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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.

Understanding poverty in Africa? : A navigation through disputed concepts, data and terrains

Upphovsperson: Hårsmar, Mats
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Globalization, Trade and Regional Integration | Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 2010
Ämnesord: Economic conditions, poverty, Agricultural development, Poverty alleviation, Development research, Development theory, case studies, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Africa South of Sahara, Business and economics, Ekonomi
In any international comparison, sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the most pervasive poverty. The study of African societies requires the study of numerous dynamics, processes and situations with links to poverty issues. Recent methodological innovations hold that research into poverty should be multidimensional, dynamic and cross-disciplinary. But how can such research be undertaken? This volume comprises two separate articles. The first provides an overview of major conceptual positions on poverty. With the focus on theoretical and methodological issues, it argues that the epistemological and normative elements have not been sufficiently emphasised in the attempts to bring different disciplinary approaches together. Such elements constitute fundamental dividing lines in the poverty debate. However, the article goes on to argue that the capability approach has promising potential for bridging these divides.The second article is an empirical study of recent poverty developments in Tanzania and Burkina Faso. Common to both countries – one in East and the other in West Africa – is that a largely subsistence agricultural sector dominates their economies. The article combines quantitative and qualitative methods to show that regional differences in the structures of agricultural production may in large part explain variations in poverty.

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.

The South African tripod : studies on economics, politics and conflict

Upphovsperson: Odén, Bertil
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1994
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Conflicts, Violence, Dispute settlement, Constitutional reform, Political parties, Ethnicity, Social classes, Income redistribution, Economic growth, Negotiation, History, Post war, Political science, Statsvetenskap
In November 1993 the interim constitution was signed for a new South Africa without racially defined rights, without bantustans, and with universal suffrage for all adults. But what South Africa is emerging? What are the chances for peaceful transition and economic development, and who are the actors in the process? This book gives a well-documented and up-to-date background and analysis of the crucial tripod of peace and conflict, economics, and the political path to democracy.

Between five lines : the development of ethnicity in Tanzania with special reference to the western Bagamoyo District

Upphovsperson: Jerman, Helena
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Helsingfors : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; Finnish Anthropological Society
År: 1997
Ämnesord: Tanzania, East Africa, Ethnicity, Social and cultural anthropology, Social history, Minority groups, Social anthropology/ethnography, Socialantrolopologi/etnografi
The research area of this study was once the focal point of colonial penetration in East Africa. The author traces evolution of ethnicity from the 15th century until the post-colonial period. She argues that ethnic group identification is used as a self-referent. People's perception of the present is a reflection of the colonial practice of dividing people into tribes. Yet, villagers in the Bagamoyo District stress commonality - another dimension of ethnic consciousness.

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