Alula Pankhurst (born 1962) is a British scholar and social development consultant whose main focus is Ethiopia and Ethiopian studies.
He has worked in Ethiopia for many years in a variety of positions including as an associate professor of anthropology at Addis Ababa University and as the country director for Young Lives.
Pankhurst has led a variety of studies and projects on behalf of various groups such as the World Bank, IrishAid, Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, and International Livestock Centre for Africa.
Topics have included traditional peacemaking and reconciliation, issues of internal migration and resettlement, poverty, AIDS, funeral associations, and access to natural resources.
[4] The fuga group was identified as one of these and members were not allowed to participate in social and political administration of their community.