Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie

 Personal Details

• Full   Name: Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Date of Birth: March 13, 1988
• Nationality: Ethiopian
• Sex: Male
• Cell Phone: +251910537993
• Email: bshiferaw6@gmail.com or bantayehus@bdu.edu.et

 Education

• 2013, Masters in International Relations, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
• 2010, BA in Political Science and International Relations, Department of   Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

 Research area of interest

• Peace and security and development
• Human rights and democratization
• Ethnicity, federalism, and conflict
• State formation and state-building
• Foreign Policy and International Relations

 Work Experience

• December 2021 - Present -   Assistant Professor,  Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopis
• Sep. 2016 – 2021-    Lecturer in Bahir Dar University, Department of Political Science and International Studies,  Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
•  Sep. 2013-   Sep. 2016-   Lecturer in Adama Science and Technology University, School of Law and Humanities, Adama, Ethiopia.
•   July 2013 – Sep. 2013-  Reporter and Junior Political Analyst, Daily Monitor English edition newspaper, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.                                        

Training and Workshops

• 2014-  A training on “Government policies, strategies and good governance” organized by Adama University in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Ethiopia.
•  2015-  Training on “Corruption and Good Governance” organized by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission of Ethiopia and hosted by Adama University. 
•  2015-  Training on “Community Organizing for Action” organized by Young African Leaders Initiative [YALI]
•   2015-  Training on “Understanding Climate Change” organized by Young African Leaders Initiative [YALI]

 Selected Research Works

• 2019-  “The Ethio-Eritrea rapprochement and political transition in Ethiopia” a paper presented at the joint international conference- Exploring the Agency of the Global South in International Studies (Practices) organized by Legon Centre for  International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana, and the International Studies Association held from August 1-3, 2019 at LECIAD, University of Ghana.
• 2020-   “Political transition and ethnicity in Ethiopia”, Journal of African and Asian Studies, Sage publications. (Forthcoming).
•  2019-  State Failure and Nature of State Formation in the Horn of Africa, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 21, No.2, 2019), Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania. 
•  2017-  “South Sudan’s birth: Viewing state-partition from the perspective of Horn’s peace and stability” A paper presented at the 4^th national conference of social sciences organized by Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
• 2016-  “The politics of secession and regional stability in the Horn of Africa” A paper, presented at the 9^thInternational Conference on African Development (ICAD)organized by Western Michigan University, Addis Ababa University and regional universities of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 
• 2016-  "The politics of higher education development in Ethiopia: A critical review” Paper presented at the 9^th International Conference on African Development, (ICAD)organized by Western Michigan University, Addis Ababa University and regional universities of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• 2013-  “A Comprehensive Understanding of the Palestine Problem”a paper presented in a seminar organized by the Embassy of the I.R. of Iran, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• 2012-  “Experiment of Developmental State in an Ethnic-Federal Ethiopia” research, Paper submitted for course requirement for the Degree of Master’s in IR