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Theme IV Leader & Assistant Professor\n <h3>Specialization<\/h3>\n <p><strong>Assistant Professor:<\/strong> Development Studies<\/p>\n <p><strong>Focus Areas:<\/strong> Tourism, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development & Curriculum Design<\/p>\n <hr>\n <h3>Languages<\/h3>\n Afan Oromo\n Amharic\n English\n Arabic\n Burji\n Korete\n Swahili (Inter.)\n <hr>\n <h3>Contact Details<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li> Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia<\/li>\n <li> <a href=\"mailto:abdibeshirs@gmail.com\">abdibeshirs@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n <li> +251 941585877<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/aside>\n \n <main>\n \n <section>\n <h2> About the Theme<\/h2>\n <p>Research under this theme is intended to inform policy, public debate, and examine key current and future social issues. It focuses on society, human and social behavior dynamics, societal change, and the evolution of modern society.<\/p>\n <p>Research aims to satisfy the complementary demands of scientific excellence and response to pressing development concerns. Priority areas include major foreign and Ethiopian languages, cultural diversity, social integration, cultural heritage, education, competitiveness in a knowledge-based economy, socio-economic and scientific indicators, governance, rule of law, justice, sustainable service delivery, gender, peace building, conflict resolution, and tourism.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-4-Description.pdf\">For details, click here <\/a>\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Academic Background<\/h2>\n <p>Academic professional with extensive experience in higher education research, teaching, leadership, curriculum development, grant writing, and community-based training programs.<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <h4>PhD in Development Studies<\/h4>\n Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | 2024\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>MA in Tourism and Development<\/h4>\n Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | 2013\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>Post-Masters (TOT) in Entrepreneurship<\/h4>\n NIESBUD, India | 2019\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>BEd in History (Minor: Geography)<\/h4>\n Jimma University, Ethiopia | 2009\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Research Interests<\/h2>\n Agrarian Studies\n Land Tenure & Reforms\n Center-Periphery Relations\n Rural Unrest\n Minority Studies\n Islamic Studies\n Gender Relations\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Selected Publications & Priorities<\/h2>\n <p><a href=\"#\"> View List of Selected Publications<\/a><\/p>\n <h3>Research Priorities Archive<\/h3>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-Research-Priority-Areas-2020-21.pdf\">2020 <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-2019-Research-Priorities.pdf\">2019 <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-2018-19-Research-Priority-Areas.pdf\">2018 <\/a>\n 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Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia<\/li>\n <li> <a href=\"mailto:abdibeshirs@gmail.com\">abdibeshirs@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n <li> +251 941585877<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/aside>\n \n <main>\n \n <section>\n <h2> About the Theme<\/h2>\n <p>Research under this theme is intended to inform policy, public debate, and examine key current and future social issues. It focuses on society, human and social behavior dynamics, societal change, and the evolution of modern society.<\/p>\n <p>Research aims to satisfy the complementary demands of scientific excellence and response to pressing development concerns. Priority areas include major foreign and Ethiopian languages, cultural diversity, social integration, cultural heritage, education, competitiveness in a knowledge-based economy, socio-economic and scientific indicators, governance, rule of law, justice, sustainable service delivery, gender, peace building, conflict resolution, and tourism.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-4-Description.pdf\">For details, click here <\/a>\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Academic Background<\/h2>\n <p>Academic professional with extensive experience in higher education research, teaching, leadership, curriculum development, grant writing, and community-based training programs.<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <h4>PhD in Development Studies<\/h4>\n Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | 2024\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>MA in Tourism and Development<\/h4>\n Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | 2013\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>Post-Masters (TOT) in Entrepreneurship<\/h4>\n NIESBUD, India | 2019\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <h4>BEd in History (Minor: Geography)<\/h4>\n Jimma University, Ethiopia | 2009\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Research Interests<\/h2>\n Agrarian Studies\n Land Tenure & Reforms\n Center-Periphery Relations\n Rural Unrest\n Minority Studies\n Islamic Studies\n Gender Relations\n <\/section>\n \n <section>\n <h2> Selected Publications & Priorities<\/h2>\n <p><a href=\"#\"> View List of Selected Publications<\/a><\/p>\n <h3>Research Priorities Archive<\/h3>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-Research-Priority-Areas-2020-21.pdf\">2020 <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-2019-Research-Priorities.pdf\">2019 <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Theme-IV-2018-19-Research-Priority-Areas.pdf\">2018 <\/a>\n 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