Asefa Wodajo (MA)
Vice General Director
Department: Policy Study
Academic Rank: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Anthropology
Employee ID: Fan6
Office Location: Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
Teaching Staff
Research Staff
Biography
Full Name: Asefa Wodajo Oyato
Current Affiliation: Institute of Capacity Building and Policy Studies South Ethiopia Regional State
Current Position: Deputy Director, Department of Policy Studies
Address: Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia
Phone: +251 916 832 059/+251 926 878 167
Email: asefahtm@gmail.com
Current Affiliation: Institute of Capacity Building and Policy Studies South Ethiopia Regional State
Current Position: Deputy Director, Department of Policy Studies
Address: Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia
Phone: +251 916 832 059/+251 926 878 167
Email: asefahtm@gmail.com
Research Interests
His research interests focus on interdisciplinary issues related to social policy, development, governance, and local knowledge systems, particularly in the context of Southern Ethiopia.
Key Areas of Interest
Social Policy Analysis
Rural and Urban Development
Community-Based Rural Tourism Development
Micro-Level Tourism Enterprise Development
Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development
Good Governance and Democracy
Identity Politics and Historical Memory
Local Development and Institutional Change
Key Areas of Interest
Social Policy Analysis
Rural and Urban Development
Community-Based Rural Tourism Development
Micro-Level Tourism Enterprise Development
Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development
Good Governance and Democracy
Identity Politics and Historical Memory
Local Development and Institutional Change
Publications
1. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices on the Use of Edible Wild Plants among the Wolaita of Southern Ethiopia
Status: Published in conference proceedings
2. Adverse Incorporation and Chronic Poverty in Wolaita: A Historical and Anthropological Approach
Status: Unpublished
3. Gender and Livestock Ownership in Wolaita: A Historical Anthropology
Status: Unpublished
4. Indigenous Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Systems and Practices among the Wolaita: A Retrospect and Prospect
Status: Unpublished
5. Community-Based Eco-Cultural Tourism Potentials of the Damota Mountain Range and Its Environs, Wolaita
Status: Unpublished Policy Research
6. Community-Based Eco-Cultural Tourism Potentials of Ajora Waterfalls and Its Environs
Status: Unpublished Policy Research
7. The Collective Memory of Adverse Incorporation, Structural Oppression, and Identity Politics in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia
Status: Ongoing / Conceptual Research Development
8. Fatalism, Fatalist Behavior, and Road Traffic Accidents in Southern Ethiopia
Status: Ongoing
Status: Published in conference proceedings
2. Adverse Incorporation and Chronic Poverty in Wolaita: A Historical and Anthropological Approach
Status: Unpublished
3. Gender and Livestock Ownership in Wolaita: A Historical Anthropology
Status: Unpublished
4. Indigenous Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Systems and Practices among the Wolaita: A Retrospect and Prospect
Status: Unpublished
5. Community-Based Eco-Cultural Tourism Potentials of the Damota Mountain Range and Its Environs, Wolaita
Status: Unpublished Policy Research
6. Community-Based Eco-Cultural Tourism Potentials of Ajora Waterfalls and Its Environs
Status: Unpublished Policy Research
7. The Collective Memory of Adverse Incorporation, Structural Oppression, and Identity Politics in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia
Status: Ongoing / Conceptual Research Development
8. Fatalism, Fatalist Behavior, and Road Traffic Accidents in Southern Ethiopia
Status: Ongoing
