Maaga indigenous conflict resolution institution among libido. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in africa. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions. Strengths and challenges of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms some of the advantages of indigenous conflict resolution, in contrast with the court litigation or formal way of conflict resolution are given as it has low cost, speed, accessibility, cultural relevance, and responsiveness to the poor peoples. Indigenous resolution in pastoral areas of ethiopia. 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. The study particularly, tried to find out communities applicability on the practical use of jaarsumma. Indigenous mechanisms of dispute resolution among the people. Research report, organization for social science research in eastern and southern africa. Another african traditional institution of this kind, to add, is ubuntu which is also an effective conception of peace making institution. Pdf ethiopia has been practicing various indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for many centuries. Roles of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for maintaining social solidarity and strengthening communities in alefa district, north west of ethiopia article pdf available january 2018.
This study sought to assess role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism actors on land use management in pokot central subcounty. Indigenous mechanism to conflict resolution is made by the people not by the state and drives its legitimacy from participation and consensus of the community and its recognition of the same by the government abera, 2003. Ethiopia has been practicing various indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for many centuries. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms on. Mengesha, abebe demewoz, samson seid yesuf, and tessema gebre. Traditional societies in africa and elsewhere are reputed to hold secrets of peacemaking locked in their ways, formed from centuries of custom before the disruption of colonization. In order to integrate mezard indigenous conflict resolution mechanism with the formal court legalizing their role and defining their. Gadaa, indigenous institution, oromo, conflict resolution, awash river basin, borana.
However, there is the need to do a brief explanation of the causes of conflict in africa. Traditional conflict resolution as a better option to court. The findings reveals that indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms are more flexible. The research was conducted in dalle woreda, sidama zone and it was purposively selected. Enforceability of the indigenous conflict resolution mechanism.
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 district. International journal of politics and good governance volume viii, no. Indigenous approaches to conflict resolution in africa. Mezard, indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in northern. Click download or read online button to get traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia book now. Indigenous mechanisms of dispute resolution among the. It draws largely on models from first nation contexts and publicly available material. The role of sidama indigenous institutions in conflict. One of the features of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in ethiopia is each indigenous. This site is like a library, use search box in the. Pdf assessment of indigenous conflict resolution systems.
When compared with the nonindigenous ones, indigenous mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflicts are less complex, save time, and give a chance to parties in conflict to actively participate to solve their own problems and to handle their affairs in a relatively more acceptable way to. The status of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in rayitu woreda obviously, indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms had long existed across the world, even though, there had been variation as to the naming and process followed to resolve conflict from country to country and even from place to place within the country. Indigenous communitybased natural resources management. Indigenous centered conflict resolution processes in canada. The role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in the. This indigenous conflict resolution institution has two stages. Social networks, conflict and indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the derba oromo of noth shewa. According to the findings of chf international 2006, indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms remain widely preferred and utilized in the study area. Pdf major features of indigenous conflict resolution. If this indigenous knowledge can be harnessed, it can be a means through which sustainable development may be achieved watson, 2001.
As an indigenous conflict prevention and peacebuilding concept, it embraces the notion of acknowledgement of guilt, showing of remorse and forgiveness, and paying compensation or reparation as a prelude for reconciliation and peaceful. Existence of traditional conflict resolution mechanisms such as negotiation, reconciliation, mediation and others is evidence that these concepts are not new in africa. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the kembata. Maaga indigenous conflict resolution institution among. In this regard, ethiopia is very rich in indigenous knowledge systems, practice, knowledge creation such as qine, architecture, medicine, agriculture, cottage industry, conflict resolution, governance, natural resource management mechanisms, terracing experience of the konso people and building of houses from stone in north shewa and. In places and practices that modernization has passed by. Introduction this paper discusses dispute resolution systems in canada that are designed to implement indigenous laws and values.
Roles of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for maintaining. Reaching harmony across indigenous and mainstream roles of. The region has an area of 161,828 square kilometers and a population of 17,205,000. The actors participated in conflict resolution process in indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms can be divided into three types. In kom traditional society especially, conflict resolution mechanisms have been binding on the indigenous people for the simple reason that informal mediation renders conflict resolution flexible, expeditious and fast. Development politics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Indigenous mediation helps the community keep control over the outcome of the conflict. The permanent forum on indigenous issues special theme on indigenous peoples, conflict, peace and resolution comes in a year of reflection and change within the united nations. Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia. However, regardless of their wider popular acceptance throughout the country, indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms have been marginalized since the 1950s and 1960s when the. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the kembata society. Major features of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms. A study of the barolong people of the northwest province, south africa journal of law and judicial system v1 i1 2018 12 african indigenous approaches to conflict resolution.
The political center of amhara is bahir dar, which is 565 kilometers from. Traditional conflict resolution as a better option to. The notion of including indigenous systems in conflict handling was then advocated for as a fundamental pillar in resolving african. The crowd consists of any interested persons or sympathizer of disputants. The research design that the researcher employed was a qualitative approach particularly phenomenological. This article examines the efficacy of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in grappling with myriad of conflicts that have ravaged the continent of africa, and draws out lessons for the nigerian state. Traditional conflict resolution as a better option to court proceeding. Turkana community provided a good case study as the. These conflicts can be explained by the sporadic violence caused by armed encounters and hostilities between the military and the secessionist. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms aim to resolve conflicts locally, preceding or replacing external conflict resolution and thereby reducing reliance on external structures. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanism for peace, unity. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanism is helpful for. Traditional conflict resolution mechanism in north east.
The main objective of this study was to examine the role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in the pastoral community for social solidarity in shineli woreda, which is found in somali regional state. Sidama communities are found in sidama zone, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state snnprs. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanism is helpful for controlling and resolving conflicts in africa in general and in ethiopia in particular kinfe, 2014, to this end, it has been reported that the elders council is proven more capable to adapt the socioeconomic culture of the regions examined beyene, 2017. It is written in the tradition and context of western thinking about politics in general and conflict transformation in particular.
Five cases of traditional mechanisms for conflict resolution. The design of the research, source of data, sample of the population and sampling techniques, instruments and procedures of data collection, and method of data analysis are stated hereunder. The case of arsi oromo with special reference to dodolla district and its environments. Statement of the problem indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms are one of the practical tools for land use management. Indigenous conflict resolutions potential effectiveness is diminished where indigenous authority has eroded and the formal authority has increased, since these trends run counter to indigenous values and ways of social organization, including those of handling conflict lowery.
An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism. This chapter describes the role of the gadaa system, an institution developed for guiding the social, political, economic and religious life of the oromo people in ethiopia and for managing resources such as water, as well as its contribution in con. Ethiopia, the erob, deals with conflict using indigenous mechanism for the management of conflict and for examining how effective the mechanism is. The libidomarekos conflict resolution institution is known as raagamaaga.
This manuscript focus on an intensive case study on one of the most known indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in north east ethiopia called the abegar system. The major goal of this study was to assess the role of indigenous institutions in handling settling conflicts in the sidama society. Mezard, indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in. It is a system of local governance, which administers different affairs of the society including conflict. Statement of the problem indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms are. The purpose of the field research was to observe and to sample views and perceptions on the indigenous mechanisms of conflict resolution. African indigenous approaches to conflict resolution when he posited that. The study was aimed at examining the intensity of practicing indigenous conflict resolution of oromo jaarsummaa. Indigenous centered conflict resolution processes in canada nisha sikka, george wong, and catherine bell i. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the oyda. Integrating traditional and modern conflict resolution. The sample size was calculated using roasoft sample size calculator, which gave 537 respondents.
A qualitative research design was employed under which, focus group discussion, semistructured interview and observations were conducted and the data was analyzed qualitatively. First we present some working assumptions about communities and conflict which help frame our discussion of the role of ik. The southwestern and central areas of the autonomous region of muslim mindanao are a zone of conflict. Indigenous systems of conflict resolution in oromia, ethiopia. Likewise, oromo people encourage disputants most of the time to resolve their conflicts through indigenous means of conflict resolution dejene, 2002. Conflict and alternative dispute resolution among the afar. The indigenous concept of conflict resolution traditional conflict resolution mechanism is a social capital, defined as the capability of social norms and customs to hold members of a group together by effectively setting and facilitating the terms of their relationship sustainability facilitates collective. The role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism. The role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism actors. The role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in. These are the conflicting parties plaintiff and defendant, conflict resolver elders and the crowd. Although its powers have diminished over recent decades, this institution is well respected by the oromo society at large in the country. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms focus on the principles of empathy, sharing and cooperation in dealing with common problems which underline the.
This study intended to assess role of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism actors on land use management in pokot central subcounty. The emphasis is on traditional structures for conflict resolution in ghana and botswana. Every society has its own traditional way of conflict resolution besides legal settlement of conflict through judicial adjudication. Traditional approaches to conflict transformation potentials and limits. Customary dispute resolution mechanisms in the gaza strip. Exploring the current practices of jaarsumma as indigenous.
The justification for using a qualitative approach is that, it provides indepth and rich information on the issue under investigation. In the case of ghana, reference is made to the akans, found mainly in the ashanti, brong ahafo, central, eastern and western regions of the country. As an indigenous conflictprevention and peacebuilding concept. Profile of the region and the selected study area amhara region is located in the northern and northwestern parts of ethiopia. Download pdf traditionalconflictresolutionmechanismin. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among pastoralist.
Reaching harmony across indigenous and mainstream roles. This paper examines the interface between indigenous knowledge and conflict management, particularly the relevance of local disputeresolution mechanisms for community forestry. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of. The study employed qualitative and quantitative research designs. They include mainly the akim, akwapim, asante, brong, fante, and kwahu. Currently researches in the area of conflict resolution have started to give much attention for alternative dispute management strategies such as indigenous conflict resolution. In this regard, among the many indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms exercised widely throughout the country, the geda conflict resolution mechanism, which has been practiced by oromo people for long to settle down conflicts and is still playing a role is the one. An attitude and practice in ambo town endalcachew bayeh1. This study was based on field research into the indigenous mechanisms of conflict resolution in adaboya traditional area.
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