Inter-Clan Conflicts In the Somali Region of Ethiopia: A Case Study Of the Conflicts between the Dagodia and Baydisle Clans

Mohamed Hussein

dc.contributor.author	Mohamed Hussein
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-03T06:18:25Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-03T06:18:25Z
dc.date.issued	2022-08
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/14304
dc.description.abstract	Conflict is a worldwide phenomenon which has its highest frequency in Africa, particularly in the HoA. In Ethiopia currently, there are huge interethnic and inter-clan conflicts. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to understand and explain the dynamics of the conflict between the Baydisle and Dagodia, the two Somali clams. This study was grounded in two theories, which are the Social Conflict Theory and the Human Needs Theory. A descriptive survey research design was used with a sample size of 361 respondents, which included 340 households, 7 key informants, and 14 (two groups) of FGD participants. The purposive sampling technique was used to select FGD participants, key informants, and kebeles, while a random sampling technique was used to select households. These populations were derived from two selected kebeles and their sub kebeles. Questionnaires, focus group discussions, and interviews were used in data collection. Quantitative data was collected through questionnaires while qualitative data was collected through interviews and FGD. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 26 and MS Excel to generate descriptive statistics and was presented using tables and charts, whereas qualitative data was analyzed using thematic techniques and was also presented through narratives. The study's findings have implications for the communities, local leaders, and the national and regional governments in addressing inter-clan conflicts. The findings indicate that clannism is highly recognized in the communities since every issue is measured along tribal lines. The study further found out that competition for resources, fear of residential expansion, inter-clan mistrust, unfair power sharing, unequal distribution of resources, lack of fair employment, the availability of weapons, and the revenge of past harm in the community are the main causes of conflicts, while the effects of conflicts include displacements, injuries, disruptions in the learning process, death, psychological torture/trauma, suspicions between neighboring clans, and loss of property. According to the finding, mediation and negotiation are the strategies that are mostly used to reduce inter-clan conflicts, but litigation and arbitration are rarely used. Likewise, compensation, followed by public participation and intermarriages, are other mechanisms employed to mitigate conflicts. The clan elders are the major stakeholders in conflict management, followed by government and religious leaders. The results indicated that the effectiveness of conflict resolution in the study area is not as required because the issue of behavior is concentrated while the issues of attitude and contradiction are left behind. Therefore, the study recommends national and regional governments and other stakeholders to work more closely with the community to understand the factors that cause inter-clan conflicts. It also suggests that the issues of contradiction and attitude must be given greater attention, by doing so they can manage conflicts appropriately and bring sustainable peace in the study area	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Political Science	en_US
dc.title	Inter-Clan Conflicts In the Somali Region of Ethiopia: A Case Study Of the Conflicts between the Dagodia and Baydisle Clans	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US