THE EFFECTS OF INTRA- ETHNIC CONFLICT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF 2008 CONFLICT IN DIRASHE WOREDA OF SEGEN AREA PEOPLES’ ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Ethnic conflict is now a pervasive and salient dimension of political and social conflict in several countries of the world. It has gained much attention since the end of the Cold War and it has become a worldwide matter. Since then, numerous theorists and scholars have attempted to explain the different causes of ethnic conflict based on their theoretical underpinnings. The theme of this study focuses on the effects of intra -ethnic conflict on socioeconomic development: The Case of 2008 Conflict in Dirashe Woreda of Segen Area Peoples‟ Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methodologically, the researcher employed both quantitative and qualitative research method to identify the characteristics and the significance of human experiences as described by participants and interpreted by the researcher at various levels of abstractions. The tools used to collect data were, field survey, questionnaire, telephone interview, FGD and document analysis .Purposive sampling, a type of non-probability sampling was also used to select the participants for and telephone interview as well as FGD.As per the finding of this study, the post 2008Dirashe intra ethnic conflict was mainly caused by economic factors are identified as one of the major causes of conflict