Aklilu Tetemke

Aklilu Tetemke is a Junior Fellow at the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS) at the University of Bayreuth. His research focuses on the Ethiopian 'National Question,' examining ethnic-based politics and federalism through interdisciplinary lenses of social anthropology, political science, and historical analysis.

• Research period: 1960s (student movements) to 1990s (federalism implementation)
• Primary case study: Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)
• Methodologies: Archival analysis of EPRDF documents, biographical interviews with political leaders, media reports, and political performances

This study addresses gaps in historical analysis of Ethiopian liberation war debates and employs Trotha's 'basic narratives' framework to analyze contested cultural/political unity discourses.