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The role of customary institutions in managing conflict on grazing land: a case study from Mieso District, Eastern Ethiopia
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Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus, Fachgebiet Ressourcenökonomie
Abstract "This paper examines interethnic conflict on grazing land previously accessed as common
property. The study was undertaken in Mieso District of eastern Ethiopia where two ethnic
groups experience different production systems – pastoral and agropastoral. Game theoretic
approach and analytic narrative... view more
"This paper examines interethnic conflict on grazing land previously accessed as common
property. The study was undertaken in Mieso District of eastern Ethiopia where two ethnic
groups experience different production systems – pastoral and agropastoral. Game theoretic
approach and analytic narratives have been used as analytical tools. Results show that the
historical change in land use by one of the ethnic groups, resource scarcity, violation of
customary norms, power asymmetry and livestock raids are some of the factors that have
contributed to the recurrence of the conflict. The role of raids in triggering conflict and
restricting access to grazing area becomes particularly important. Socio-economic and
political factors are responsible for power asymmetry and increasing scale of raids. The joint
effect of an increase in trend of violence and a decline in capacity of customary authority in
conflict management advances state role in establishing enforceable property rights
institutions. This would be successful only if policies and intervention efforts are redirected
at: 1) suppressing incentives for violence, 2) establishing new institutional structures, in
consultation with clan elders of both parties and 3) building internal capacity to monitor
conflict-escalating events." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
production; institution; power; right of ownership; agriculture; conflict; Africa; game theory; ethnic conflict
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
descriptive study
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
34 p.
Series
Institutional Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources (ICAR) : Discussion Papers, 17
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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