About Anthropology of Pastoral Societies
The course is a general introduction to pastoralists: it surveys the distribution of pastoralists worldwide, define basic characteristics of pastoralist societies in terms of the physical and social environments they inhabit, and examines major assumptions, myths and generalizations of the dominant pastoral development paradigms. It also discusses about pastoral development, polices of government and international agencies. The course also looks at the socio-economic and political contexts within which pastoralists operate in Ethiopia, and the role of state and market forces in pastoral development, and the process of social exclusion, marginalization, environmental degradation, conflict over resources among pastoralists and national development ventures