Dr. Frew Yirgalem

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University,

Ethiopia.

EDUCATION

 PhD, Human Rights and Global Politics: Legal, Philosophical and Economic Challenges (Specializing in

Political Economy). Dissertation Title: The Enigma of the Great-Run: Development, Violence and the

Challenges of Democratizing Ethiopia [accepted without correction], Sant’Anna School of Advanced

Studies (Italy), February 2021 (https://dta.santannapisa.it/theses/available/etd-11182020 085447/unrestricted/Frew_Yirgalem_Mane_Thesis_2020.pdf.

 MSc, Urban Management and Development, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS),Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands), September 2013.

 MA, Regional and Local Development Studies, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), January 2011.

 BA (with great distinction), Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia),August 2006.

PUBLICATION

 ‘State-led Development in Ethiopia: a failed project or an existential threat to the nation?’ in

Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order, edited by Francis Onditi, Gilad Ben-Nun, Cristina De’Alessandro, and Zach Levey. New York and London: LEXINGTON BOOKS.

 ‘The Promises and Perils of Urban Redevelopment for Land Value Capture: the case of Casa Inchis 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.

 ‘Land, Party/State-led Development and Protests in Ethiopia’ (A preprint- 2024 LDPI Working Papers https://www.peasantjournal.org/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Teaching at Bahir Dar University. Partial list of course-teaching: International political economy,

democracy, development and conflict in Africa, politics and government in Africa, local government and

intergovernmental relations in Ethiopia, political dynamism of development in Ethiopia; development

theories and issues; research methods in Political Science; urban governance and development and so on.

LEADERSHIP

 Chairperson, Department of Political Science and International Studies (2014-2017), Bahir Dar University

(Ethiopia).

 Secretary, Bahir Dar University Teachers Association, Chapter of Ethiopian Teachers Association (2013-

2017).

CONFERENCE & PRESENTATION

 Rethinking the ‘Great-Run’: The Quest for Democratic Development in Ethiopia. Paper presented at 2019

Annual ASEER (GSÖBW) Conference “Is orthodox/heterodox a fruitful classification? From static labels to plural and interdisciplinary theory building” organized by University of Duisburg-Essen and Young Scholars Initiative INET 21-22, February 2019, Duisburg, Germany.

 The Politics of Development in Post-Neoliberal Africa: the Case of 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.

 "The History, Nature and Critique of the Developmental State: What Lessons can Ethiopia Learn from 'the Asian Tigers'?" Paper presented in the First National Workshop in Political Science, Bahir Dar University, April 16-17, 2016.

 "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 theme of 'Culture, Social Mobility, Governance and Development', April 24-25, 2014.

 '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.

 Attended ‘Perspectives on Next Steps in Sudan’s Transition’, Chatham House, London. May, 2019.

 Worldschool's Global Development Event, April 2, 2013, the Hague, the Netherlands where I contributed to the event in evaluating and commenting students' research reports drawn from Ecuador, Ethiopia and the Philippines.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP

 Visiting research student, Centre of African Studies, SOAS University of London (15 January - 30 June

2019).

 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

March 2016.

 Research Assistant, Federal House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR), and Ethiopia, Parliamentary

Internship Program organized jointly by Addis Ababa University, InterAfrica Group and House of Peoples'

Representatives, January-July 2010.

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

2008.

HONOURS AND AWARDS

 I am among the 27 winners of the research grants from Land Deals Politics Initiative-2 (LDPI2) (

https://plaas.org.za/ldpi/), working on a project Land, Party/State-led Development and Protests in Ethiopia

 Holder of the PhD Scholarship reserved for citizens of NON-EU Countries (2017-2020), Doctoral Program

in Human Rights and Global Politics, SantAnna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.

 Erasmus Plus Placement Scholarship, Centre of African Studies, SOAS (1 March to 30 June 2019).

 Young African Leaders Initiative, Regional Leadership Centre East Africa, Nairobi, January, 2016- March,

2016.

 The Netherlands Fellowship Program (worth 27,000 Euros), IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam the

Netherlands October, 2012- September, 2013

 Aklilu Lemma Memorial Foundation Scholarship, Addis Ababa University, 2004-2006.

REFERENCE

 Taye Demissie Beshi (PhD) Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. E-mail:

tayedmissie@gmail.com, Taye.Demissie@bdu.edu.et .

 Kalewongel Minale (PhD) Peace building Program and Development Advisor, Ethiopian Civil Society

Organization Council (ECSOC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. E-mail: kalewongel@gmail.com.

 Stefan Collignon, Emeritus 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.uk