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Assistant proffesor
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Name: Tefera Amare Aragie
  • Address: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  • Cell-Phone: +251913426202 / +251707426202
  • E-mail: tefera.bdu@gmail.com / Tefera.Amare@bdu.edu.et
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Place of Birth- Mekane Selam
  • Date of birth: 10/03/1987
  • Sex: Male
    Professional Summary
  • Tefera Amare (PhD candidate) serves as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He has over 12 years of experience in teaching, research, and community engagement. His research interests include ethnic federalism and conflict, political economy, and governance analysis. He has collaborated with both domestic and international organizations and institutions in areas such as conflict management and transformation, public advocacy, and social movements.
    Education and Training
     Master of Arts Degree in International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2011)
     Higher Diploma in Teaching, Wollo University, Ethiopia, (2013)
     Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Civic and Ethical Education, Mekelle University, Ethiopia (2008)
    Work Experience
    Bahir Dar University (From 18, Oct, 2017 to date)
     June, 2024- PhD Candidate in Political Science.
     14, Dec, 2020 - Assistant Professor in PSIR.
     18, Oct, 2017 – 13, Dec, 2020 as Lecturer
    Wollo University (25, Sep, 2008 – 17, Oct, 2017)
     21, Jul, 2011 – 17, Oct, 2017 as Lecturer.
     25, Sept, 2009 – 29, Jul, 2011 as (GA II), and
     25, Sept, 2008 - 24, Sept, 2009 as (GA I),
    Publications:
    1. Tefera A. (2024). Regional Economic Communities and Peace Building in Africa: Lessons from
    ECOWAS and IGAD, edited by Victor Adetula, Redie Bereketeab, and Cyril Obi. The
    African Review
  •  Tefera Amare (2020). Civics and Ethical Education: Achievements in Knowledge, Attitude and
    Skill Aspects; An Insight From Two Secondary Schools of Bahir Dar City Administration.
    International Journal of Development in Social Sciences and Humanities. (IJDSSH)
  • Amare, Tefera. (2011). The Political Economy of Ethiopia-China Economic Cooperation in the
    Post-1991 Period: Focus on Trade and Road Construction. Journal of Global South Studies
    Under-review Article Assessing the Need for the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine in the Post-2018 Security Crisis in Ethiopia: A Focus on Benishangul-Gumuz National Regional State
    Research Papers presented at Seminars and Conferences:
  • “Assessing the Imperative for Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine in the Post-2018 Security Crisis in Ethiopia: A Focus on the Benishangul-Gumuz Region”, Hawassa University. (2024)
  • “Understanding the Conflict in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State: Causes and Key Actors”, ACLED, Bishoftu (2023)
  • “Federalism and Protection of Rights of the ‘Exogenous’ in Ethiopia: Evidence from Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State”, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Bahir Dar University. (2021)
  • “Exploring the Ethiopian Federal System: Impacts on National and Ethnic Rights”, Wollo University. (2016)
  • “The Revival of Religious Fundamentalism in Ethiopia: Implications for Conflict and Society”, Wollo University. (2016)
    Community Engagements
  • “Strengthening Selected Edires and Jemiya to Improve Community Relations in Bahir Dar”, Consortium for Networking and Development (COND), and USAID/ESP, May - Oct, 2024
  • “Peace Building in Secondary Schools: Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution among
    Secondary School Students” Lij Iyasu Peace, Democracy and Development Research Institute in Collaboration with USAID, 17-21, March, 2022.
  • “Public Advocacy and Lobbying in Response to Social Conflicts” as manual writer and trainer, Lij Iyasu Peace, Democracy and Development Research Institute in Collaboration with USAID,4-7, May, 2022.
  • “Intercultural Dialogue and Peace Building among Bahir Dar University students: the case of Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities Students”, Bahir Dar University (2019)
  • “Current Political Situation in Ethiopia: Exploring Solutions for Recurring Challenges”, Amhara Mass Media Agency, (2018)

  • “Federalism in Ethiopia: Interactions among the Three Tiers of Government and the Role of the State’s Council” Amhara Mass Media Agency, (2018)
    References

    1.Clionadh Raleigh, (Prof.), Professor of political Geography and Conflict at the University of
    Sussex, and the executive director of the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
    (ACLED), UK

  • Email: clionadh.sussex@gmail.com

    2. Bewuketu Dires, (PhD), Fellow at Leiden University, African Studies Center, Netherlands

  • Emails: bewuket23@gmail.com
     

    3. Bantayehu Shiferaw, (PhD), Visiting Researcher, GSPIA – University of Ottawa, Centre for
    International Policy Studies, Canada

  • Emails: bshiferaw6@gmail.com
  • Department:Political Science and International Studies
Department
Political Science and International Studies