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Lecturer

Nationality: Ethiopian Date of birth: 12/27/1993 Gender: Male Phone number: (+251) 0984945659    

Email address: abyssiniaabay6@gmail.com 

linkedin.com/in/abyssinia-abay-939563240

Work: Peda Campus, 79 Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5534-4124

 

 

ABOUT ME                                                                                                      

Abyssinia Abay (MA) is a lecturer of International Laws and Organizations at the Department of Political Sciences and International Studies at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He has more than four years of experience in research, community engagement and teaching with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence. His research interest includes international laws, African and the global political economy, indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms, transitional and restorative justice, African peace-building approaches, and human rights problems.

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                                                        

 

  • Lecturer of International Laws and Organizations                 

Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia (2022 -current)

  • MA in Political Science and International Studies

Bahir Dar University (2018-2020)

Address: Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)

Website: www.bdu.edu.et 

  • Bachelor of Art Degree in Civics and Ethical Studies

Bahir Dar University [ 2012 – 2015] 

Address: Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia) 

Website: www.bdu.edu.et 

Field (s) of study: Philosophy and political science

 

Work Experience                                                                                            

  • Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University [ 10/10/2022– Current ] 
  • Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Mekdela Amba University [12/09/2021 – 10/10/2022 ] 


 

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES                                                                            

 

Course Chair of Global Trends, Bahir Dar University [7/2023 - Current]

  • Develop and manage the department’s development strategy. 
  • Develop appropriate and relevant academic programs and manage their delivery. 
  • Develop, manage and renovate the curriculum of the department. 
  • Ensure continual impact assessment, evaluation or graduate follow up and provision of feedback. 
  • Develop and implement a seminar program that provides students with exposure to research.

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                              

 

  1. Mengistu, A.A. (2024). The Impact of Incitement by Public Officials in the Commission of Genocide: the Case of Ethnic Amharas in the Oromia Region. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10173
  2. Abay, A. (2024). Ferdinand Mount (2023). Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They Rise and How They Fall – From Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson. Bloomsbury Publishing. Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences, 10(1), 172-174. https://doi.org/10.20372/ejss.v10i1.1805
  3. Tsehay, B., & Abay, A. (2024). Factors affecting human security: A focus on community security in West Gondar Administrative Zone. Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences, 10(1), 22-42. https://doi.org/10.20372/ejss.v10i1.1795
  4. Abyssinia Abay (2024). Unraveling the Complexities of Political Actors and Institutions in Africa's Green Climate Governance. Journal of Environmental Pollution and Management. March 5, 2024.
  5. Abyssinia Abay (2024). Abiy’s Legitimacy Crisis and the Northern Armed Conflict: re-establish the base or coerce legitimacy? Cogent Social Sciences. February 18, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2024.2321662
  6. Abyssinia Abay & Tewodros Adamu (2023). Political Dynamics and Intelligence in Ethiopia: A 27-Year Overview (1991-2018). Journal of Somali studies · Dec 2, 2023
  7. Abyssinia Abay& Tewodros Adamu (2023). Responsibility to Protect: Humanitarian Intervention in Ethiopia’s Northern Armed Conflict, Nostrum or Venom?. KEPES Journal.
  8. Abyssinia Abay (2022). National Dialogue in Ethnically Divided Ethiopia: Experiences and Lessons to be Learnt, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education. 
  9. Abyssinia Abay (2022). Dependency Theory to the Study of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Its Relevance to the Horn of Africa: A Matthew Effect? International Institute for Science, Technology and Education.
  10. Abyssinia Abay (2022).  A Critical Appraisal of the 2021 National Election in Ethiopia: Legitimacy and Pitfalls, African Journal of Democracy and Election Research (AJDER).

 

Community Engagements          

  • Coordinator of a community Service project entitled” Human right and Policing, Ongoing. 
  • Trainer, “Awareness Raising Trainings on Ethics and Waste Management for ANRS Tsidat ena Wubet Members”. 19 May 2023- June 2023
  • Provide Media Briefing about “Reform: gaps between promise and reality”, Nisir Media, 2022
  • Provide Media Briefing about “Foreign policy and engagement in Ethiopia”, Amhara  Media Corporation, February 2022. 

 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS                                                                         

  • Chairperson, Globa Trends courses, Bahir Dar· University

Participation in International Conference Participation     

  • Presenting a paper entitled Humanitarian Intervention and the Northern Armed Conflict, Bahir Dar University 2023. 
  • Presenting a paper entitled the 1991 Addis Ababa Peace Agreement and Lessons, Bahir Dar University,2022
  • Presenting Paper for CCRDA on the role of civil societies for the upcoming national dialogue, 2022

HONOURS, RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND PROJECT AWARDS                                                                                                           

  • British Council Ethiopian Universities Peace Research award (2023)

Professional Membership

REFERENCES           

 

1. Getahun Kumie Antigegn (Assistant Professor): Bahir Dar University, getkumie@yahoo.com, +251911598880, Recruiter, colleague, and Vice Dean of Post Graduate Research and Community Service

 

2. Bewuketu Dires Gardachew (PhD): Bahir Dar University, bewuket23@gmail.com, +25112281899, Recruiter and Colleague

   3. Bantayehu Shiferaw (PhD): Visiting Researcher @ GSPIA – University of Ottawa, bshiferaw6@gmail.com, Examiner of my MA thesis

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Political Science and International Studies