Co-operation and Conflict: The Case of Argobbas in Shonke Village Oromiya Zone, Dawa Chefa Woreda
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2006-12
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Argobba ethnic group is one of the least studied people in the country. This
thesis is about cooperation and conflict of Argobba in Shonke village, Amhara
region , Oromiya zone Dawachefa woreda thus, aims to add to the scanty
information about the ethnic group. The major issues of the thesis are to assess
the peace full coexistence that is manifested in prioritizing cooperation, to
identify the causes and types of conflicts at intra and inter ethnic level, and
hence the indigenous mechanisms i.n resolving conflicts. This research is
qualitative in which I used various data collection methods, I did not rely on a
single data collection method rather I lried to triangulate one with the other.
The research out comes indicates that the studied village community prioritize
cooperation to conflict and consider violent conflict as taboo and curse that
would result famine, drought and other evils. They are characterized by peace
full intra and inter ethnic coexistence. In this regard their indigenous conflict
prevention and resolution mechanisms played important role. Co-operations
and infrequent conflicts are mainly with in intra village and ethnic limitations.
Almost all conflicts emerge in the society are resolved with their traditional
institutions and not used the formal legal court system except for murder cases
of course it is too rare. Religion in addition to claiming the same genealogy
contributes in bringing integration among them and with their neighbors to a
lesser degree.
The community lived in a segregated village and cou ld maintain its language
and culture. They used marriage endogamy as a mechanism for keeping their
language as well as to redeem [rom the danger of loosing their identity. The
segregation of settlement, language difference and the social and physical
boundaries prohibited integration with the neighboring people. This is further
intensified by the language based regionalization policy of FDRE in which the
study people disappointed with their children to learn in other language and
consider as oppression and denial of rights and as plot to disappear their
language. The movement of political parties of the ethnic group for selfadministration
in the zone and the subsequent permission by the regional state
also creates the different attitudes towards one another.
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