Examining Ethnic Conflicts: The Case of Selected Regions in Ethiopia

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2022 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 9 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Gerum Taye Mulaw

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V9I1P105

How to Cite?

Gerum Taye Mulaw, "Examining Ethnic Conflicts: The Case of Selected Regions in Ethiopia," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 9,  no. 1, pp. 25-30, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V9I1P105

Abstract:

This study attempts to assess ethnic conflicts in some parts of Ethiopia between 2016 and 2018. Thus, it is based on a qualitative approach that relies on data obtained from secondary sources. Besides, both instrumentalism and social constructivism theoretical perspectives were employed as lenses in the study's text-based or discourse analysis. Hence, it is identified that the nature of the current federal-state structure and the government system in the country, greed centred attitude of elites or ethnic entrepreneurs, and limited access to different resources, including the economy, are some of the factors that drive into the emergence of ethnic conflicts. Also, it has resulted in multifaceted consequences that have social, economic and political dimensions. Therefore, revisiting the government system's aspects and devising policies, which help reduce the incentives that flare up ethnic conflict and realize peace and order, can have paramount significance.

Keywords:

Ethiopia, Ethnic Conflict, Ethnicity, Instrumentalism, Social constructivism.

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