Frew Yirgalem Mane(PhD)

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Personal Details 

  • Full Name:  Frew Yirgalem Mane(PhD)
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Address: Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 56127 Pisa (Italia)
  • Tel: (+39) 351 1655 718 (Italy) (+251) 911543831 (Ethiopia)

Educational Background

  •   Doctoral student in Human Rights and Global Politics, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies(Italy).
  •  Master of Science in Urban Management and Development (2013) Institute for Housing and UrbanDevelopment Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands)
  •  Master of Arts degree in Regional and Local Development Studies (2011) Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia).
  • ·Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and international relations(with great distinction)(2006)Addis Ababa University(Ethiopia).

Professional Activities

  • Visiting research student, Centre of African Studies, SOAS University of London(15January-30 June 2019)
  • Africa Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership, and UNWomen Curriculum Development Workshop.Mt.Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya. 2nd–15th July 2017
  • Training of Trainers Workshop, African Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership, and women, 24-, Utalii Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Young African leaders Initiative(YALI), YALI Regional Leadership Centre EastAfrica, Nairobi, January- March 2016.
  • Research  Assistant, Federal House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR), and Ethiopia, Parliamentary Internship The program organized jointly by Addis Ababa University, Inter-Africa Group, and House of Peoples' Representatives, January-July2010.

Teaching and Leadership Experiences

  •  Chairperson, Department of Political Science and International Studies (2014-2017); and Coordinator, Graduate Programs (2013) Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia)
  • Lecturer of Politics of development (2006-2017), BahirDar University (Ethiopia) List of course thought:

 v      Political Dynamism of Development in Ethiopia

 v      International political economy

 v      Development theories and issues

 v      Contemporary global issues

 v      Introduction to civics and ethical education

 v      Urban governance and development

 Conferences and Presentation·      

  1.  “The Politics of Development in post-Neo-liberal Africa: the caseof Ethiopia” Conference paper presented at“Young Scholars Initiative (YSI)Africa Convening: Development Working Group”, organized by Institute of New Economic Thinking in Collaboration with University of  Zimbabwe, from 16-18 August 2018, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  2. "The Promises and Perils of Urban redevelopment for land value capture: the case of Casa Inchis project in Addis Ababa" in the First Annual National Research Workshop of the Faculty of Social Science, Bahir Dar University organized under the themeculture, social mobility, Governance and development', April24-25, 2014
  3. World school's Global Development Event, April 2, 2013, the Hague, the Netherlandswhere I contributed to theevent in evaluating and commenting on students' research reports drawn from Ecuador, Ethiopia, and the Philippines
  4.  'Regional Development Policies' in the 'Lake Tana City Region- Prospectives of Future Urbanization', International Scientific Workshop organized by Bahir Dar University, University of Hamburg and ETH-Zurich February, 17 - 19,2011
  5.  Participated in the Sixteen Weekly Consecutive Youth Dialogue session organizedjointly by SaveYour Generation Ethiopia, UNICEF, and Addis Ababa University, February-July2006.
  6. The History and Nature of Developmental State: What Lessons can Ethiopia Learn from' the Asian tigers'?" Paper presented in the First National Workshop in political science, Bahir Dar University, April16-17,2016

    Consultancy

  • African Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership, and UN Women Curriculum Development Workshop. Mt. Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya. 2nd– 15th July 2017


  • Training of Trainers Workshop, African Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership, and UN Women, 24-26 October 2016, Utalii Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya


  • Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), YALI Regional Leadership Centre East Africa, Nairobi, January 2016- March 2016.


  • Research Assistant, Federal House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR), Ethiopia, Parliamentary Internship Program organized jointly by Addis Ababa University, InterAfrica Group, and House of Peoples' Representatives, January 2010- July 2010.


  • Higher Diploma License, Certified Professional Teacher Educator, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, August 2008

Membership

  • Secretary, Bahir Dar University Teachers' Association, a regional chapter of Ethiopian Teachers Association, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, March 2014- September 2017.
  • Rotary Club Lake Tana, District D-9212, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, November 2015- present.

  • Member of Program Development Committee, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, Bahir Dar University, October 2016- June 2017 ·

  • Member of Academic Commission, Faculty of Social Science, Bahir Dar University, October 2013-16 ·

  • Member of Curriculum Committee, Political Science, and Peace and Conflict Studies, Bahir Dar University, October 2013- 2014. ·

  • Blue Nile Rotaract Club, Bahir Dar, October, 2013-September 2014.

Publications

  • The Political-Economy of Liberal Reforms in Ethiopia (forthcoming) Journal of World Development

  • State-led Development in Ethiopia: a failed project or an existential threat to the nation?’ in ContemporaryAfricaandtheForeseeableWorldOrder, edited byFrancisOnditi, GiladBen-Nun, CristinaDe’Alessandro,andZachLevey.NewYorkandLondon: LEXINGTON BOOKS.
  • The Promises and Perils of Urban Redevelopment for Land Value Capture: the case of CasaInchis project in Addis Ababa.’Ethiopian Journal of social sciences(EJSS),2(2):67-98.
  • Women Political Empowerment and Decentralization in Addis Ketema Sub-city, Addis Ababa.VDM Verlag Publishing House: Saarbrucken, Germany.

Honors and Awards

  • Holder of the PhD Scholarship reserved for citizensofNON-EU Countries(2017-2020), Doctoral Programin HumanRightsandGlobalPolitics,SantAnnaSchoolofAdvancedStudies,Pisa,Italy.

  • Erasmus+Placement Scholarship, Centre of African Studies, SOAS (1 Marchto30 June 2019).
  • Young African Leaders Initiative, Regional Leadership Centre East Africa, Nairobi, January 2016-March, 2016.
  • The Netherlands Fellowship Program(worth27,000Euros), IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam theNetherlands October 2012- September 2013
  •   Aklilu Lemma Memorial Foundation Scholarship, Addis AbabaUniversity,2004-2006.

References

  • Professor Stefan Collignon, Professor of Political Economy, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, International Chief Economist - Centro Europa Ricerche (CER), Roma; Institute of Global Affairs (London School of Economics). Mobile: +33 6 180 426 40. Email:s.collignon@lse.ac.u

  • Professor Kassahun Birhanu(Ph.D.)Professor of Political Science, Addis Ababa University e-mail:kassahunal@yahoo.com, kassahun.berhanu@aau.edu.et.Mobile:+251911608032
  • Kalewongel Minale(Ph.D.) Dean, Faculty of Social Science, BahirDarUniversity,Ethiopia.E-mail:kalewongel@gmail.com.
Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Contact info: 
Tel: (+39) 351 1655 718 (Italy) (+251) 911543831 (Ethiopia)
CV: 
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Department: 
Political Science and International Studies