Abstract:
The relation between the ethnic overlapping of the ethnic and political culture in the Sudan is characterized by several dissimilarities and this issue has been characterized by several difference and this issue has occupied the political space; and this research aims at explaining the impact of the ethnic overlapping between the Sudan and the eastern neighboring countries, and how its effects on political culture in the areas of El-Gedarif.
The problem of the research is represented on the impact of the ethnic overlapping on the political culture.
The research used a number of methods such as the historical and descriptive method and the method of the case-study.
The research depended on a number of sources and references and previous academic studies along with personal interviews, questionnaires and the direct observations and the concentrated discussion sessions.
The research reached a number of results most of which are:
1- The motives of those coming from Ethiopia and Eritrea to be absorbed in political in the Sudan differ for they work in the political side as ethnic groups and in the cultural side they care for their tribes and language as and their political allegiance changes according to the system of the governance .
2- The effect of the over lapping of Ethiopian and Eritrean presence of the political culture in the area of Gadarif in dual political allegiance, and the spread of corresponding with the neighboring countries and the penetration of political and demand parties and entities.
3- There are Ethiopian grand’sin the agricultural lands in the Gedarif area ( Alfashaga). And Eritrean grand’s in the Baraka basin and the Gash River.
