Governing violence in the pastoralist space: Karrayu and state notions of cattle raiding in the Ethiopian Awash Valley
Based on recent fieldwork this article examines how cattle raids involving Karrayu pastoralists are governed by the local administration and customary authorities in Ethiopia’s Upper and Middle Awash Valley. It argues that the regulation of violent conflicts in areas marked by weak state presence an...
Main Authors: | Mulugeta, Alemmaya, Hagmann, Tobias |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2008-01-01
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Series: | Afrika Focus |
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Online Access: | http://www.gap.ugent.be/africafocus/pdf/08-21-2-Mulugeta.pdf |
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