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Africa

Towards more appropriate technologies? : experiences from the water and sanitation sector

Upphovsperson: Vaa, Mariken
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1993
Ämnesord: Africa, Appropriate technology, Development aid, Water supply, Sanitation, Social participation, Sociology, Sociologi
Since the 1970s there has been a gradual change in the approach of the donors to technical solutions for the provision of water and sanitation in the Third World. This study examines some concrete projects from that perspective.

Out of conflict : from war to peace in Africa

Medarbetare: Sørbø, Gunnar M. | Vale, Peter C. J.
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; Chr. Michelsen Institute ;
År: 1997
Ämnesord: Africa, Conflicts, Peace keeping, Mediation, OAU, Organization of African Unity, Political science, Statsvetenskap
Africa has become enveloped in an image of disaster and strife. The history of conflict management, likewise, is largely the history of failure. This book identifies lessons to be learnt from conflict management in Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, and others. It underlines the importance of a thorough understanding of the causes and dynamics of a conflict in order to find appropriate strategies of intervention.

Changing paradigms in development - South, East and West : a meeting of minds in Africa

Medarbetare: Troil, Margaretha von
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1993
Ämnesord: Africa, Development strategy, Development theory, Sex roles, Environment, Development aid, Conference papers, Political science, Statsvetenskap
Events during the past few years have challenged established conceptions of politics and ideology. Ideas take long to change, and this book is one contribution to the reconsideration of previous notions that has to be done.

Handbook of regional organizations in Africa

Upphovsperson: Söderbaum, Fredrik
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1996
Ämnesord: Africa, Regional organizations, Manuals, Directories, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Modern Africa has experienced the creation of more than 500 intergovernmental organizations. Today, well over 200 of these still exist, and new ones are continually emerging. The aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date, user-friendly, annotated reference guide on as many African regional organizations as possible. It is of use to students, researchers, journalists, national and international civil servants and others who need basic information on regional organizations in Africa.

Culture in Africa : an appeal for pluralism

Medarbetare: Granqvist, Raoul
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1993
Ämnesord: Africa, Communication, Culture, Literature, Folk culture, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
The essays in this publication range from poetry and drama to church music, architecture, and popular magazines. Common to them is the effort to make the disciplines of arts and those of social sciences meet. African cultural expressions are treated here as anchored in the experiences common to the people of Africa, while the provincial exclusiveness of Afrocentrism is shunned.

Fishing for development : small-scale fisheries in Africa

Medarbetare: Tvedten, Inge | Hersoug, Bjørn
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1992
Ämnesord: Africa, Fishery, Fishery development, Fishermen, Small-scale fishery, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Small-scale or artisanal fishery is a neglected sector in research on African development, despite the fact that fishery is a vital source of protein and income for a large number of people and an important source of revenue for governments. In this volume research on artisanal fisheries has been pooled together in general themes and contributions based on research from Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania and West Africa.

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