Contributions of Mass Based Organizations in Enhancing Public Participation in Ethiopia

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, Addis Ababa University (Center for Human Rights Studies), language: English, abstract: This paper attempts to examine the theoretical foundations of MBOs in the Ethiopian context and assess their efficacy as vehicles for facilitating and enabling organized public participation in social, economic and political life of the country. In doing so, the paper will focus on women's associations as representatives of the MBOs as understood under the ChSP. The core question that would be answered through this study is: Are MBOs as understood in the Ethiopian legal system appropriate forums for social participation that would translate into political participation?