International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 103

Full Length Research Paper

Indigenous knowledge of conflict resolution for transformative peace building: Amare of Jama Woreda, Amhara - Ethiopia

Kefelegn Tesfaye
  • Kefelegn Tesfaye
  • Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bule Hora University, Hagere Mariam, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 22 February 2019
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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