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Svein Einar Ege

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About

Research interests

  • Ethiopian history
  • Land tenure and land reform
  • Peasant society and development issues
  • Livelihoods in the global periphery
  • Legitimacy of the African state

 

Background

  • Associate professor in African Studies [2005-]
  • Senior researcher at Department of Social Anthropology [1999-2005]
  • Senior researcher at Centre for Environment and Development, NTNU [1992-1999]
  • Leader of Centre for Development Studies at UNIT-AVH [1990-1991]
  • Research associate at University ofTrondheim [1986-1989]
  • Research associate in African History, University of Trondheim [1979-1986]

Special roles

  • Leader of Africa Studies Programme at NTNU [2007-]
  • Convener of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, 2007

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2023

  • Ege, Svein. (2023) Creating community: Burials, cooperation and exclusion in the Amhara eder (iddir). History and Anthropology
    Academic article

2019

  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2019) Internasjonalt samarbeid med sterk bismak. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Commentary
  • Adal, Yigremew; Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure in Gojam under the Därg.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) The Dersha System: Rethinking Land Tenure under the Därg.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Peasant Land Tenure: A Critical Review.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) An Unstable Land Tenure System.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure Security: State-Peasant Relations in the Amhara Highlands, Ethiopia. James Currey Publishers
    Anthology
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure in Baba Säat, North Wälo.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Introduction.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) En god fredspris for Abiy?. Gemini
    Popular science article

2017

  • Ege, Svein. (2017) Land tenure insecurity in post-certification Amhara, Ethiopia. Land Use Policy
    Academic article

2016

  • Ege, Svein; Fiskeaunet, Espen. (2016) Deliberating Liberty. A Study of Social Freedom among Tea Farmers in Rural Japan. NTNU
    Master thesis
  • Ege, Svein; Bolme, Bendik. (2016) Riversdale, n'water skaars-area? : an anthropological study in inequality, race amd water discourse in the Western Cape. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis

2014

  • Jåstad, Trine; Ege, Svein. (2014) Enslige kvinner i Kozeba qabale - Aktører i søken etter et levebrød. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis
  • Ege, Svein. (2014) Bäzzabeh.
    Encyclopedia chapter

2012

  • Gebrelibanos, Tsegay Berhe; Hernæs, Per Oluf; Ege, Svein. (2012) The Political Economy of Salt Production and Arhotot Trading System in Northeastern Ethiopia (c.1831-2005). Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2010

  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Wägda.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Wälasma.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Sälla Dengay.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) T'arma Bärr.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Tägulät.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Qwendi.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2010) Peasant Livelihoods in North Wälo, Ethiopia. A survey of key indicators in Tiweha, Dänkäna and Debeko qäbälé, Mäqét wäräda. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Research report
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Preface.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Dessalegn Rahmato, The Peasant and the State: Studies in Agrarian Change in Ethiopia 1950s-2050s, Custom Books Publishing, 2008. Journal of Ethiopian Studies
    Book review
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Research in Ethiopian Studies: Selected papers of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim July 2007, Aethiopistische Forschungen Vol. 72. Harrassowitz Verlag
    Anthology

2009

  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Preface.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Vol. 1-4). Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Anthology

2008

  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2008) "16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies". Institute of Ethiopian Studies Bulletin
    Academic article

2007

  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mafud.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mägäzäz.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mälkäñña.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Märhabété.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Programme. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Abstracts. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Lech'é.
    Academic chapter

2006

  • Ege, Svein. (2006) The Role of Oxen in Peasant Agriculture: Ch'enät Rentals in Ch'orisa, South Wällo.
    Academic chapter

2005

  • Ege, Svein. (2005) Haylä Mäläkot.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2005) "Märedazmach Abbeyyé".
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2005) North Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report

2004

  • Ege, Svein. (2004) South Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report

2003

  • Ege, Svein. (2003) Ch'ach'a.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar; Aspen, Harald. (2003) On the Brink of Famine: Ch'orisa, Qalu, 2002. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Afqära.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Ans'okiya.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Armanya.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Abechu.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Afärbayné Täklä Haymanot.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Addisgé.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Ayné.
    Encyclopedia chapter

2002

  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) North Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar; Adal, Yigremew. (2002) Farming Assets in North Wälo: Statistics, maps and impressions from a travel to North Wälo, October 2000. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) The CSA Census Maps: Maps of North Wälo, South Wälo and North Shäwa based on maps produced by the Central Statistical Authority for the 1987 EC census. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) Livestock Systems:Patterns of Livestock Distribution in North Wälo and Selected Districts of South Wälo and North Shäwa. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Kello, Abdulhamid Bedri; Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) PPDE II: The Programme Peasant Production and Development in Ethiopia: Achievements and Experiences 1995-2002. Universitetet i Trondheim, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report

1999

  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1999) Oxen as Indicators of Wealth in Ethiopian Peasant Agriculture: Some methodological problems.
    Academic chapter

1997

  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1997) The Promised Land: The Amhara land redistribution of 1997. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Non-fiction monograph

1996

  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1996) Class, State and Power in Africa: A Case Study of the Kingdom of Shäwa (Ethiopia) about 1840. [Mangler utgivernavn]
    Non-fiction monograph

Journal publications

  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2019) Internasjonalt samarbeid med sterk bismak. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Commentary
  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2008) "16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies". Institute of Ethiopian Studies Bulletin
    Academic article
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Dessalegn Rahmato, The Peasant and the State: Studies in Agrarian Change in Ethiopia 1950s-2050s, Custom Books Publishing, 2008. Journal of Ethiopian Studies
    Book review
  • Ege, Svein. (2023) Creating community: Burials, cooperation and exclusion in the Amhara eder (iddir). History and Anthropology
    Academic article
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) En god fredspris for Abiy?. Gemini
    Popular science article
  • Ege, Svein. (2017) Land tenure insecurity in post-certification Amhara, Ethiopia. Land Use Policy
    Academic article

Books

  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Vol. 1-4). Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Anthology
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure Security: State-Peasant Relations in the Amhara Highlands, Ethiopia. James Currey Publishers
    Anthology
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Research in Ethiopian Studies: Selected papers of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim July 2007, Aethiopistische Forschungen Vol. 72. Harrassowitz Verlag
    Anthology
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1997) The Promised Land: The Amhara land redistribution of 1997. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Non-fiction monograph
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1996) Class, State and Power in Africa: A Case Study of the Kingdom of Shäwa (Ethiopia) about 1840. [Mangler utgivernavn]
    Non-fiction monograph

Part of book/report

  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2009) Preface.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Ege, Svein. (2005) Haylä Mäläkot.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Wägda.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Wälasma.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Sälla Dengay.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) T'arma Bärr.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Tägulät.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2010) Qwendi.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2003) Ch'ach'a.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Adal, Yigremew; Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure in Gojam under the Därg.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) The Dersha System: Rethinking Land Tenure under the Därg.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Peasant Land Tenure: A Critical Review.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) An Unstable Land Tenure System.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Land Tenure in Baba Säat, North Wälo.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2019) Introduction.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw; Ege, Svein. (2010) Preface.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mafud.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Afqära.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mägäzäz.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Mälkäñña.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Märhabété.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2006) The Role of Oxen in Peasant Agriculture: Ch'enät Rentals in Ch'orisa, South Wällo.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Ans'okiya.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Armanya.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Abechu.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Afärbayné Täklä Haymanot.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Addisgé.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2005) "Märedazmach Abbeyyé".
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) Ayné.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2014) Bäzzabeh.
    Encyclopedia chapter
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) Lech'é.
    Academic chapter
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (1999) Oxen as Indicators of Wealth in Ethiopian Peasant Agriculture: Some methodological problems.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) North Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar; Aspen, Harald. (2003) On the Brink of Famine: Ch'orisa, Qalu, 2002. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report
  • Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2010) Peasant Livelihoods in North Wälo, Ethiopia. A survey of key indicators in Tiweha, Dänkäna and Debeko qäbälé, Mäqét wäräda. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald; Teferra, Birhanu; Bekele, Shiferaw. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Programme. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein. (2007) 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES 16): Abstracts. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar; Adal, Yigremew. (2002) Farming Assets in North Wälo: Statistics, maps and impressions from a travel to North Wälo, October 2000. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein. (2004) South Wälo 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) The CSA Census Maps: Maps of North Wälo, South Wälo and North Shäwa based on maps produced by the Central Statistical Authority for the 1987 EC census. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) Livestock Systems:Patterns of Livestock Distribution in North Wälo and Selected Districts of South Wälo and North Shäwa. Department of Social Anthropology, NTNU
    Research report
  • Kello, Abdulhamid Bedri; Ege, Svein Einar. (2002) PPDE II: The Programme Peasant Production and Development in Ethiopia: Achievements and Experiences 1995-2002. Universitetet i Trondheim, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report
  • Ege, Svein. (2005) North Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of North Shäwa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. NTNU, Sosialantropologisk institutt
    Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Jåstad, Trine; Ege, Svein. (2014) Enslige kvinner i Kozeba qabale - Aktører i søken etter et levebrød. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis
  • Gebrelibanos, Tsegay Berhe; Hernæs, Per Oluf; Ege, Svein. (2012) The Political Economy of Salt Production and Arhotot Trading System in Northeastern Ethiopia (c.1831-2005). Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Ege, Svein; Fiskeaunet, Espen. (2016) Deliberating Liberty. A Study of Social Freedom among Tea Farmers in Rural Japan. NTNU
    Master thesis
  • Ege, Svein; Bolme, Bendik. (2016) Riversdale, n'water skaars-area? : an anthropological study in inequality, race amd water discourse in the Western Cape. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis

Outreach

2025

  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2025) The puzzle of the qeré. Public Lecture

2023

  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2023) Seeds of change: reflections on ethnographic fieldwork in Wollo. First International Conference on Wollo Education, Science and Culture

2019

  • Interview
    Ege, Svein. (2019) - Som om Oslo og Trondheim skulle kriget mot hverandre.
  • Feature article
    Ege, Svein. (2019) Derfor er det kontroverser rundt tildelingen av årets fredspris.

2018

  • Interview
    Ege, Svein. (2018) Etiopisk ungdom forventer jobber.
  • Interview
    Ege, Svein. (2018) Kaoslandet som har gått under radaren.

2017

  • Conference poster
    Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2017) Levekår og jordbruk i Etiopia. SU-konferansen
  • Interview
    Ege, Svein; Rønning, Asle Olav. (2017) Stabile tall for søkere til utviklingsstudier.

2016

  • Interview
    Fonn, Geir Ove; Ege, Svein. (2016) Spire av håp i hardt rammet Etiopia.

2015

  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2015) Eritrea: fra frigjøring til despoti. Fagdag om Eritrea
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2015) Den nye økonomien. Jordbrukstransformasjon i Nord-Shäwa, Etiopia. Instituttseminar
  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2015) Eritrea. Fagdag, UDI Trondheim
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2015) Land tenure insecurity in post-certification Amhara, Ethiopia. Workshop on Agrarian Transformations in Ethiopia
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2015) The New Economy: Agricultural Transformation in North Shäwa, Ethiopia. 19th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies

2014

  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2014) Towards a sustainable land tenure policy in Ethiopia. Instituttseminar
  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2014) Korrupsjon i Afrika. Korrupsjon: Nødvendighet eller grådighet
  • Interview
    Kleiven, Eivind Haugstad; Ege, Svein. (2014) - Dei sel ut landet vårt.

2013

  • Lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2013) Eritrea: Historie, etnografi, politikk, framtid (4 timer). Kursdag for ansatte

2012

  • Interview
    Ege, Svein. (2012) Jeg er dødsredd for barnet mitt.
  • Conference lecture
    Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2012) Panel: Land tenure and development in the North Ethiopian highlands. 18th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2012) The history of land tenure in Baba Säat, North Wälo. 18th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies

2011

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2011) "The dersha system of land tenure". The Biennial Trondheim Colloquium in Social Anthropolgy 2011: Land Tenure and Development in the North Ethiopian Highlands

2007

  • Interview
    Oksholen, Tore; Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald. (2007) Rik - Men sulten.
  • Interview
    Oksholen, Tore; Ege, Svein; Aspen, Harald. (2007) Afrikansk bonde under hardt press.

2005

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein. (2005) Climatic change or natural variation: Kombolcha rainfall 1952-2003. AEGIS Thematic Conference in Trondheim; 14.04.2005 - 15.04.2005

2004

  • Conference lecture
    Aspen, Harald; Ege, Svein. (2004) Famine seen from the hamlet: Trends, causes, solutions. Workshop on Ethiopian Studies in Nordic Countries

2003

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (2003) The Role of Oxen in Peasant Agriculture: Ch'enät Rentals in Ch'orisa, South Wälo. 15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies

2000

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (2000) Rural class formation in Ethiopia: the state of the art. The 14th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (2000) "Land Tenure in Ethiopia: A Reinterpretation". "Development in Africa: Research Challenges", NTNU
  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (2000) "Peasant Participation in Land Reform: The Amhara land redistribution of 1997". The Forum for Social Studies

1997

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (1997) Land, Law and Tactics: A case study from Ayné, Northern Shäwa. 13th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies

1996

  • Conference lecture
    Ege, Svein Einar. (1996) Mobilization of Peasant Resources: A research and development programme for the Ethiopian highlands. Paper prepared for the Conference on Ethiopia's Rural-centred Development Programme

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