The state of emergency: Police and carceral regimes in modern Ethiopia

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-124

  Toggia, Pietro S ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; Police regimes; Political crisis; State of emergency

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; POLITICAL CHANGE; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MELES;

EID: 57849089233     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: 17452546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X0802400202     Document Type: Article

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