Search Results - "Afrikaspectrum"

Rethinking Regulation beyond the Normative Threshold: Mechanisms of Control and Access to the Central Market of Kinshasa by Mesa, Héritier

“…The article explores regulation practices governing access to the central market of Kinshasa. It argues that, contrary to conventional ideas, urban trading…”
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The Complexities of Regulating Traders’ Activity: The Case of Small Traders in Ouagadougou's Rood Woko Market (Burkina Faso) by Ayimpam, Sylvie

“…This paper analyses the complexity of regulating the activities of small traders at the Grand Marché in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Markets in Africa are places…”
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Introduction: Studying Work Regulation Processes Beyond the Formal/Informal Divide by Rubbers, Benjamin

“…This introduction provides an outline of what an approach to work regulation processes beyond the formal/informal divide might look like. The first section…”
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Governing Labour Relations Despite the Law: The Routine of Labour Inspection (Dakar) by Cissokho, Sidy

“…This article is based on a series of observations made in the offices of the Dakar Labour Inspectorate between 2020 and 2023 and describes how labour is…”
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Towards a Critical Decolonial Turn/Theory: Beyond the Binary of the West Versus Africa by Fosu, Richard

“…As writing on decolonisation in African Studies has surged, efforts to avoid the concept becoming a mere metaphor, bandwagon, ideological trope, or mantra have…”
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Against Climate Aid Colonialism: The Case for Climate Reparations and South-South Solidarity by Malherbe, Nick, Oladejo, Abiodun Omotayo

“…Legacies of colonial rule, continuing neocolonial extraction, and excessive carbon dumping have meant that the majority of those living in the Global South…”
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Local Aspirants and Politicised Chieftaincy Disputes: Evidence from Northern Ghana by Chen, Xiran

“…Why do politicians intervene in some chieftaincy succession disputes but not others? The key actors and their motivations in these processes remain…”
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Cows, Bandits, and Violent Conflicts: Understanding Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria by Olaniyan, Azeez, Yahaya, Aliyu

“…Cattle rustlings have become a major crime in Nigeria recently, with the northern region being the hardest hit. In the past few years, rustling activities have…”
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Baleinières’ Riverine Environment and the Materiality of Transport Regulation on Congo's Inland Waterways by Lambertz, Peter

“…Encouraged by a crippling road infrastructure and the proliferation of Chinese low-tech engines, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)'s baleinières have…”
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Nigerian Electoral Black Market: Where Do Party Switchers Go and Why Does It Matter? by Agboga, Victor

“…With most existing research on party switching concentrating on the drivers of defection and the electoral performance of defectors, this research sheds light…”
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A Transformative Social Policy Perspective on Land and Agrarian Reform in Zimbabwe by Chipenda, Clement

“…Land and agrarian reform in former settler colonies is an overlooked aspect of social policy, especially in the African context. This is, however, changing…”
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Whither “African Economics” Imaginaries? Eleven Precepts on Its (Im)possibility by Adeniyi, Oluwatosin

“…Africa has historically occupied, and remains almost fixed at, the fringes of global knowledge production. Its battle to recover itself amid the stacks of…”
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West African Pidgin: World Language Against the Grain by Yakpo, Kofi

“…West African Pidgin (“Pidgin”) is a cluster of related, mutually intelligible, restructured Englishes with up to 140 million speakers in Nigeria, Cameroon,…”
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Civilian Agency and Service Provision Under Rebel Rule: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire by Piccolino, Giulia

“…In rebel-held territories, public services often continue to be delivered, although rebels rarely have the administrative capacities to provide them. Although…”
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Transnational Chinese Beautyscapes: Ghetto Glamour and Fake Beauty in Abidjan by Ndjio, Basile

“…This article explores how beauty and fashion practices and imagination have evolved in Ivory Coast since the early 2000s, using secondary sources and…”
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State Capacity and Elite Enrichment in Uganda's Northeastern Periphery by Czuba, Karol

“…In the mid-2000s, Uganda's authoritarian National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime set out to extend state control over Karamoja, a long-neglected region in…”
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Decolonial Dilemmas: The Deception of a “Global Knowledge Commonwealth” and the Tragedian Entrapment of an African Scholar by Serunkuma, Yusuf K.

“…There are multiple initiatives and efforts to grant African scholars “global visibility” – as part of the decolonisation agenda. These efforts have included…”
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Divine Mandates and Political Realities: Exploring Power, Religion, and Transition in The Gambia by Agyemang, Danielle, Somiah, Vilashini, Ying Hooi, Khoo

“…This article analyses the role of religious symbolism and religiosity during The Gambia’s autocracy (1994–2017) and its democratic transition (2017–2023)…”
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Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region by Nyok, Maurine Ekun

“…Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of “slave descendants” in their…”
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A Marriage of Convenience on the Rocks? Revisiting the Sino–Angolan Relationship by de Carvalho, Paulo, Kopiński, Dominik, Taylor, Ian

“…China's relationship with Angola – which is both the region's top oil exporter to China and recipient of the highest amount of Chinese loans – represents a…”
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