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Africa has the floor

Upphovsperson: Theorell, Anita
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Stockholm : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 2011
Ämnesord: Africa, Authors, Women authors, literature, Fiction, Litteraturvetenskap
Contents: HENNING MANKELL/HAS/THE/FLOOR -- VERONIQUE TADJO/HAS/THE/FLOOR -- THE/AUTHORS: -- CHRIS ABANI -- LUBNA AL-HUSSEIN -- MESHACK ASARE -- SEFI ATTA -- EDEM AWUMEY-- GABEBA BADEROON -- YABA BADOE -- DOREEN BAINGANA -- BIYI BANDELE -- LESLEY BEAKE -- SIHEM BENSEDRINE -- MAÏSSA BEY -- PAULINA CHIZIANE -- MIA COUTO -- BERNADETTE SANOU DAO -- LASSANA IGO DIARRA -- OUSMANE DIARRA -- BOUBACAR BORIS DIOP -- UNITY DOW -- NAWAL EL SAADAWI -- CHRISTIAN EPANYA -- NURUDDIN FARAH -- PETINA GRAPPAH -- NADINE GORDIMER -- MIGUEL GULLANDER -- PIET GROBLER -- HELON HABILA -- JAY HEALE -- AYAAN HIRSI ALI -- CHENJERAI HOVE -- PHILO IKONYA -- BRIAN JAMES -- TAHAR BEN JELLOUN -- BILLY KAHORA -- FATOU KEÏTA -- JOHN KILAKA -- ELIESHI LEMA -- ALAIN MABANCKOU -- SINDIWE MAGONA -- KOPANO MATLWA -- DESBELE MEHARI -- MAAZA MENGISTE -- DEON MEYER -- BIENVENU SENA MONGABE -- GEOFFREY MUSONDA -- WAMBUI MWANGI -- DOMINIQUE MWANKUMI -- EYOUM N’GANGUE -- CLETUS NELSON NWADIKE -- MONICA ARAC DE NYENKO -- TOLU OGUNLESI -- ONDJAKI -- SHAILJA PATEL -- WUMI RAJI -- LESEGO RAMPOLOKENG -- IRENE SABATINI -- ISMAIL SERAGELDIN -- STEEVE SASSENE -- JONATHAN SHAPIRO -- PATRICIA SCHONSTEIN -- VERONIQUE TADJO -- MPHO TUTU -- NGUGI WA THIONG’O -- BINYAVANGA WAINAINA -- SENAYIT WORKU

Urban governance and spatial inequality in service delivery: a case study of solid waste management in Abuja, Nigeria

Upphovsperson: Adama, Onyanta
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Urban Dynamics |
År: 2012
Ämnesord: Urban governance, spatial inequality, State, Privatization, solid waste management, Abuja, Nigeria, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Spatial inequality in service delivery is a common feature in African cities. Several factors account for the phenomenon but there is growing attention towards urban governance and the role of the state. Urban governance policies such as privatization serve as key strategies through which the state regulates and (re)produces spatial inequality in service delivery. This study examined how governance practices related to privatization and the regulatory role of the state reinforce spatial inequalities in the delivery of solid waste services in Abuja, Nigeria. It focused primarily on the issue of cost recovery. Privatization became a major focus in Abuja in 2003 when the government launched a pilot scheme. Although it has brought improvements in service delivery, privatization has also increased the gap in the quality of services delivered in different parts of the city. Drawing on empirical data, the study revealed that little sensitivity to income and affordability, and to income differentials between neighbourhoods in the fixing of user charges and in the choice of the billing method is contributing to spatial inequalities in service delivery. Furthermore, the study suggests that these practices are linked to a broader issue, a failure of the government to see the people as partners. It therefore calls for more inclusive governance especially in decision-making processes. The study also emphasizes the need for a policy document on solid waste management, as this would encourage a critical assessment of vital issues including how privatization is to be funded, especially inlow-income areas.

Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform

Upphovsperson: Matondi, Prosper B.
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Agrarian Change, Property and Resources | London, England : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; Zed Books
År: 2012
Ämnesord: Africa, Africa Now, Agriculture, development, International relations, politics, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
The Fast-Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe has emerged as a highly contested reform process both nationally and internationally. The image of it has all too often been that of the widespread displacement and subsequent replacement of various people, agricultural-related production systems, facets and processes. The reality, however, is altogether more complex. Providing new, in-depth and much-needed empirical research, and based on a broader geographical scope than any previous study carried out on the subject, Zimbabwe’s Fast-Track Land Reform examines how processes such as land acquisition, allocation, transitional production outcomes, social life, gender and tenure, have influenced and been influenced by the forces driving the programme. It also explores the ways in which the land-reform programme has created a new agrarian structure based on small- to medium-scale farmers. In attempting to resolve the problematic issues the reforms have raised, the authors argue that it is this new agrarian formation which provides the greatest scope for improving Zimbabwe’s agriculture and development. A landmark work on a subject of considerable controversy.

Electoral Violence in Africa

Upphovspersoner: Adolfo, Eldridge Vigil | Söderberg Kovacs, Mimmi | Nyström, Daniel | Utas, Mats
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Conflict, Displacement and Transformation | Uppsala, Sweden
År: 2012
Ämnesord: Political science, Statsvetenskap
In the time period 2012–2013, over 20 national elections and two constitutional referendums are scheduled in Africa. In several of these elections, violence is anticipated to play a prominent role. There is great urgency to support the establishment of effective and legitimate electoral institutions and electoral frameworks; institute reforms aimed at lowering the stakes of elections; encourage the devolution of powers; improve the socio-economic standing of the populace; and devise strategies to prevent and manage electoral violence.

Understanding Fast Track Land Reforms in Zimbabwe

Upphovsperson: Matondi, Prosper B.
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Agrarian Change, Property and Resources | Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; Zed Books
År: 2012
Ämnesord: Africa Now, Africa, Agriculture, development, International relations, politics
The Fast-Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe has emerged as a highly contested reform process both nationally and internationally. The image of it has all too often been that of the widespread displacement and subsequent replacement of various people, agricultural-related production systems, facets and processes. The reality, however, is altogether more complex. Providing new, in-depth and much-needed empirical research, and based on a broader geographical scope than any previous study carried out on the subject, Zimbabwe’s Fast-Track Land Reform examines how processes such as land acquisition, allocation, transitional production outcomes, social life, gender and tenure, have influenced and been influenced by the forces driving the programme. It also explores the ways in which the land-reform programme has created a new agrarian structure based on small- to medium-scale farmers. In attempting to resolve the problematic issues the reforms have raised, the authors argue that it is this new agrarian formation which provides the greatest scope for improving Zimbabwe’s agriculture and development. A landmark work on a subject of considerable controversy.

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