scholarly journals The Role of Blessing and Cursing in Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanism among the Hadiya People, Southern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-99
Author(s):  
Daniel Handino ◽  
Gizaw Bekele
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Corrupt Behavior

Hadiya people have maintained their indigenous mechanisms of governance system known as “Seera”. This article addresses the role of blessing and cursing in conflict resolution among the Hadiya people. To achieve this objective, a qualitative method with an exploratory study design was employed. A total of 25, purposively selected, key informants have taken part as a primary source for this study. Besides, secondary sources have been used to substantiate data obtained from the primary sources. The major findings were that Hadiya traditional institutions have been playing a significant role to solve different local conflicts where the practices of blessing and cursing are very important enforcing tools that elders use to easily approach the individuals or groups in conflict, to investigate crimes which are committed in the absence of eye witness. Speaking truth is an essential principle that is expected from the disputants and the elders who manage the resolution process to save oneself from the curse. Men and women have a significant role and mostly every meeting begins and ends with blessing and cursing. Cursing is implicit in every day but it takes place on the last day if the suspect does not reveal the truth about the case. Concerning the link, the FDRE constitution recognized the preservation of cultures and practices of each society within its indigenous institutions. The similarity between the formal and informal is also found as in both institutions the witness begins by swearing an oath which is a part of the cursing on oneself if he or she lies or tries to falsify the truth related to the case. Lastly, the practices of blessing and cursing have been affected by different factors like individual differences over the decisions of elders or negative attitudes towards the value of the practice; sometimes the corrupt behavior of some elders. Awareness creations for youth concerning elders’ honor and value, and their roles in conflict resolution and for elders, on the other, about the importance of their work and the disadvantages of malpractices are part of the recommendation.

scholarly journals The Role of Market Associations in the Development of Oja’oba Market in Ibadan

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwaseun Oyewale ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Historical Examination

Market Associations is an integral phenomenon on economic activities in Yorubaland. This study is an historical examination of the contribution of Market Associations to the growth and development of Oja’Oba market in Ibadan. It examines various associations in Oja’Oba market in Ibadan and their formations. The study revealed that the success of economic transactions in a market economy is determined by medium of exchange and availability of market associations which provide social interactions to individual involved in market transactions. The study derived its data from primary and secondary sources. The study concluded that market associations contributed greatly to the evolution of Oja’Oba market in Ibadan by providing links between traders, financial assistance to members and arbiters in conflict resolution.

scholarly journals Role of Farmer Organizations in the Reinforcement of the Economic Capacities of Farmers in Mezam Division, Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Kenette Fru Mbangari ◽  
Mathias Fru Fonteh ◽  
Guillaume Hensel Fongang Fouepe
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
North West ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The North ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Farmer Organizations ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Source Data

This study was carried out from February 2018 to June 2019 in Mezam Division-Cameroon, under the auspices of the Program for the Improvement of Competiveness of Family Agro-pastoral Farms (PCP-ACEFA) and the North West Farmers’ Organization (NOWEFOR). The objective of the study was to assess the role of FOs in the reinforcement of the economic capacities of farmers in the region. Secondary sources data were reviewed while primary source data were gotten directly from farmrs in the field. Two hundred and eighty (280) farmers’ members of these FOs were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire and 7 leaders were interviewed using an interview guide. In addition, direct observations were made. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS. The findings show that, 18.57% of the respondents who possessed agricultural equipments in their farms  from the support of SOS Faim/EC, 17.14%  as a result of MINADER  support, 20% as a result of ACEFA support and 44.28% coming from the farmers own capital. Beneficiaries of the aid hired 30% of workerss compared to 12.8% the non beneficiaries. The contribution of FOs in the development of the economic capacities of farmers was overall positive as 48.57% of the beneficiary farmers had a higher income than non beneficiaries. The beneficiaries’ respective mean annual gross margin for market gardening (263, 863), poultry (375,343) and piggery (64,615) are statistically higher than that of non beneficiaries. Conclusively FOs are pivotal for famers in the development process and the strengthening of the economic capacities of farmers.

scholarly journals Assessment of Impact of Recreational Resorts on Socio-Economic Growth of Calabar, Cross River State - Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Titus E. Amalu ◽  
Peter A. Ojugbo ◽  
Otop O. Oqua
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Private Investors

This study examined the influence of the tourism industry on socio-economic growth of Calabar, Cross River State with special interest on the role of the resorts operating within the study area. Primary and secondary sources of data were employed for the study. The primary source involved the use of questionnaires, interview with participatory research appraisal methods while the secondary sources involved the use of journals, textbooks and records from the management of the various resorts within the area. The study observed that the highest medium of awareness of the existence of the resorts was through family and friends leading to 36% of the entire visitors to the resorts. It was also observed that 89% of the employed workers in the resorts were residents of the study area. The study analysis revealed that the number of employed workers in the resorts varied significantly across the various resorts with F=5.243; P<0.05 and also a significant variation across the class of employment with F=8.383; P<0.05. The study also observed that the resorts provided opportunities for employment, generation of more income and infrastructural enhancement within the area. Based on these findings, it was therefore recommended that government of Cross River State should direct interest in investing in the tourism industry through collaboration with private investors and providing an enabling business environment by the reduction of tax, provision of loan facilities and provision of infrastructures in the study area.

Political Conflict Resolution and Democratic Consolidation in Indonesia: The Role of the Constitutional Court

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Mietzner
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Democratic Rights ◽  
Institutional Conflict ◽  
Democracy Building ◽  
External Intervention ◽  
Power Diffusion

This article argues that Indonesia's Constitutional Court has played a significant role in that country's transformation from a violence-prone polity into Southeast Asia's most stable democracy. The Court has advanced institutional conflict resolution mechanisms and expanded democratic rights—two achievements identified by Linz and Stepan as major indicators of a consolidating democracy. Building on models developed by Ginsburg and Horowitz, my analysis also illustrateswhythe Court has been able to defend its autonomy and become an agent of democratization. While sharing Ginsburg's emphasis on high levels of power diffusion as a key reason for the Court's success, this article moves beyond such an approach. Most importantly, it suggests that the judges' “judicial activism”—as expressed in a number of controversial but popular decision—increased Indonesian society's support for the Court to such an extent that is has now become largely invulnerable to attempts of external intervention.

scholarly journals TRADTIONAL METHODS OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS: THE ROLE OF KURDISH AGHAS (TRIBAL LEADERS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Maamoon A. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
Open Door ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
Iraqi Kurdistan ◽  
Muslim Communities

Iraqi Kurdistan comprises many tribes, each with a leader or Agha who is greatly respected by that tribe and many outside it. The position is inherited from the Aghas’ ancestors and, traditionally, conflict resolution is seen as their responsibility. Although primarily Muslim, they have an open-door policy and intervene in all cases of conflict that are brought to them, whether they involve social conflicts (such as blood feuds), family disputes, issues relating to honour killings, or friction between tribes. The paper explores the ways that Aghas intervene in and resolve the most complicated cases of conflicts as well as working to rebuild the broken relationships among conflicting parties. It explains the processes they follow when resolving conflict and what makes them successful in doing so. Many Aghas have secular ideas and do not make judgements based on religion; consequently, they are also sometimes preferred as referees by non-Muslim communities. While this discussion considers the Aghas’ methods to provide fair and constructive means for resolving conflicts - thus playing a significant role in maintaining stability within the multi-ethnic society of Iraqi Kurdistan, it also suggests ways these methods might be better supported and developed to be more relevant to contemporary society.

scholarly journals Gender and Memory: Depictions of Femininity in Irish Revolutionary Art

Perceptions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pearl Joslyn
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Irish Nationalism ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Independence Movement ◽  
Easter Rising ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Revolutionary Art ◽  
The Impact

This paper uses artistic depictions of the allegorical figure, Kathleen ni Houlihan, who represented the personification of Ireland, to analyze the role of gender in the Irish Revolution. Drawing on a number of primary source artistic works from the years surrounding the 1916 Easter Rising, this paper questions the impact highly gendered portrayals of Irish nationalism had on nationalist communities. This paper also relies on primary and secondary sources that highlight the highly gendered environment of revolutionary Ireland, and the hardships faced by nationalist women. In this study, I found that gendered depictions of Kathleen ni Houlihan were rooted in the gendered revolutionary environment, and reflected typical ideas of the roles men and women should play in the independence movement. The figure of Kathleen ni Houlihan offers an excellent case study of the role the arts played in both reflecting and altering Irish revolutionary society. Additionally, these artistic portrayals reflect the strict binaries of Irish society at the turn of the century, and provide insight into the ways women negotiated their positions in the revolution.

scholarly journals Remuneration as a tool for increasing Employee Performance in Nigerian

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 5782-5789
Author(s):  
Onyekwelu, R.U ◽  
Dike, E.E ◽  
Muogbo, U.S
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Research Technique ◽  
The Right

This research work assesses fundamentally remuneration as a device for expanding employee performance with specific reference to Bottling Companies in Nigeria. The broad aim of this research is to decide the role of remuneration in expanding workers performance. The population of the study is 200. The study adopt primary and secondary sources to gather information and copies of questionnaire were used also. The research adopted survey and descriptive research technique in analyzing data acquired from Bottling Companies in Nigeria while hypotheses was tested using Regression analysis and ANOVA. It was found that remuneration assumes a significant role in increasing workers performance in an organisation. The study therefore suggests that organisation ought to embrace the right remuneration tool that meets the craving of their workers so as to increase their output.

scholarly journals Conflict in Qur'anic Interpretation Study: The Role of Indonesian Women for Conflict Resolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Atabik
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Women Activists ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Qur'anic Interpretation

This article examines the Qur’an conflict perspective and the role of Indonesian women in conflict resolution efforts on a rural, regional and international scale. The results of this study indicate that conflicts in the Qur'an are presented in the form of stories with conflicts. Conflict stories in Qur’an are such as the conflict between Abel and Qabil, conflict between the Prophet Joseph and his brothers and conflict between the Prophet Moses and a Qibthi. The Qur’an is also about conflict resolution in various scattered verses. In the current conflicts, women have a significant role and efforts to resolve them. Indonesian women activists play a big role in conflict resolution that leads to the peace process. On a rural scale, the example is like conflict resolution by women activists in Gadingan village, Sliyeg Subdistrict, Indramayu Regency. On a regional scale such as the conflict resolution of women activists in Maluku and the international scale of conflict resolution conducted by Yenny Wahid on conflicts in Rohingya Myanmar.

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