Conclusions 60 endnotes 61 bibliography 66 appendix 1. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions kariuki muigua abstract this paper discusses traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions among african societies, and their relevance in kenya today. Development politics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. He is in this paper concerned with integrating indigenous approaches with national and international mechanisms for conflict resolution and reconciliation. This paper tries to fill the gap by examining on the traditional mechanisms in resolving land conflict among the gorowa community of northern tanzania. Traditional conflict resolution as a better option to court. Traditional mechanisms of resolving conflicts over land. Conflict management schema results the respondents ranged from as young as seventeen to over seventy years old in shinile zone. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanism is helpful for. A traditional conflict resolution system used in oromia, ethiopia water is so easy to take for granted. The issue of conflict and its resolution is further elaborated by referring to practical examples from the different nations and nationalities of ethiopia. The political center of amhara is bahir dar, which is 565 kilometers from. Objectives of the study the proposed research has the following general and specific objectives. Pdf traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among.
Traditional leaders play a vital role in local and grassroots communities in relation to socioeconomic development and the administration of. Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia giday degefu koraro ethiopian international institute for peace and development, 2000 conflict management 204 pages. Integrating traditional and modern conflict resolution. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among ambo woreda. Paper presented at the ethiopian chapter of ossrea second annual workshop theme. Customary dispute resolution mechanisms in ethiopia. Neither are they clashes between states, nor are they conventional. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia are one of the conflict management mechanisms to resolve intra and interethnic conflict.
Traditionalconflictresolutionmechanisminnortheastethiopi download traditionalconflictresolutionmechanisminnortheastethiopi ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The role of traditional leaders in conflict management in. Hopefully, the study will act as a reference for policy makers, researchers, education, and development. You go to the grocery store to buy drinking water, only to be confused over which of the 30 brands of water tastes the best. The majority of the population are pastoralists tezera 1998 and about 1525 per cent are agropastoralists, while less than five per cent are. The role of traditional institutions in political change. Conflict is natural, it is in inevitable and in alienable from human beings.
The use of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia is deeply rooted in the custom, culture and tradition of various ethnic groups, which could play a big role in resolving violent conflict. Traditional conflict resolution institutions in ethiopia among the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gada is the first one in the regional state of oromiya. In order to integrate mezard indigenous conflict resolution mechanism with the formal court. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms. Due to this human beings have been trying to solve. The research was conducted in kedida gamelo woreda and it was purposively selected. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms in kaffa. The role of traditional institutions in political change and. Ppt indigeneious conflict resolution mechanism in ethiopia. Shortage of time, finance and other constraints bear.
Grassroots conflict assessment of the somali region, ethiopia. The paper is not intended to delve into the nature and causes of conflicts in ambo town. Indigeneious conflict resolution mechanism in ethiopia. Download pdf traditionalconflictresolutionmechanism. This volumes examines the experiences in ethiopia and the impact the acquired knowledge could have for future conflict resolution and management. Popular dispute resolution mechanisms in ethiopia accord. Pdf roles of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms. Traditional coflict resolution institutions in ethiopia of the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gada is.
Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions. In this paper, the phrase refers to all those forms of social and political authority. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism. Gadais a system of classes luba that succeeded each other every eight years in assuming military, economic and spiritual responsibilities. Highlighting the traditional precolonial institutions and methods of conflict resolution in the kom community of cameroon. The westernised dispute resolution mechanism bases itself on the. Ethiopian devotion conflict resolution ethiopian news. Therefore, there is a gap on the traditional mechanisms for resolving conflict particularly land conflict in tanzania. The case of abunzi mediators traditional authority and modern hegemony. Indigenous conflict resolution institutions indigenous conflict resolution institutions are made by the people and derive their legitimacy from.
Indigenous mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflict. Available conflict management resources 25 traditional conflict management mechanisms and social capital 25 state conflict management mechanisms 27 the role of religion and sharia 27 vii. Conflict and alternative dispute resolution among the afar. Pdf major features of indigenous conflict resolution. Traditional leaders play a vital role in local and grassroots communities in relation to socioeconomic development and the administration of justice in the modern political system. Addis ababa, the ethiopian arbitration and conciliation centre. Conflict over natural resources, competition to gain power, conflict to take revenge are some sources of conflict. The afar also live in the northern part of djibouti and in the costal region in eritrea south of the bori. Internally, there was a political crisis in the empire, especially. Conflict resolution implies that conflict is bad hence something bad. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the oyda. This site is like a library, use search box in the.
Conflict and alternative dispute resolution among the afar pastoralists of ethiopia kelemework tafere reda mekelle university, p. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms on. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the. In the traditional setting, conflicts were solv ed by traditional elders whereas today, conflict management is as a result of increased interdependence among actors and complexity of issues that underlie the interests leading to conflict which under rates the role played by the traditional. Hybrid violent conflicts, hybrid political orders many of todays largescale violent conflicts in the global south cannot be perceived as conventional wars any longer. Reaching harmony across indigenous and mainstream roles. Five cases of traditional mechanisms for conflict resolution.
Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among ambo. The role of traditional institutions in modern ghana what are traditional institutions. These factors, inter alia, are associated with competition over grazing land and water resources, boundary conflicts on farm lands, problems of access to water irrigation, sense of superiority, and. Profile of the region afar regional states located in the northeast of ethiopia, is structured into 5 zones and 29 wereda and 339 kebele. The role of sidama indigenous institutions in conflict. Pdf traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among ambo.
The case of arsi oromo with special reference to dodolla district and its environments. The region has an area of 161,828 square kilometers and a population of 17,205,000. The aim of this conference was to bring researchers and those working in the practical field of conflict resolution together, before the background of renewed internal and international conflict. Download pdf traditionalconflictresolutionmechanismin. The majority of the respondents were male because of cultural reasons and because of males being the family head in most of the pastoral. Pdf roles of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for.
Traditional coflict resolution institutions in ethiopia of the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gada is the first one in the regional state of oromiya. Ethiopia was engaged in a number of armed conflicts inside and out of its territory. Reaching harmony across indigenous and mainstream roles of. On the other hand, their role in land administration is so important that it does need to be more regularised and regulated. The study has further more attempted to assess the interactions of gogottakokatta traditional institutions with other customary and formal conflict resolution institutions. It simply explains the attitude of ambo town people towards those mechanisms of conflict resolution.
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. Peacemaking in the afar region of ethiopia from war to peace and reconciliation in darfur, sudan. Ethiopia is a country in which various ethnic groups. Rural land dispute settlement mechanisms in tigray. Ethiopia has been practicing various indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for many centuries. The clan system as a conflict multiplier and positive social capital 22 the precarious situation of youth 23 information and misinformation 24 vi. Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms in kaffa society. Ethiopian customary dispute resolution mechanisms african. Disputes are often sharpened or even triggered by glaring social, political and. Profile of the region and the selected study area amhara region is located in the northern and northwestern parts of ethiopia. The major goal of this study was to assess the role of indigenous institutions in handling settling conflicts in the kembata people in kembatatembaro zone in the southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state snnprs.
It shares borders with the regional states of oromia, afar, benishangul, and tigray. Whenever conflict arises, the people of sidama have their own mechanisms of solving problems. Abagar, sheh laga and zewold are the prominent practices of dispute resolution in north and south wollo zones of amhara region. A traditional institution of conflict resolution in oromiya zone of amhara regional state, ethiopia. Conflict management and resolution mechanisms, ethiopia the production system is based on livestock with minimal involvement of crop agriculture. There are various indigenous institutions in ethiopia that have their own customary methods of settling conflicts. This volume contains the papers presented at the conference ethiopian and german contributions to conflict management and resolution of november 2005, addis ababa. Among the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia are arbitration among amhara and tigray, arara in kereyu, jarsuma in some parts of oromia, otuba in sidama, gerad in somali and gereb in afar. The customary dispute resolution mechanisms of ethiopia are playing an important role in. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of mezard in rural alamata woreda, tigray national regional state, ethiopia yonas berhe masters thesis politics international politics topic.
Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of group e. Gadaa, indigenous institution, oromo, conflict resolution, awash river basin, borana. More often than not, conflict in the area arises owing to a range of things such as grazing land. The study on which this article is based was aimed at describing the role of indigenous conflict. An exploration of how formalisation and codification of local traditional and foreign modern.
Traditional approaches to conflict transformation potentials and limits volker boege 1. The study on which this article is based was aimed at describing the role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for maintaining social solidarity and strengthening communities in alefa. In view of the fact that, in the northeast, the state has a relatively weak presence, traditional mechanisms for conflict resolution are ideally placed to offer an alternative which is in keeping with community values and promotes the rehabilitation of community members who fail to respect established norms. Putting it differently, both conflicting parties are winners in their proceeding.
Herb to the allafrica conference on african principles of conflict resolution and reconciliation which was held from the 8th until the 12th of november 1999 in addis ababa, ethiopia. It is due to the fact that traditional conflict resolution mechanisms are vital as they results in a winwin consequence. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of. Conflict management and resolution mechanisms, ethiopia figure 1.
Click download or read online button to traditionalconflictresolutionmechanisminnortheastethiopi book pdf for free now. Accepted 28 march, 2011 a study was conducted on institutions of conflict resolution in the northern afar administration. For example, tsega 2005 conducted his study on luba basa and harama hodha. The central objective of this paper is to examine the attitude and practice of ambo town people towards traditional conflict resolution mechanisms visavis the modern court system. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, daniel mekonnen and others published major features of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia find. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the kembata. Conflicts in ambo are emanated from various sources. Indigenous systems of conflict resolution in oromia, ethiopia.
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