Tafesse, Tesfaye (PhD)Mulugeta, Tilahun2022-06-222023-11-192022-06-222023-11-192008-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/32104As its central aim, this study attempts to examine the impact of sporadic local ethnic conflict on livelihoods. This is a case study to show that how conflict between the Booran and the Garri affects their lives and livelihoods. It also tries to critically look different theoretical approaches to assess the genesis, root causes and aggravating factors of the conflict. The methodology used is collecting information from primary and secondary sources, organizing/ reorganizing and analyzing this information. The ever groWIng conflict has resulted in a large number of human causalities and the disruption of social institutions that normalize ethnic tensions and conflicts. Displacement by way of migration to other territories including to neighboring countries, and destruction of property (livestock, residences and wells and pasture), damage on the ecological system are commonly experienced capital impacts of conflict. Recommendations are made as to how conflicts resolved in the long run.enImpact of Sporadic Local Ethnic ConflictThesis