African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

The value of indigenous social knowledge* in managing intra and inter-group conflicts: Experience from South East Tigray, Ethiopia

Abrha Tesfay Asmerom
  • Abrha Tesfay Asmerom
  • Department of Political Science and Strategic Studies, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 01 September 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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