Department: Governance and Development Studies

1. Personal information

Full Name: Bisrat Gebru Wolde

Nationality: Ethiopian

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Department: Governance and Development Studies

College/Institute: CLG

2. Publications

• The Role of Microfinance in Alleviating Urban Poverty in Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 13, No.6, 2011). ISSN: 1520-5509. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania.
• Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in Kaffa Society of Ethiopia. Üniversitepark Bülten, 7(2), 128-142. July, 2018.
• The Local Development Effects of Large Scale Agricultural Investments: A Case Study of Three Selected Woredas in Kaffa Zone, SNNPRS (Gimbo, Decha and Tello Woredas). Üniversitepark Bülten, 8(1) (2019), 30-43.
• Practices and Challenges of the Oromiya Branch Ombudsman Institution in Impacting Public Sector Governance and Service Delivery. ILIRIA International Review – Vol 9, No 2 (2019) © Felix–Verlag, Holzkirchen, Germany and Iliria College, Pristina, Kosovo.

3. Research Interests

• Governance
• Development issues
• Peace and Conflict Resolution issues
• Democracy and Human Rights
• Health Governance
• Poverty Alleviation issues
• Gender and Development issues
• Environmental sustainability

4. Contact Details

E-mail: wgsoru@yahoo.com

Tel.: +251911855495

1. Personal Information

Full name: Girma Defere

Title: Assistant Professor

Nationality:  Ethiopia

Department: Governance and Development Studies

College:  Law and Governance

2. Publications

• Girma D. et al. (2023)   Roles of Formal and Customary Institutions in Environmental Resource Governance and Sustainability along the Ethiopia-Kenya borderland: Do they Complement or Compete Each Other? Journal of Asian and African Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096231176
• Girma D. et al. (2022) Effects of International Boundary Making on Pastoralists Transboundary Environmental Resource Use in the Ethiopia-Kenya borderland. The Rangeland Journal 44(4) 203-212 https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ22051
• Girma D. et al. (2022) Pastoral Land Rights and Environmental Resource Governance and Sustainability along Ethiopia-Kenya border. Journal of Asian and African studies, sage publications, https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221141338.
• Girma D. (2022) Contribution of Participatory Forest Management Practices For Sustainable Livelihood Improvement of the Local Community: A Review from Sub Saharan Africa.         Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Ethiopian Journal of Governance and Development (EJGD), Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
• Messay M. and Girma D. (2022) Cross-border community integration in the Kenyan and
• Ethiopian borderlands. Cross-border community integration in the Kenyan and Ethiopian borderlands. Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Politics and IR Working Paper.
• Abiot D. and Girma D. (2020) Democratic Developmental State of Ethiopia: The State of Embedded Autonomy in View of National Planning Commission. Vol 7 No 1 (2020). Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Language Studies.URL: http://ejhs.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejssls/issue/view/160 .The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Language Studies (EJSSLS)
• Girma D. and Bisrat G. (2019) Practices and Challenges of the Oromiya Branch Ombudsman Institution in Impacting Public Sector Governance and Service Delivery. ILIRIA INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. DOI: 10.21113/iir.v9i2.521
• Girma D. and Getahun A. (2019) The Impact off Ethno-Linguistic Federalism On State Building, The Ethiopian Perspective. Social Sciences and Education Research Review. (6) 2 89-103 (2019). Available online at www.sserr.ro
• Girma D. and Getahun A. (2019). Federalism and Exercising Regional Autonomy: A Case of Three Federated Units in Ethiopia. VOLUME 10(2) . Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences. https://www.agathos-international-review.com/issue10_2/32.Girma%20Defere%20et%20al..pdf
• Girma D. (2018) Democratic Developmentalism and Citizenship Education in Ethiopia: A Preliminary Observation, AGATHOS, Volume 9, Issue 2 (18). Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences. www.agathos-international-review.com CC BY NC 2018
• Chali, E., Idris, Y. and Girma, D. (2017) Socio-Economic and Work -Related Safety Conditions of Coal Mine Workers: the case of Achibo-Sombo (Yayo Area) Coal Mining Site, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Annals of University of Craiova, http://www.aucjc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/aucjcm-vol-3-2017-106-143.pdf
• Shelema D., Girma D. and Rahel A. (2017) An Assessment of Teachers’ Perception and Practice of Gender Equality in Education: The Case of Secondary Schools in Ambo Town Administration, Ethiopia, ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Bülten Volume.6 Issue.2 2017 pp. 19-42.http://www.unibulletin.com/index/arsiv/24/110/an-assessment-of-teachers-perception-and-practice-of-gender-equality-in-education-the-case-of-secondary-schools-in-ambo-town-administration-ethiopia
• Girma, D. (2017) A Review of Fiscal Decentralization Practices in Ethiopia. ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Bulletin, Volume7, Issue1, 2017. http://www.unibulletin.com/index/arsiv/25/116/a-review-of-fiscal-decentralization-practices-in-ethiopia
• Girma, D. (2016) Civil Service Reforms and Service Delivery: A Case Study of Three Service Providing Public Institutions in Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa (JGGSDA), Vol. 3, No 2, August, 2016. Website: http://www.rcmss.com. ISSN: 2354-158X (Online) ISSN: 2346-724X (Print).
• Dinka T., Girma D., and Ermias, A. (2016) An Assessment Of The Challenges And Prospects Of Good Urban Governance Practice In The Land Administration System: Case Of Shambu Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa. JGGSDA 3(3), December, 2016.
• Girma , D. (2014) Globalization, Foreign Aid, Governance and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options in Remapping Africa in the Global Space Propositions for Change. Edward Shizha(ed.), Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada. Sense Publishers, 2014, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
• Girma, D. (2013) The Implications of Globalization on Rural Development with emphasis on Natural Forest Protection at the District of Manna, Ethiopia. Africa Update Publications, Fall 2013 . CSA, USA.

3. Research Interests: Governance, Development and Environment
4. Contact details

Email: girma.defere@ju.edu.et/girmadejimma@yahoo.com.au

Tel.0911396044

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Personal Information

Full Name: Abebe Biru Tekilu

Nationality: Ethiopian

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Specialization: Philosophy

College: Law and Governance

Department: Civics and Ethics Studies

Research Interests:

Political philosophy, Critical Social Theory, Contemporary Philosophy, Classical Philosophy, Ethiopia and African Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Moral Philosophy, and Epistemology.

Contact Address:

Institutional email: biru@ju.edu.et

Personal email: abebebiru452@gmail.com

Cell Phone:   +251911607488

Name: Amanuel Seifu Sireat
College: Law and Governance
Department: Governance and Development Studies
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Specialization and academic background: BA in Governance and Development Studies, MA in Peace and Conflict Studies
Research Area: Conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
E-mail: amaniseifu652@gmail.com
Phone: +251935178237

Name: Wasihun Altaseb Kiflu
College: Law and Governance
Department: Governance and Development Studies
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Specialization and academic background: BA in Civics and Ethical Education, MA in Development Studies, specialization in Business Development.
Research Area: Indigenous Knowledge.
E-mail: waltaseb3@gmail.com
Phone: +2519 54593099

Name: Medina Kedir Redi
College: Law and Governance
Department: Governance and Development Studies
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Specialization and academic background: BA in Governance and Development Studies, MA in peace and conflict studies.
Research Area: conflict resolution and peace building.
E-mail: Kedirmedina2021@gmail.com
Phone: +2519 37 24 83 18

Name: Bayew Amare Adugna
College: Law and Governance
Department: Governance and Development Studies
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Specialization and academic background: BA in Governance and Development Studies, MA in Peace and Conflict Studies
Research Area: Conflict resolution and peacebuilding.