitative data analysis techniques. The finding of the study revealed that the demise of the military regime brought not merely change in terms of determinants of foreign policy making and execution but also brought a shift in foreign policy approach and orientation of the country and the establishment of a federal democratic system in Ethiopia in 1991 ushered a major paradigm shift in the making and execution of the country’s foreign policy and diplomacy. Inter alia, siege mentality approach was changed, foreign policy approach was shifted from the outside-in approach to the inside-out approach, foreign policy objective was shifted from hard power( military based ) to soft power based (economic diplomacy) and diversification of partner and area of foreign policy and foreign relations.

Keywords; foreign policy and diplomacy, derg regime, EPRDF government
 

Cite This Article As: Negera, G.A (2018). The determinants of Ethiopian foreign policy under consecutive regimes: Appraisal of Military and EPRDF Government determinants of Ethiopian foreign policy. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 6(7) 192-199