A narrative of *environment and hunger in Ethiopia: A conversation-based interpretive inquiry

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" A narrative of *environment and hunger in Ethiopia: A conversation-based interpretive inquiry "
Gary Munson E. Herda

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	53209
Doc. No	:	TL23163
Call number	:	‭3195911‬
Main Entry	:	Gary Munson
Title & Author	:	A narrative of *environment and hunger in Ethiopia: A conversation-based interpretive inquiry\ Gary Munson
College	:	University of San Francisco
Date	:	2005
Degree	:	Ed.D.
student score	:	2005
Page No	:	189
Abstract	:	Over the past 40 years issues of environment and hunger have received international focus due to wide scale reports of famine and the resulting death of thousands of Ethiopians. Since the mid 1980's, sustainable agricultural development has been tied to the reversal of environmental degradation and the establishment of environmentally sound policies and practices. However, progress has been slow and today environmental degradation is widely reported as being worse rather than better for all the effort expended. This analysis examines these issues through the use of critical hermeneutic theory emphasizing the role of narrative. Theories developed by Ricoeur, Gadamer, Kearney, Wenger and Habermas provide the philosophical foundation for this research project. The research categories of identity, community and legitimation guide this investigation as it seeks to gain understanding of the root issues that have consistently led to top-down imposition of unsustainable and often inappropriate means to address Ethiopia's environmental and food security crisis. Principles of discursive policy formation are offered that could provide hope for productively addressing this stubbornly resistant issue. The research process used in this study follows Herda (1999) protocol for participatory, conversation-based research.
Subject	:	Health and environmental sciences; Social sciences; Environment; Ethiopia; Food security; Hunger; Social structure; Public administration; Welfare; Environmental science; 0768:Environmental science; 0700:Social structure; 0617:Public administration; 0630:Welfare
Added Entry	:	E. Herda
Added Entry	:	University of San Francisco