- Ethiopia 2001: Local elections in the southern region
- Preface
- Two stories told: The 2001 local elections in Kambata, Tambaro, Hadiya and sidama
- Expectations unfulfilled
- “Voting is like shaking one hand”: The zonal and woreda elections 2001 in Hadiya and Gedeo
- A people with political tradition
- People protest in the streets
- Voting with only one alternative
- Complaints of the opposition
- Complaints of the ruling party
- Control and coercion
- A structure of administrative control
- Candidates and representation
- Nothing new in Gedeo?
- Conclusion: Election without competition
- Conclusion: Democracy lives where local people experience it