| ID | 147328 |
| Title Proper | Political ecology of resource-based inter-ethnic violence |
| Other Title Information | the case of the Jarso and the Girhi in Eastern Ethiopia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Beyene, Fekadu ; Hussein, Jeylan Wolyie ; Wentzell, Richard J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article discusses factors that shaped the initiation and escalation of the Jarso–Girhi violence that occurred two decades ago. The data required for the study were collected from community leaders, ordinary members of the communities, and administrative and political officers. The data were collected through one-on-one interviews, focus group discussions and field observations. The study shows that the inter-communal violence was the result of convergence and interaction between historical, ethnopolitical, sociocultural and psychosocial factors. The study reveals the impact of ethnically based mobilization in stoking underlying communal cleavages, in breaking trust and cooperation and in escalating communal unrests. The violence featured dynamics of ethnic competition and destruction in which ethnic competitors failed to minimize mutual harms and maximize mutual gains. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 51, No.4; Aug 2016: p.445-465 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2016-08 51, 4 |
| Key Words | Ethiopia ; Somali ; Ethnic Security Dilemma ; Girhi ; Jarso ; Oromo |