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The framing of inner-city slum redevelopment by an aspiring developmental state: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract Following the contested 2005 election, the Ethiopian state enhanced its repression of dissent and tried to gain legitimacy through delivering on development targets by branding itself as a “developmental state” until the election of a reformist Prime Minister in 2018. In line with its developmental aspiration, the Ethiopian state engaged in large-scale inner-city slum redevelopment between 2009 and 2017 by displacing thousands of households to the periphery. Based on six months of qualitative research, this article interrogates the way the Ethiopia state framed the inner-city redevelopment using Bob Jessop's “Strategic-Relational Approach.” The article argues that the Ethiopian state framed slum redevelopment to project itself as a developmental and to enhance state control of the inner-city. At the same time, the state used inner-city redevelopment, to minimize the cost of the intervention through dispossessing inner-city residents and leasing the land at a higher premium. However, since 2012, there is a tendency to use the redevelopment for the accumulation of high-end developers by framing the redevelopment as a means to build the “Diplomatic Capital Africa.” Overall, the Ethiopian aspiring developmental state used slum redevelopment not only to facilitate accumulation but also to consolidate its tight grip on power.
Highlights In aspiring developmental states, redevelopment is framed mainly for political ends. Redevelopment can be used to substantiate the developmental narrative of the state. Redevelopment can be used to bring state control and disperse opposition. Redevelopment can be used as a means to recover the costs of the intervention. Redevelopment can be used to facilitate accumulation by high-end developers.
The framing of inner-city slum redevelopment by an aspiring developmental state: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract Following the contested 2005 election, the Ethiopian state enhanced its repression of dissent and tried to gain legitimacy through delivering on development targets by branding itself as a “developmental state” until the election of a reformist Prime Minister in 2018. In line with its developmental aspiration, the Ethiopian state engaged in large-scale inner-city slum redevelopment between 2009 and 2017 by displacing thousands of households to the periphery. Based on six months of qualitative research, this article interrogates the way the Ethiopia state framed the inner-city redevelopment using Bob Jessop's “Strategic-Relational Approach.” The article argues that the Ethiopian state framed slum redevelopment to project itself as a developmental and to enhance state control of the inner-city. At the same time, the state used inner-city redevelopment, to minimize the cost of the intervention through dispossessing inner-city residents and leasing the land at a higher premium. However, since 2012, there is a tendency to use the redevelopment for the accumulation of high-end developers by framing the redevelopment as a means to build the “Diplomatic Capital Africa.” Overall, the Ethiopian aspiring developmental state used slum redevelopment not only to facilitate accumulation but also to consolidate its tight grip on power.
Highlights In aspiring developmental states, redevelopment is framed mainly for political ends. Redevelopment can be used to substantiate the developmental narrative of the state. Redevelopment can be used to bring state control and disperse opposition. Redevelopment can be used as a means to recover the costs of the intervention. Redevelopment can be used to facilitate accumulation by high-end developers.
The framing of inner-city slum redevelopment by an aspiring developmental state: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Weldeghebrael, Ezana Haddis (author)
Cities ; 125
2020-05-20
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Electronic Resource
English
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