Yidneckachew Ayele Zikargie
Biographic Data
| ID | 162960 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yidneckachew Ayele Zikargie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yidneckachew Ayele |
| FAMILY NAME | Zikargie |
| SIGNATURE | ZIKARGIE Y A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hawassa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6812-5270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contesting Modernist Land Development
Using an ethnographic case study of the sugarcane industry in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia, this article documents and analyses the state’s modernist development approach and the responses it has triggered among pastoralists. The study highlights vernacular modernism in land development, characterised by state-dominated efforts to restructure peripheral society and the environment using a development model centred on land, water and labour, and mobil…
Modernist Land Development-Induced Villagisation
Based on an ethnographic case study of Bodi and Mursi pastoralist responses to sugar industries in South Omo, Ethiopia, this study aimed to comprehend the approach of a modernist land development-induced villagisation programme and its effect on the socio-economic rights of pastoralists. The article probes how and why land development activities and the related villagisation programme in the pastoral lowlands created structural challenges and mar…
Jala Role
This article outlines the significance of a normative social and cultural practice, Jala role, for collaborative ethnography in a hostile research frontier. Based on self-reflective notes and fieldwork details, this article critically discusses the notion of Jala as a methodological enterprise of collaborative ethnography in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Jala role enables a pathway to emic perspectives of the right-holders and reflect on the methodol…
State-led modernization of the Ethiopian sugar industry
This article critically analyses the history of the Ethiopian sugar industry, with emphasis on drivers, decision-making and processes of incorporation and exclusion aiming to transform lowlands. We argue that the government has used a state-led modernization and expansion of the sugar industry to consolidate the power of central governments. Through the creation of sugar-based agribusinesses, the changing regimes have sought to extend their contr…
Jala Role
This article outlines the significance of a normative social and cultural practice, Jala role, for collaborative ethnography in a hostile research frontier. Based on self-reflective notes and fieldwork details, this article critically discusses the notion of Jala as a methodological enterprise of collaborative ethnography in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Jala role enables a pathway to emic perspectives of the right-holders and reflect on the methodol…
Modernist Land Development-Induced Villagisation
Based on an ethnographic case study of Bodi and Mursi pastoralist responses to sugar industries in South Omo, Ethiopia, this study aimed to comprehend the approach of a modernist land development-induced villagisation programme and its effect on the socio-economic rights of pastoralists. The article probes how and why land development activities and the related villagisation programme in the pastoral lowlands created structural challenges and mar…
Jala Role
This article outlines the significance of a normative social and cultural practice, Jala role, for collaborative ethnography in a hostile research frontier. Based on self-reflective notes and fieldwork details, this article critically discusses the notion of Jala as a methodological enterprise of collaborative ethnography in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Jala role enables a pathway to emic perspectives of the right-holders and reflect on the methodol…
State-led modernization of the Ethiopian sugar industry
This article critically analyses the history of the Ethiopian sugar industry, with emphasis on drivers, decision-making and processes of incorporation and exclusion aiming to transform lowlands. We argue that the government has used a state-led modernization and expansion of the sugar industry to consolidate the power of central governments. Through the creation of sugar-based agribusinesses, the changing regimes have sought to extend their contr…
Contesting Modernist Land Development
Using an ethnographic case study of the sugarcane industry in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia, this article documents and analyses the state’s modernist development approach and the responses it has triggered among pastoralists. The study highlights vernacular modernism in land development, characterised by state-dominated efforts to restructure peripheral society and the environment using a development model centred on land, water and labour, and mobil…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works) · Law (2 works)