The Role of Indigenous Communication Mechanism Inresolving Inter-Ethnic Conflicts: Gedeo and West Guji
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tsegaye, Anteneh (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dagnachew, Aster | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-09T07:41:04Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T13:38:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-09T07:41:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T13:38:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of indigenous communication in resolving inter-ethnic conflict: West Guji and Gedeo. The study employed qualitative descriptive research to meet the stated objective of the study. Purposive and snowball (non-probable) sampling techniques were used to gather information. To attain the study objective, in-depth interview and focus group discussion were used as a primary data. Primary data were gathered from different informants in both Gedeo and West Guji Zones. A total number of 42 informants participated in the study. The study showed that the main cause of West Guji and Gedeo 2018 conflict was the question of referendum, political and economical interest of individuals and cultural conflicts were the main causes. The finding of the study revealed that the indigenous communication way of conflict resolution mechanism is still used as a major ways of resolving conflict in the study areas. The Gondoro tradition was the common indigenous way of conflict resolution mechanism in ethnic Gedeo and West Guji communities. In the study areas collaboration conflict resolution strategies were employed. But, the conciliation was not successful and still difficult for sustainable peace in the study areas. The study also reported the weakness and challenges of indigenous way of conflict resolution method in study area. Accordingly, local leaders and elders are influenced by some local administrators for political and economical interest and generation gap were the main challenge and weakness. To the conflict, local elders, cultural and tourism bureau experts and local administrative leaders should work cooperatively and they should teach the new generation about the culture of the society in terms of sustainability of peace in the two brotherhood ethnic groups. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/21471 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AAU | en_US |
| dc.subject | communication mechanism in resolving inter-ethnic conflict | en_US |
| dc.title | The Role of Indigenous Communication Mechanism Inresolving Inter-Ethnic Conflicts: Gedeo and West Guji | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |