Contesting Views on a Protected Area Conservation and Development in Ethiopia.docVIP

Soc. Sci. 2012, 1, 24–46; doi:10.3390/socsci1010024 OPEN ACCESS social sciences ISSN 2076-0760 /journal/socsci Article Contesting Views on a Protected Area Conservation and Development in Ethiopia Asebe Regassa Debelo Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), Bayreuth, 95445, Germany; E-Mail: aseberegassa@ Received: 31 July 2012; in revised form: 23 October 2012 / Accepted: 26 October 2012 / Published: 1 November 2012 Abstract: This article discusses the contention between the state and local Guji people on issues of development and conservation of a Protected