CSD’s core values are grounded in multidisciplinarity and interdiscplinarity. It’s academic and research programs centers on bringing together diverse expertise and perspectives. Accordingly, its academic staff comprise of core, affiliate and adjunct faculty members from diverse backgrounds and research interests from within and outside of Ethiopia.



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Assistant Professor |
| Educational background and specialization | PhD in Animal Sciences
University of Maryland-College Park |
| Research interest and projects
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The intersection of GHG emission from livestock sector, climate change and disaster risk reduction is the primary area of research. The livestock sector is perhaps the largest contributor of GHG emission in Ethiopia. It is also intricately linked to the lives and livelihoods of the vast majority of rural communities. At the same time, climate-induced hazards, such as drought and floods, are major causes of disasters accounting for the majority of loss and damage to the lives and livelihoods of communities. One mitigative measure to reduce the occurrence these disasters requires reducing GHG emissions from the source.
Though Ethiopia is not a significant contributor to GHG emissions, it is nonetheless committed to significantly reduce its share to become a net-zero emitter by 2050. Research thus centers around reducing the effective GHG emission from the livestock sector, particularly abatement of enteric ruminant emission, to contribute to the national strategy for GHG emission reduction. |
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Peer reviewed:
1. Adera, W. B., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., & Kobayashi, N. Effect of best bet methane abatement feed on feed intake, digestibility, live weight change, and methane emission in local Menz breed sheep in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1538758. 2. Bekele, W., Huhtanen, P., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., Siddique, A. B., Albrectsen, B. R., & Ramin, M. (2024). Methane production from locally available ruminant feedstuffs in Ethiopia–An in vitro study. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 312, 115977. 3. Bekele, W., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., Assefa, G. (2021). Functional Metagenomics from the Rumen Environment. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 12 (5): 125 – 141. 4. Philip, S., Kew, S.F., Jan van Oldenborgh, G., Otto, F., O’Keefe, S., Haustein, K., King, A., Zegeye, A., Eshetu, Z., Hailemariam, K. and Singh, R., (2018). Attribution analysis of the Ethiopian drought of 2015. Journal of Climate, 31(6), pp.2465-2486. 5. Demie Aschalew, Zegeye Abiy and Qayyum Khan (2013). Identification of cis-regulatory elements of butyrophilin gene of the mammary gland. Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal. 6. Zegeye A, Ashwell M, Ogg S, Rexroad C, Mather IH (1999). RFLP markers in the bovine butyrophilin gene. Animal Genetics. 30 (5): 385-386. 7. Ogg SL, Komaragiri MVS, Korobko IV, Velarde JJ, Zegeye A, Mather IH (1996). The mouse butyrophilin gene. Molecular Biology of the Cell (7): 1741. Other publications: 1. Zegeye, A. (2025). Disaster risk profile of four regions in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission. 2. Zegeye, A. and Erkineh, T. (2023). Towards an effective early warning system In Ethiopia. Oxford Policy Management. [Training manual] 3. Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Bati wereda. WeltHungerHilfe. 4. Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Dabat wereda. WetlHungerHilfe. 5. Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Kori wereda. WeltHungerHilfe. 6. Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Moyale wereda. WeltHungerHilfe. 7. Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Sewyena wereda. WeltHungerHilfe. 8. Million Tadesse, Abiy Zegeye and Zewdu Eshetu (2016). Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of Greenhouse Gas Emission: Livestock Sector. Climate Science Center, Addis Ababa University. [Training manual] 9. Tadesse Kassahun and Abiy Zegeye (2014). Scientific communication using LaTeX. [Training manual] 10. Abiy Zegeye, Alemayehu Worku, Daniel Tefera, Melese Getu and Yilma Sileshi (2009). Introduction to Research Methods (A preparatory module). Addis Ababa University. |
Debebe Ero
| Academic Rank | Assistant Professor |
| Educational background and specialization | PhD in Social Work and Social Development
University of ### |
| Research interest and projects
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Primary research interest is on resilience focusing on women, children, families, and sustainable development of communities within their ecosystem. Currently engaged in street children and Human Capacity Development projects. |
| Publications
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1. Wario Alemayehu, Debebe Ero (2024). Pastoralist Women’s Roles, Livelihood Risks and Resilience among Borana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH): V. 20, No. 1; SSN (online): 2520-582X ISSN (print): 1810-4487.
2. Wario, W., Dejene, G., Nega, J., and Debebe, E. (2023). Indigenous Social Protection Mechanism: The Practices and Challenges of Buusaa-Gonofaa in the Borana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 18, 4(2023) 84-102. 3. Samuel T., Debebe E., and Siobhan M. M. (2023). One health insights into pastoralists’ perceptions on zoonotic diseases in Ethiopia: perspectives from South Omo Zone of SNNP Region. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 13:13. 4. Biruk B., Margaret E. A. and Debebe E. (2022). The public reactions and social stigma faced by parents of a child with autism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A qualitative study. Journal of Jilin University ISSN:1671-5497 E-Publication; Online Open Access Vol: 41 Issue: 03-2022. 5. Biruk B., Margaret E. A., & Debebe E. (2022) Reactions of Parents to the Diagnosis of Autism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Innovations Journal, Volume Number 68. |
Tirsit Sahledengil Beyene
| Academic Rank | Assistant professor
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| Educational background and specialization
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PhD in Social Anthropology
University of @@@ |
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Research interests revolve around gender, conflict, migration, forced displacement, and other socio-cultural issues. Tirsit has actively participated in both national and international large-scale research projects, assuming roles as a lead researcher and team member. She has received numerous academic and research trainings from reputable national and international research institutes. |
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Sahldengil, T., & Adugna, F. (2022). Sherkole Refugee Camp: From a Refugee Settlement to Urban Center?. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, 44(2), 77-105.
Sahledengil, T. (2022). Dynamics of Economic Interaction between Refugees and the Host Community in Šärqolle Refugee Camp, Benišangul-Gumuz Region. Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 55(1), 61-84. Tirist Sahledengil (2020). “Rites of Passage to be a Nun in Debre Libanos Monastery”. Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Workshop of Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University. Tirist Sahledengil (2019). “Political Reform agenda and the Rise of women since 2018.”. Development report of International Symposium on China and Ethiopian Studies. Tianjin: Centre for African Union Studies, Tianjin University of Technology and Education. Tirist Sahledengil (2014). “What does motivate women to join a monastic life?” Proceeding of Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University. Book chapter Yang Fan, Asrat Adugna Jimma, Şebnem Keniş, Mavis Thokozile Macheka, |
Setargew Kenaw
| Academic Rank | Associate Professor |
| Educational background and specialization
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PhD in Cultural Anthropology
University of Bayreuth, Germany
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| Research interest and projects
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Philosophy of science, methodological issues in the social sciences, science and technology studies, genealogies of development theories, classical Ethiopian education, and spirit mediumship beliefs and practices.
Currently undertaking two book projects: 1) “Current Ethiopian Crisis: Inquiries into Fundaments”, and, “Mahbär: A Study on Christian Fellowship and Reconciliation (2022 to present)”.
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Selected journal essays and book chapters
Setargew Kenaw. “‘Please don’t take away my illness, my Lord’: Illness as a Basis of Power.” In: Dan Leven (ed.), Healing in Ethiopia: Exploring the interface between medicine and faith. Addis Ababa University Press (forthcoming) Setargew Kenaw (2021). “The rite of ‘footwashing’ at Abinet schools and its ethics of humility.” In: Theodros A. Teklu (ed.), Ethnic diversity and national unity, pp. 182-200. Wipf and Stock Publishers. Setargew Kenaw (2012). “Cultural translation of mobile telephones: Mediation of constrained communication among Ethiopian married couples. The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 131-155. Setargew Kenaw (2010). “Psychoanalyzing historicists? The enigmatic Popper. Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 315-332. Setargew Kenaw (2009). “Shopping centers as black boxes: A reflection in philosophy of engineering design. In: Svein Ege, Harald Aspen, Birhanu Teferra, and Shiferaw Bekele (eds.), Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, pp. 977-989. Setargew Kenaw (2008). “Hubert Dreyfus’s critique of classical AI and its rationalist assumptions.” Minds and Machines: Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 227-238. Books Setargew Kenaw (2016). Technology-Culture Dialogue: Cultural and Socio-technical Appropriation of Mobile Phones in Ethiopia. Leiden: LIT. Setargew Kenaw (2011). Knowledge Production and Spiritual Entrepreneurship in Zar: A Study of Spirit Mediumship in Northeastern Ethiopia. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Publishers. |
Yeshtila Wondemeneh Bekele (PhD)| Academic Rank | Assistant Professor |
| Educational background and specialization |
Thesis title: Poverty and governance in post-1991 Ethiopia : a political-economy study
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| Research interest and projects | poverty, decentralization, governance, development finance, the politics of development, and bio-politics. |
| Publications | with Cochrane, L., (2019). Politics and Power in Southern Ethiopia: Imposing, Opposing and Calling for Linguistic Unity. Language Matters, 1-20.
with Cochrane, L. (2018). Contextualizing Narratives of Economic Growth and Navigating Problematic Data: Economic Trends in Ethiopia (1999–2017). Economies, 6(4), 64. with Cochrane, L . (2018). Average crop yield (2001–2017) in Ethiopia: Trends at national, regional and zonal levels. Data in brief, 16, 1025. (Elsevier) (2018). The political economy of poverty in Ethiopia: drivers and Challenges. Africa Review,10(1), 17-39. with Kjosavik, D. J. (2016). Decentralized Local Governance and Poverty Reduction in Post 1991 Ethiopia:A Political Economy Study. Politics and Governance, 4(4). with Kjosavik, D. J., & Shanmugaratnam, N. (2016). State-Society Relations in Ethiopia: A Political-Economy Perspective of the Post-1991 Order. Social Sciences,5(3),48,Pp.1-19. Book Chapters with Tesfaye Semela (2018) Urban Governance in Emerging Secondary Cities of Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence from Hawassa, Arbaminch and Hossana in Tesfaye Semla and Daniel Mains Urbanization, Governance and Social Transformation in Africa. Hawassa: Berhan Printing press. (2017). The youth in decision-making: An Assessment of Participatory Governance in SNNPRS in Tesfaye Semela et al Economic integration, political empowerment and social wellbeing of the Youth: an analysis of youth development package implementation in SNNPRS. Hawassa: Teddy printing press. |
Bekele Wegi Feyisa
| Academic Rank | Postdoctoral Fellow (Center for Sustainable Development of AAU), and
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Economics of Haramaya University)
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| Educational background and specialization
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PhD in Agricultural Economics
Haramaya University |
| Research interest and projects
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Technology adoption, agricultural transformation and structural change, food security, food safety, nutrition, poverty, climate variability and change, migration, impact evaluation, market and value chain. |
| Publications
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1. Feyisa, B. W., Mavrotas, G., Lejissa, T., and Sileshi, M. (2024). Does livestock-crop diversification improve pastoral and agro-pastoral households’ food and nutrition security? Evidence from Eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Development Effectiveness.
2. Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., and Mirzabaev, A. (2024). Adoption of milk safety practices: evidence from dairy farmers in Ethiopia, Agriculture and Food Security. 3. Haile, M.S., Feyisa, B.W., Eshetu, Sh.B., Reuben, M.J.K., Mutabazi, K., and Sieber, S. (2024). Impact of integrated soil fertility management practices on smallholder farmers welfare in Ethiopia. Food Security. 4. Sileshi, M., Jemal, K., and Feyisa, B.W. (2024). Determinants of school dropout and its impact on youth unemployment: Evidence from Ethiopia, Economic Systems. 5. Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., & Mirzabaev, A. (2023). The impact of adoption of milk safety practices on food and nutrition security: Evidence from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia. Research in Globalization. 6. Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., and Mirzabaev, A. (2023). Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 12. 7. Sileshi, M., Sieber, S., Friedrichs, K., Rybak, C., Feyisa, B. W., and Lana, M. A. (2022). Adoption and impact of kitchen garden on food and nutritional security of farming households in Tanzania. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 61(6), 651-668. 8. Jilito, M. F., Wedajo, D. Y., Feyisa, B. W., and Tuke, T. W. (2021). Water storage practices for small-scale irrigation systems in East Hararghe zone, Ethiopia. Water Supply, 21(4), 1674-1686. 9. Feyisa, B. W. (2021). Determinants of Ethiopia’s coffee bilateral trade flows: A panel gravity approach. Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology, 9(1), 21-27. 10. Feyisa, B.W. (2020). Determinants of agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: A meta analysis. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 6:1. 11. Jilito, M. F., Wedajo, D. Y., Feyisa, B. W., and Tuke, T. W. (2020). Groundwater utilization practices for irrigation systems in East Hararghe zone, Ethiopia. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 6(1), 1850200. 12. Wegi, B., & Eshetu, O. (2019). Collective action for forest management, challenges and failures: review paper from Ethiopia in particular. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 5(3), 640-647. |
Teferee Makonnen Kassa
| Academic Rank | Associate Professor |
| Educational background and specialization
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PhD in Socioeconomic Development Planning and Environment
University of @@@@@@@@ |
| Research interest and projects
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Migration and return migration, refugee and displacement studies, resettlement, urbanization and urban expansion, urban livelihoods, Population-Environment-Development Nexus. |
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1. Abebe, T., Shumete, G., Teferi, M., Axel, B (2013). Migrant Children’s Portfolio of Street-based Livelihoods. In Children and Local Knowledge in Ethiopia and Zambia: Livelihoods, Rights and Intergenerational Relations Tatek and Trine(ed) . Acta Geographica-Trondheim. Series A, No 27. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) and Dilla University (Ethiopia) , ISBN 978–82–519–2853–3
2. Aschalew Hailu and Teferee Makonnen (2016). Determinants and Levels of Community Participation in Agricultural Development Programs in Aleta Wondo District of Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 18, No.4, 2016), ISSN:1520-5509, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania 3. – Teferee Makonnen (2016). Migration to Addis Ababa as a Survival Strategy for Children of Mecha District, North West Ethiopia, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 18, No.5, 2016), ISSN:1520-5509, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania 4. Messay Mulugeta & Teferee Makonnen (2016). Implementations of Technical and Vocational Training Strategy in Agricultural Sector in Ethiopia: Practices, Challenges and the Way Forward. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume 12, No. 2, ISSN:1810-4487, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University. 5. Teferee Makonnen (2017). Rural youth outmigration, remittance and its impacts on migrant-sending households in Gojjam and Wolayta, Ethiopia, Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (Volume 10, No.45, 2017), ISSN 2070-1845 6. Chaltu Taffa, Teferi Makonnen, Messay Mulugeta, Bechaye Tesfaye (2017). Data on Spatiotemporal Urban Expansion of Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia, ELSEVIER publishing, (Volume 12) , ISSN:341-345, content lists available at Science Direct 7. Messay Mulugeta &Teferee Makonnen (2017). Illicit Cross-border Migration in Ethiopia: Causes, Patterns and Policy Responses. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume 13, No. 1, ISSN:1810-4487, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University. 8. Teferee Makonnen & Messay Mulugeta (2016). Urban Sprawl and Its Implications on the Livelihoods of Agricultural Communities in the Vicinity of Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 38 No2, ISSN:0378-0813, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University. Messay Mulugeta & Teferee Makonnen (2018). China’s Engagement in Global Assistance for Development: A C ase Study from Ethiopia, East Africa, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 20, No.2, 2018), ISSN: 1520-5509 9. Zemenu Awoke, Bogale Teferi & Teferi Makonnen (2018). Impacts of Resettlement on Woodland Resource Utilization in Abobo Wereda, Gambella, Ethiopia. Journal of Resources Development and Management. Vol.41, ISSN 2422-8397 10. Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen and Bechaye Tesfaye (2019). Achievements and Challenges of Productive Safety Net Program in Overcoming Chronic Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: A Reflection. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 41, No1, ISSN:0378-0813, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University. 11. Teferee Makonnen Kassa (2019). Access to Livelihood Opportunities and Basic Services among Urban Refugees in Addis Ababa: Challenges and Opportunities. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 41 No2, ISSN:0378-0813, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University. 12. Teferee Makonnen Kassa (2021). Determinants of rural outmigration of children and youth in a rapidly urbanizing nation: The case of Ethiopia. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (Volume 14, No.2, 2017), ISSN 2070-1845. 13. Messay Mulugeta, Meskerem and Teferee Mekonnen (2021). Analysis of Opportunity Factors for Economic Development in Ethiopia: A Commentary. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 43, No.2, ISSN:0378-0813, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University. 14. Achamyeleh Ziyen, Makonnen Teferee (2022). GIS and Remote Sensing Based Site Suitability Analysis for Tourism Development in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS. 11:252., ISSN 2469-4134 15. Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen, and Meskerem Abi (2022). Situation Analysis of Irregular Stepwise Cross-Border Ethiopian Migrants in the Sudan in View of Socioeconomic Status and Human Rights. Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development, Volume 4, number 2. 16. Abinet Fulasa, Teferee Makonnen and Temesgen Tilahun (2022). Examination of Factors Predicting the Likelihood of Irregular Cross-border Migration Decision: Evidence from Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 16, number 2, ISSN 1843 – 5610, Research Centre on Identity and Migration Issues, University of Oradea, Romania. 17. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Makonnen and Meskerem Abi (2023). The Contribution of Urban Agriculture to Household Food Security among Urban Vegetable Producers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, Volume 25, No.1, 2018, ISSN: 1520-5509, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania. 18. Abinet Fulasa, Teferee Makonnen and Temesgen Tilahun (2023). Determinants of Return Migration Decision among Ethiopian International Returnees of Addis Ababa: Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods of Returnees. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 17, number 1, ISSN 1843 – 5610, Research Centre on Identity and Migration Issues, University of Oradea, Romania. 19. Abinet Fulasa Chinkilo, Teferee Makonnen Kassa & Temesgen 20. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Mekonnen and Meskerem Abi (2023). The Sustainable Niche for Urban Vegetable Production within Producer Setups and Attributes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, ISSN 2222-1700, Vol.14, No.9. 21. Aman Mohammedsiad Adem, Getahun Fenta Kebede, Teferee Makonnen (2023). Forced Migration and Resilience in the EHAGL Region: Resource Caravans and Passageways of Urban Refugees in Addis Ababa. Quarterly on Refugee Problems, Vol. 62, Issue 3, 200-224 ISSN 2750-7882, 22. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, and Teferee Makonnen (2023). Land use land cover change and expansion of Eucalyptus plantations in Senan District, northwest Ethiopia: analysis of potential factors. Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development, , V0l.5, Issue 2: 23-36. 23. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Mekonnen and Meskerem Abi (2024). Opportunities and Challenges of Urban Farming in Ethiopia: Evidence from Vegetable Producers in Addis Ababa, Mada Walabu University, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 137-159, ISSN 2523-190, 1 24. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen, Arega Shumetie (2024). Comparative analysis of income level in matched small farms with and without eucalyptus plantations in Senan, Ethiopia. ELSEVIER, Trees, Forests and People, Vol 18 (2024) 100708. 25. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen (2025). Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Volume 9:1496756. 26. Aman Mohammedsiad Adem, Getahun Fenta Kebede, Teferee Makonnen (2025). Addis Ababa as a City (e)scape of Refugee Resilience: A Trialectical Perspective. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, Vol 40, No. 2, 1–18. |
Dan Banik| Academic Rank | Professor of Political Science
Personal website: globaldevpod.substack.com/ |
| Publications | Books:
Selected articles:
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| Contact | Email dan.banik@sum.uio.no
Phone +47-22858735 Mobile phone +47-93696583 |
Michael Chasukwa| Academic Rank | Associate Professor |
| Educational background and specialization |
Thesis title: ‘Political Economy of Pooled Development Aid Modalities in Malawi: the Case of Local Development Fund.’ 2018
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| Research interest and projects | Development Cooperation, Public Policy, Institutions and Development, Agricultural and Youth Policies, Governance, Decentralisation |
| Publications | 2021-2023 publications only
Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., Dulani, B., and Chiweza, A., (2023) Identity Entrepreneurs and Cultural Framers in Contemporary Ethnic Identity Mobilisation in Malawi, The African Review, Brill Chirwa, G.C., Manja, L.P., Chasukwa, M., Gunde, A., Dulani, B., Kayuni, H., and Chinsinga, B., (2023) Assessing the Relationship between Digital Divide and Citizen’s Political Participation in Africa, Development Southern Africa, Routledge Taylor and Francis Publishers Chasukwa, M., and Banik, D., (2023) “Development Aid Complementarity or Competition? The West and China in Malawi,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming) Chasukwa, M., Dulani, B., and Zuka, S.P., (2023) “Development Aid and Institutional Design: Interests and Power Games in Malawi’s Local Development Fund,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming) Fisher, S., and Chasukwa, M., (2023) “The Political Economy of Global Health: The Case of Development Aid and Parallel Paths in Malawi’s Health System,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming) Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., and Msiska,Y., (2022) Malawi’s Post-Independence Foreign Policy and its Influence on Development Options: A Historical Institutionalism Analysis, Afrika Focus, 35(2), pp.293-317, Brill Chasukwa, M., Choko, A.T., Muthema, F., Nkhalamba, M.M., Saikolo, J., Tlhajoane, M., Reniers, G., Dulani, B., and Helleringer, S., (2022) Collecting Mortality Data via Mobile Phone Surveys: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial in Malawi, PLOS Global Public Health, 2(8), pp.1-20 Mdee, A., Dedaa, A.O., Chasukwa, M., and Manda, S., (2021) Neither Sustainable nor Inclusive: A Political Economy of Agricultural Policy and Livelihoods in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(6), pp.1060-1083, Routledge Taylor and Francis Publishers. Kapanga, M., Kayuni, H., and Chasukwa, M., (2021) The State, Traditional Leadership and the Politics of Land Reforms in Malawi, The African Review, 48, 451-475, Brill Chasukwa, M., and Tambulasi, R., (2021) Innovations and Technologies in Malawi in the context of Sustainable Development Goals, Journal of African Public Administration and Management, XXVIII (1), pp.120-132, African Association for Public Administration and Management |

| Academic Rank | Professor |
| Educational background and specialization |
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| Research interest and projects | Political Governance, Public Administration and Management, Gender and International Development Policy. |
| Publications | 2022-2023 publications only
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Johanna Sofia Adolfsson| Academic Rank | Postdoc researcher |
| Educational background and specialization | PhD in cultural- and societal psychology from UiO |
| Research interest and projects | She is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) at the University of Oslo (UiO).Her research interest focuses on practices, discourses, challenges, and resistance related to governance and SDG implementation. Adolfsson has done several longer fieldworks in Malawi since 2016, primarily focusing on how rural communities, as “beneficiaries” of global development interventions, navigate and negotiate the various development practices and discourses that are implemented in their local societies |