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Mekuriaw Chanie is originally from Africa- Ethiopia. Mekuriaw wrote one book and published four community based research articles, and presented his works in two International Conferences in India and Indonesia. He has a bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Addis Ababa, MA from Ethiopian Civil Service university, and PhD in Public Policy and Governance from Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, Bangalore. He awarded as one of the three excellent PhD performer scholars at Jain University in 2022, Bangalore, India. He began his career as a social studies teacher in 1996 and has since moved on to become a lecturer at various universities, an advisor in the Ministry of Federal Affairs and the Ministry of Peace, and a lead analyst for policy, strategy, and research at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Urban and Development. In addition, he served as a special advisor to the Gambella regional government’s cabinet. He was also experienced working in three NGOs as MEAL, Program Director, and currently Executive Director for the National Social Accountability Consortium which is composed of 16 National NGOs in Ethiopia. He permanently resides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Published Book:

Published Papers:

1. Traditional Technology: Community Addressing system for Participation in Ethiopia: https://www.ijsdr.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJSDR2209146
2. The Contest of Participatory Power: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Africa-Ethiopia

https://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.5-11-2022.2326517

3. The Practice of Decentralisation in Terms of Community Participation in Decision-Making

https://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.18-11-2023.2342567