Research Article
The Contest of Participatory Power: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Africa-Ethiopia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-11-2022.2326517, author={Mekuriaw Chanie and Sachin K. Parappagoudar}, title={The Contest of Participatory Power: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Africa-Ethiopia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Science, Humanity and Public Health, ICoSHIP 2022, 05-06 November 2022, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOSHIP}, year={2023}, month={1}, keywords={ethiopia inclusive participation marginalisation local government contestation and indigenous}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-11-2022.2326517} }- Mekuriaw Chanie
Sachin K. Parappagoudar
Year: 2023
The Contest of Participatory Power: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Africa-Ethiopia
ICOSHIP
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-11-2022.2326517
Abstract
As endorsed by UDHR, ICCPR human rights declaration, and the constitution of Ethiopia, every human being in the world who guarantees the status of citizen has a right to participate and be given a chance to represent the best. Contrary to this, the constitution of the Gambella peoples’ national and regional state in Ethiopia could not entail such concepts. This severely affected the people's involvement and bargaining power in government initiatives and major activities. Therefore, the ultimate objective of this study is to explore and describe the contest between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples' participation in administrative decision-making in the Gambella region of Ethiopia by employing a qualitative and quantitative mixed approach. Our proof finding shows that an experience of exclusion in participation leads to a strained relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous communities in contesting power and resource.