Dejene Gemechu Chala

Home > College of Social Sciences and Humanities > Social Anthropology > Dejene Gemechu Chala

Professor

Social Anthropology

Title:  Prof.

Full Name:  Dejene Gemechu Chala

Nationality:   Ethiopian

Academic Rank:  Professor

College/Institute: College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Department/Team: Social Anthropology

Field of Specialization: Social anthropology

Research interest:  Indigenous knowledge, Gender, legal pluralism,

Publications (some)

  1.  Virginity as a sign of Masculinity: The case of the Borana Oromo, Ethiopia. Cogent Social Sciences, 9:1, 2194739, DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2023.2194739
  2. The politics of personal name: Naming and self-renaming among the Oromo of Ethiopia. Nordic Journal of African Studies – Vol 28 No 4 (2019)
  3. Wako, W., Chala, D. G., Gemede, N. J., & Ero, D. (2023). Indigenous social protection mechanism: The practices and challenges of Buusaagonofaa in the Borana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia. The Journal of Rural and
    Community Development, 18(4), 84–102.
  4. Conflict and Conflict Resolution among the Waliso Oromo of Eastern Macha, with particular Emphasis on the Guma (blood Price payment). Addis Ababa: United Printers PLc., 2007
  5. The Customary courts of the Waliso Oromo, in Gabre Yntiso et al (eds.), Customary dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Ethiopia, published by The Ethiopian Arbitration and Conciliation Center, 2011, Addis Ababa, ISBN: 978-99944-994-6-5.
  6. Travelling Ideologies and the Resurgence of Traditional Institutions in Post-1991 Ethiopia, In Andrea Behrends, Sung-Joon Park, Richard Rottenburg (eds).  Travelling Models in African Conflict Management. Translating Technologies of Social Ordering. Leiden: Brill.ISBN/ISSN: 978-90-04-26460-1/1574-6925 pp 147-166 (2014).
  7. Oral text in cultural and natural context: Riddles among the Walisoo Liiban Oromo. Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Languages studies (EJSSLS), 1(1), 41-62.
  8. The survival of WalisoLiban Gadaa. Journal of Oromo Studies. Vol. 21 no. 1 August 2014. Pp 93-119
  9. Jigaa Institution: The Surviving Gadaa Court among the Jimma Oromo, Ethiopia, Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud. 2(2), 3-23. ISSN: 2408-
    9532; ISSN: 2412-5180.
  10. Investigating the hidden: the lukaa–lukee system
    among the Kuttaayee Oromo, Ethiopia, The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2016, Vol. 48, No. 1, 110126
  11. Mathematics through Oral Text among the
    Walisoo Liiban  Oromo, Ethiopia, Journal of Oromo Studies. Volume 22, Number 1 August 2015
  12. Indigenous Mechanism of Conflict Resolution among the Oromo: The Case of
    Reejjii Institution of Jimma, Ethiopia. Journal of Oromo Studies. Volume 22, Number 1 August 2015
  13. Census through riddle: the Case of Waliso Liban Oromo, Ethiopia. International Journal of Sociology andAnthropology. Vol.8(5), pp. 36-44, May 2016
    DOI: 10.5897/IJSA2015.0620
  14. Indigenous Federation: The Case of Borana Oromo, Ethiopia. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(1). Retrieved from: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol8/iss1/2.DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2017.8.1.2
  15. Blessing the Route, Striving for Peace and Success: Borana-Arbore Ritual Gift Exchange. Anthropos, (112) 2017, 153-165 (2017)
  16. The indigenous Oromo peacemaking ritual: The case of Tajoo among Waayyuu Oromo of Arsii, Ethiopia. Journal of Languages and Culture.  Volume 7 Number 4 April (2016)
  17.  Harmahodhaa: A traditional child fostering and fictive kinship formation among the Oromo, Ethiopia. Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud., Vol.6.No.2, pp.27-47.(2019)
  18. The Politics of Personal Name: Renaming and Self-naming among the Oromo of Ethiopia. Nordic Journal of African Studies- NJAS). Vol 28 No 4 (2019).
  19. Yetimgeta Shiferaw Woldeamanuel, Dejene Gemechu Chala, and Nega Jibat Gemede. (2020). Risk factors and implications of road traffic accidents in Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinnee, Ethiopia. Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud.Vol. 7 .No.1, pp.49-65
  20. Livestock Banking as Innovative Response to Effects of Recurrent Drought in Pastoralist Communities: the case of Borana, Ethiopia. ILIRIA International Review – Vol 10, No 2. Pp 11-37. (2020)
  1. Segregation the Living and the Dead: the case of the Dawro in Ethiopia, j.soc.stud vol 8. No 2. Pp23-38 (2021)
  2. Marrying off Early: Pre-Marital Virginity and Family Integrity among the Oromo in Central Ethiopia. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research. 9 No-12. Pp. 126-141. (2021)
  3. Huuba irraa Fuudhuu: Female Genital Cutting among the Oromoo, in Dawo District, Ethiopia. Gadaa Journal/ Barruulee Gadaa 4, No.2 pp. 36-56. (2021)
  4. The politics of symbols: the incorporation of Gadaa symbols into
    state constitutional rhetoric in Oromia, Ethiopia. j.soc.lang.stud. Vol. 9 .No.2, pp.3-18.
  5. Legal pluralism, gender and justice: women’s rights to property under marriage dissolution among the Oromo in Jimma, Ethiopia. Legal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis, DOI: 10.1080/27706869.2022.2115222
  6. Wildlife roadkill in Southwestern Ethiopia: Hotspots, drivers, and victim species. Heliyon 9 (2023) e19783

Contact Address:

Email: dejene.gemechu@ju.edu.et or sachekebo@gmail.com

Tel: +251911766348

Fax:

P.O. Box: 378

Contact

Phone: +251911766348

Email: dejene.gemechu@ju.edu.et or sachekebo@gmail.com