Search Results - "Journal of contemporary African studies"

Keeping culture clean: 'nested redistribution' as a path to moral redemption in Kampala (Uganda) by Baral, Anna

“…The restoration of precolonial authorities in contemporary Uganda has inspired the revival of practices constitutive of local identities. The article focuses…”
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Corrupt acts in the Nigerian construction industry: is the ruling party fighting corruption? by Ebekozien, Andrew

“…Corrupt acts are possibly on the increase and have hindered infrastructural development across Nigeria. This paper attempts to investigate the impact of the…”
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Examining local community socio-economic benefits from community forest programmes in Namibia by Leonard, Llewellyn, Iileka, Rosalia

“…Although academic debates since the 1990s have focused on the outcomes of community forest management interventions these debates have not been widespread…”
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'A man's gift will make room for him': sources of wealth and legitimacy in charismatic Christianity in Ghana by Lauterbach, Karen

“…The moral practices and principles of accumulating and (re)distributing wealth in charismatic Christianity in Africa are controversial and contested. In Ghana,…”
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Navigating conflicting moral temporalities: gradual growth, state sovereignty and small-scale trade in urban Ghana by Jennische, Ulrik

“…This article delves into the moral economy that informs small-scale trade in urban Ghana's growing markets, and that intersects with development, the state,…”
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Zimbabwe: continuities and changes by Helliker, Kirk, Murisa, Tendai

“…November 2017 will forever be etched in the minds of Zimbabweans, as the moment involving the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule and the beginning of a…”
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The AfCFTA: promise for a globally competitive continent and Africa’s development by Oloruntoba, Samuel Ojo, Nshimbi, Christopher Changwe

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African Continental Free Trade Area and African Union Agenda 2063: the roads to Addis Ababa and Kigali by Aniche, Ernest Toochi

“…While Afro-optimism emphasises the prospects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Afro-pessimism focuses on the challenges of AfCFTA in Africa…”
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Sitas, the poet-sociologist of spaces for struggles and reconciliation: reconnecting postcolonial Cyprus to South Africa and the world by Trimikliniotis, Nicos

“…This paper examines the intellectual and sociological contribution of Sitas as a diasporic public intellectual who bridges and navigates between continents…”
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Introduction to Special Issue: Celebrating Ari Sitas by Pande, Amrita, Webster, Edward

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Agricultural commercialisation and changing labour regimes in Zimbabwe by Shonhe, Toendepi, Scoones, Ian, Murimbarimba, Felix

“…This paper explores the emerging labour regimes and the consequences for agricultural commercialisation across multiple land-use types in post land reform…”
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Health sector corruption and COVID-19 outbreak: evidence from Anambra and Enugu States, Nigeria by Eze, Obinna J., Ajah, Benjamin Okorie, Nwonovo, Oluchukwu S., Atama, Chiemezie S.

“…This paper examines self-accounting views of health sector corruption in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak in Enugu and Anambra States, Nigeria. Using a…”
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Customary nationalism in crisis: protest, identity and politics in eSwatini by Laterza, Vito, Golomski, Casey

“…The Kingdom of eSwatini is undergoing its worst political and humanitarian crisis in postcolonial times. In June-July 2021, the indiscriminate killing and…”
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Education and politics: student activism for elite recruitment in Kenya by Deutschmann, Anna

“…African states have undergone dynamic political processes ever since their struggle for independence. Students have played an important role in political…”
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AfCFTA and Regional Integration in Africa: Is African Union Government a Dream Deferred or Denied? by Leshoele, Moorosi

“…The concept of regional integration is not a new phenomenon; it has been raging since the 1960s when many African countries gained political independence from…”
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Turkey's involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: an empirical analysis of multitrack approach by Donelli, Federico

“…Since 2005 the Ankara government has increased its diplomatic engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Along with the improvement of political and economic…”
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Explorations into middle class urbanites, social movements and political dynamics: impressions from Namibia's capital, Windhoek by Melber, Henning

“…Namibia's National Assembly and Presidential Elections in November 2019 documented for the first time a decline in the hegemonic status of the former…”
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Watu kama sisi: they are not ghosts, but just like us - awareness raising about albinism in Tanzanian villages by Tarrósy, István

“…People with albinism in sub-Saharan African countries have long struggled for equal rights and the understanding of society at large, fighting stigmatisation…”
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When being obese is a good thing: voices of Ghanaian participants in a dance reality TV show by Darkwah, Akosua K., Resario, Rashida

“…The discussion on (mis)representations of black women's bodies often focuses on their hyper-corporeality and hyper-sexualisation, with little attention paid to…”
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Community-based development and indigenous evaluation in Africa: insights from Ghana by Boadu, Evans Sakyi, Ile, Isioma

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