Horn of Africa Project

Horn of Africa Project

Professor Pamela Abbott is a member of a University team awarded £583,349 to address the governance crisis in Horn of Africa.

Professor Pamela Abbott, School of Education together with Professors Zeray Yihdego and Tamas Gyoefi, School of Law are part of a new a new international collaboration which aims to address the crisis of governance in the Horn of Africa, a region with a huge socio-economic development potential but suffering from instability and fragile states. The three-year project, which is supported by a £583,349 UK Research and Innovation Training Grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund, will focus on Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, all of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The project will investigate the promises and pitfalls of federalism and devolution in Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. Based on the finding research-informed policy recommendations aimed at addressing the crisis of governance in each country will be made.

The African Research Universities Association (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Good Governance at Addis Ababa University will lead the project, in partnership with the universities of Aberdeen and Western Cape, South Africa. The research agenda - Addressing the Crisis of Governance in the Horn of Africa: A Lack of Inclusive and Strong Institutions and the Failure to Institutionalise Power- has two main objectives: to build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa for researching governance by training PhD and masters students and junior faculty, and to research the crisis of governance in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Somalia. The Aberdeen team will contribute to both elements of the project, with all three academics involved in the co-supervision of four PhD students and the teaching of masters students, building their capacity to carry out governance research.

Professor Pamela Abbott, School of Education together with Professors Zeray Yihdego and Tamas Gyoefi, School of Law are part of a new a new international collaboration which aims to address the crisis of governance in the Horn of Africa, a region with a huge socio-economic development potential but suffering from instability and fragile states. The three-year project, which is supported by a £583,349 UK Research and Innovation Training Grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund, will focus on Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, all of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The project will investigate the promises and pitfalls of federalism and devolution in Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. Based on the finding research-informed policy recommendations aimed at addressing the crisis of governance in each country will be made.

The African Research Universities Association (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Good Governance at Addis Ababa University will lead the project, in partnership with the universities of Aberdeen and Western Cape, South Africa. The research agenda - Addressing the Crisis of Governance in the Horn of Africa: A Lack of Inclusive and Strong Institutions and the Failure to Institutionalise Power - has two main objectives: to build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa for researching governance by training PhD and masters students and junior faculty, and to research the crisis of governance in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Somalia. The Aberdeen team will contribute to both elements of the project, with all three academics involved in the co-supervision of four PhD students and the teaching of masters students, building their capacity to carry out governance research.

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