Bokbeskrivelse
Coming spring 2012

This anthology presents knowledge about children's and young people's livelihoods, intergenerational relationships, rights and social positions in southern Ethiopia. Drawing on a range of child-focused methods, the authors explore children’s participation in the economic and cultural reproduction of society and the myriad ways in which their activities are embedded in changing environmental, educational, familial, intergenerational and personal contexts, and network of relationships. The chapters in the book collectively demonstrate the role and significance of local knowledge in ensuring sustainable rural transformation in contemporary Ethiopian society.
 
The anthology is the outcome of collaboration in research and capacity building between Dilla University (DU), Ethiopia, and Norwegian Centre for Child Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. The authors and editors are all involved in a larger interdisciplinary research project titled Children, young people and local knowledge in Ethiopia and Zambia, funded by Norwegian Council for Collaboration in Research and Higher Education (SIU/NUFU 2007-2011).

Chapters:
Chapter 1: Children and local knowledge in Ethiopia: Introduction. Tatek Abebe and Anne Trine Kjørholt
Chapter 2: The socio-economic roles of children in Ethiopia’s periodic markets. Tizita Abate and Tatek Abebe
Chapter 3: Childhood, food culture and eating practices among the Guji people. Asebe Regassa and Anne Trine Kjørholt
Chapter 4: Children’s knowledge of local food sources and habits in south western Ethiopia. Mohammed Ali and Fikre Dessalegn, with Tatek Abebe
Chapter 5: Children and health: Parasitic infection among children in SNNPR. Abayneh Unasho and Melese Mariyo
Chapter 6: Migrant children’s portfolio of street-based livelihoods in urban Ethiopia. Shumete Gizaw, Teferi Mekonnen, Tatek Abebe and Axel Bandouin
Chapter 7: Childhood and parenting practices in Dilla town. Tamirat Tefera, Tatek Abebe and Tibebu Elefachew
Chapter 8: Children’s Parliament: A case study of Konso. Amsalu Lemessa and Anne Trine Kjørholt
Chapter 9: Storytelling, local knowledge and formal education: Bridging the gap between everyday life and school. Tadesse Jaleta Jirata and Dessalegn Benti.