Contemporary local governance and indigenous institutions: the case of the Sidaama, Southern Ethiopia

Africa Review ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-94
Author(s):  
Tsegaye Tuke Kia
Keyword(s):  
Local Governance ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Indigenous Institutions

scholarly journals Local Institutions and Climate Change Adaptation: Appraising Dysfunctional and Functional Roles of Local Institutions from the Bilate Basin Agropastoral Livelihood Zone of Sidama, Southern Ethiopia

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Firew Bekele ◽  
Degefa Tolossa ◽  
Teshale Woldeamanuel
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Slope Test ◽  
Indigenous Institutions ◽  
Grand Strategies

This study aimed to appraise the role of local institutions in adaptation to changing climate at the local level in the Bilate Basin Agropastoral Livelihood Zone of Ethiopia. Thirty-one years of climate data were analyzed by employing the Mann–Kendall trend and Sen’s slope test techniques. The survey was conducted on 400 households that were systematically randomized from 7066 households, while community-level data were collected through the participatory rural appraisal (PRA) technique. The entire analysis was framed by a tetragonal model. The results of the analysis indicated that temperature exhibited a significantly increasing trend, while rainfall, which is statistically related to temperature, showed a decreasing trend, resulting in lingering droughts and human and animal diseases. Major livestock declined by 69%. As a response, while Sidama indigenous institutions were well-functioning and nurtured through local knowledge, and the governmental and civic ones were entrenched with various limitations. Contextual fitness and compatibility, interplay, inclusiveness, and sustainability of their operations in temporal and spatial scales were some of their limitations. Therefore, federal and local governments should focus on monitoring, evaluating, and learning aspects of their grand strategies, review general education, farmers’ credit, and civic institutions’ governance policies and strengthen the synergy of civic, government, and indigenous institutions.

Pastoralist adaptation practices under non-governmental development interventions in Southern Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan Liao ◽  
Ding Fei
Keyword(s):  
Market Access ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Rangeland Degradation ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Indigenous Institutions ◽  
Pastoral Communities ◽  
Ngo Development ◽  
Adaptation Practices

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been playing important roles in facilitating pastoralist adaptation; however, focussed studies have yet to examine whether and how NGO interventions generate viable opportunities for adaptation and development in pastoral communities. This paper analyses how Boran pastoralists cope with various socio-environmental risks under NGO interventions in southern Ethiopia. We find that pastoralist adaptation practices under NGO development interventions enhanced diversification, communal pooling, storage, and market access, but compromised mobility. Changes in pastoralists’ pursuit of livelihoods facilitated alternative adaptation, but such changes risked exacerbating rangeland degradation, reinforcing dependence on external aid, and weakening indigenous institutions. We thus conclude by arguing for more conscious interventions that can mitigate risks without negatively influencing the wellbeing of human subjects and ecosystems.

Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomila V. Lankina ◽  
Anneke Hudalla ◽  
Hellmut Wollmann
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Local Governance

The Political Economy of Local Governance in Yemen

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-69
Author(s):  
Benoit Challand ◽  
Joshua Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Past ◽  
Strong State ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Local Initiatives ◽  
Self Rule

This paper provides an historical exploration of local governance in Yemen across the past sixty years. It highlights the presence of a strong tradition of local self-rule, self-help, and participation “from below” as well as the presence of a rival, official, political culture upheld by central elites that celebrates centralization and the strong state. Shifts in the predominance of one or the other tendency have coincided with shifts in the political economy of the Yemeni state(s). When it favored the local, central rulers were compelled to give space to local initiatives and Yemen experienced moments of political participation and local development.

Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Eric Oliver ◽  
Shang E. Ha ◽  
Zachary Callen
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Electoral Politics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Community Ties

Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations for how people vote in local elections, particularly in the smaller cities, towns, and suburbs where most Americans live. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources and case studies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that current explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for most local contests, the book puts forward a new theory that highlights the crucial differences between local, state, and national democracies. Being small in size, limited in power, and largely unbiased in distributing their resources, local governments are “managerial democracies” with a distinct style of electoral politics. Instead of hinging on the partisanship, ideology, and group appeals that define national and state elections, local elections are based on the custodial performance of civic-oriented leaders and on their personal connections to voters with similarly deep community ties. Explaining not only the dynamics of local elections, Oliver's findings also upend many long-held assumptions about community power and local governance, including the importance of voter turnout and the possibilities for grassroots political change.

Pesantren dan Pluralisme: Upaya Modernisasi Pendidikan Pesantren Menuju Masyarakat Madani

1970 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-270
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muntahibun Nafis
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Indigenous Institutions ◽  
Great Hope ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Civilized Society ◽  
Developing Society

Pesantren is one of the indigenous institutions of religious education in Indonesia that still exists until recently. Therefore, its role in constructing and developing society as its essential duties is always questioned. However, at least, its sustainable indicates that it fits to fulfill and dialogue with the dynamics society. In other words, it can be regarded as an institution that does not only successfully anticipate, receipt and adopt social developments but also integrates them within its essential tradition and values. This paper just focuses on how pesantren develops its values and tradition to respect plurality. As a result, pesantren has some philosophies and practices supporting in realizing multicultural and plural societies. In this sense, we still have great hope to pesantren roles in developing civilized society

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document