Melese Getu

Melese Getu received a PhD degree in social anthropology from the University of Manchester and is a Programme Specialist at OSSREA. Prior to that, he was a senior faculty member at Addis Ababa University where he worked from 1991 to 2010. He taught in the graduate programmes of Social Anthropology and Social Work, focusing on project management, social policy and ethics, gender and development and qualitative research methods. He also served as Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences for three years; and Associate Dean and then Dean of the School of Social Work at Addis Ababa University for four years. He has several years of experience in multi-disciplinary research, and is a member of several professional associations. Melese has published several articles and book chapters and edited books, the most recent of which include: People at Risk: Towards a Comprehensive Social Protection Scheme in Ethiopia (2011). His research interests include conflict and natural resources management, pastoralism and development, gender and development, social policy, social protection and public health issues.