Exploring Intervention

Exploring Intervention
Author: Jan Kühnemund
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2018-09-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1527516911

Drawing on nine case studies and innovative empirical material from various regions of Uganda, this edited volume focuses on the interplay between humanitarian, economic and academic intervention on the one hand and mobility, permanent transit and (re-)settlement on the other – not least against the background of the versatile trajectories of flight and displacement and cultural practices that can be observed in the diverse environment of the country. In doing so, on a methodological level, this volume casts light on multifaceted processes of academic entanglements and knowledge production, on self-positioning processes of the researcher and the various role conflicts connected to research in complex settings.

Religiosity on University Campuses in Africa

Religiosity on University Campuses in Africa
Author: Abdoulaye Sounaye
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 324
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 3643914296

This volume examines religiosity on university campuses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on both individuals and organized groups, the contributions open a window onto how religion becomes a factor, affects social interactions, is experienced and mobilized by various actors. It brings together case studies from various disciplinary backgrounds (anthropology, sociology, history, religious studies, literature) and theoretical orientations to illustrate the significance of religiosity in recent developments on university campuses. It pays a particular attention to religion-informed activism and contributes a fresh analysis of processes that are shaping both the experience of being student and the university campus as a moral space. Last but not least, it sheds light onto the ways in which the campus becomes a site of a reformulation of both religiosity and sociality.

Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa

Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa
Author: Jonathan Crush
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2016-09-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319435671

This book investigates food security and the implications of hyper-urbanisation and rapid growth of urban populations in Africa. By means of a series of case studies involving African cities of various sizes, it argues that, while the concept of food security holds value, it needs to be reconfigured to fit the everyday realities and distinctive trajectory of urbanisation in the region. The book goes on to discuss the urban context, where food insecurity is more a problem of access and changing consumption patterns than of insufficient food production. In closing, it approaches food insecurity in Africa as an increasingly urban problem that requires different responses from those applied to rural populations.

Uganda

Uganda
Author: A. Graham Tipple
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2010
Genre: Households
ISBN:

"Principal author: Graham Tipple"--Acknowledgements.