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Rural Transport Services Indicators: Using a new mixed-methods methodology to inform policy in Ghana by Afukaar, Francis, Damsere-Derry, James, Peters, Krijn, Starkey, Paul

“…Rural people need access to markets and services. In developing countries, where private vehicle ownership is limited, villagers depend on public transport…”
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The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues by Owino, Fredrick, Peters, Krijn, Jenkins, Jack, Opiyo, Paul, Chetto, Reginald, Ntramah, Simon, Marion Mutabazi, Mugisha, Vincent, James, Johnson, Ted P., Santos, Rosemarie T., Hayombe, Patrick

“…Motorcycle taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa are an essential component of the urban transport mix, providing vital services - such as access to markets, education…”
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Safety, health and environmental impacts of commercial motorcycles in Sub-Saharan African cities by Ntramah, Simon, Peters, Krijn, Jenkins, Jack, Mugisha, Marion M., Chetto, Reginald, Owino, Fredrick, Hayombe, Patrick O., Opiyo, Paul, Santos, Rosemarie T., Johnson, Ted

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, vulnerable road users make up approximately 50% of all traffic fatalities. Despite the dangers of using motorcycles for transportation,…”
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"The Boys Are Coming to Town": Youth, Armed Conflict and Urban Violence in Developing Countries by Kunkeler, Josjah, Peters, Krijn

“…Young people are major participants in contemporary intra-state armed conflicts. Since the end of the Cold War there has been a trend to portray these as…”
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I Did It To Save My Life: Love And Survival in Sierra Leone by Catherine E. Bolten Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2012. Pp. 308. £19·95 (pbk) by PETERS, KRIJN

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At the end of the feeder road: Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi-accessible tracks in Liberia by Jenkins, Jack, Peters, Krijn, Richards, Paul

“…•Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi accessible tracks improves access.•Improved access accelerates market integration for peasant farmers in…”
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Conduciendo las ruedas del cambio? Jóvenes motociclistas y la “crisis de la juventud” en Sierra Leona by BÜRGE, Michael, PETERS, Krijn

“…En este artículo consideramos el conflicto armado (1991-2002) en Sierra Leona como el resultado violento de la “crisis de la juventud” (crisis of youth)…”
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When the State Fails: Studies on Intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War, edited by Tunde Zack-Williams London: Pluto Press, 2011. Pp. 304, £65 (hbk), £19.99 (pbk) by PETERS, KRIJN

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Rural–urban connectivity strengthens agrarian peace: Evidence from a study of gender and motorcycle taxis in Sierra Leone by Jenkins, Jack, Mokuwa, Esther, Peters, Krijn, Richards, Paul

“…Rural‐based insurgencies disrupted the forest margins of Upper West Africa in the 1990s. A subsequent return to peace was accompanied by strong growth in…”
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COVID-19 and the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in Sub-Saharan African Cities: A Key Stakeholders’ Perspective by Peters, Krijn, Jenkins, Jack, Ntramah, Simon, Vincent, James, Hayombe, Patrick, Owino, Fredrick, Opiyo, Paul, Johnson, Ted, Santos, Rosemarie, Mugisha, Marion, Chetto, Reginald

“…This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the urban motorcycle taxi (MCT) sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). MCT operators in SSA provide…”
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States of Violence: politics, youth, and memory in contemporary Africa edited by E. G. Bay and D. L. Donham Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2007. Pp. 320, $24.50 (pbk) by PETERS, KRIJN

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Youth, Wars and Violence in West Africa by Peters, Krijn

“…Being plagued for decades by political tension, structural violence and armed conflict, recently the West African coastal region moved a step closer towards…”
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The Crisis of Youth in Postwar Sierra Leone: Problem Solved? by Peters, Krijn

“…Anthropological research on youth in war-affected sub-Saharan Africa is biased: much attention goes to documenting and understanding the roles and perspectives…”
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The Crisis of Youth in Postwar Sierra Leone: Problem Solved? by Peters, Krijn

“…Anthropological research on youth in war-affected sub-Saharan Africa is biased: much attention goes to documenting and understanding the roles and perspectives…”
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The Intestines of the State: youth, violence, and belated histories in the Cameroon Grassfields by N. Argenti Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. Pp. 362. US$70·00 (hbk); US$28·00 (pbk) by PETERS, KRIJN

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Reintegration Support for Young Ex-Combatants: A Right or a Privilege? by Peters, Krijn

“…ABSTRACT Under‐age and youthful combatants are the major participants in contemporary African conflicts and, therefore, the largest group to be disarmed,…”
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Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone by PETERS, KRIJN, RICHARDS, PAUL

“…This paper assesses the extent to which customary governance in Sierra Leone can be held responsible for an increasingly unstable two‐class agrarian society. A…”
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“The Boys Are Coming to Town”: Youth, Armed Conflict and Urban Violence in Developing Countries by Krijn Peters, Josjah Betina Kunkeler

“…Young people are major participants in contemporary intra-state armed conflicts. Since the end of the Cold War there has been a trend to portray these as…”
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‘Why we fight’: voices of youth combatants in Sierra Leone by Peters, Krijn, Richards, Paul

“…Young people are the major participants in most wars. In the African civil wars of the last twenty years combatants have become increasingly youthful. Some…”
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