Abstract This article examines state-society encounters in imperial Ethiopia through histories of exploitation and compromise. Focusing on the western province Qellem, investigates Ethiopia's engagement with local rights claims over time, illustrating how state was imagined, negotiated, partially legitimated. The inherent incoherence within structures is traced back to survival nodes indigenous...

Many social issues have surfaced as a result of the Internet’s diffusion in society: its effects on social life, its relation to previous mass media and its impact on politics and business, among others. However, probably none has attracted as much scholarly and policy attention as what is commonly referred to as the “digital divide”. The term was originally used to publicize findings from 1990...

On a summer afternoon in the late 1990s in New York City’s Tompkins Square Park, sociologist Bruce Western and his colleague Katherine Beckett engaged in a conversation that would change the course of their research. At the time, Western studied the social programs of European welfare states. Against the backdrop of a park that had seen a surge in drug dealing and homeless encampment in the 198...

Information technology has a profound effect on individuals, organizations, and society. Whereas most of its impact is positive, there might be some negative side-effects. This paper argues that to a certain extent, society has developed in a way that resembles autism, which is concerned with the manner people react and communicate. In particular, excessive use of IT and computers might cause W...

INTRODUCTION: In the first half of April 2019, heavy rains in central and western parts of Iran resulted in great floods. The rains affected 24 provinces and caused extensive damage to urban and rural infrastructure. Since Iran, especially the northern, western, and southern provinces of Iran are prone to floods, the floods are expected to occur every year in many provinces. Therefore, the pres...