African Development Studies (Interdisciplinary - Social/Human focus)
African Development Studies (Interdisciplinary - Social/Human focus) is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published under the Pan‑African Research Journals (PARJ) platform, advancing African‑centred and global research.
Value Chain Development for Smallholder Inclusion in East African Markets
This article examines Value Chain Development for Smallholder Inclusion in East African Markets: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Analysis with a focused emphasis on Cameroon within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Customs Administration Reform and Trade Revenue in East Africa
This article examines Customs Administration Reform and Trade Revenue in East Africa: Implications for Regional Integration with a focused emphasis on Guinea within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Economic Vulnerability and Social Resilience
This article examines Economic Vulnerability and Social Resilience: Household Coping in Conflict-Affected Communities: Institutional Capacity and Political Will with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a perspective piece that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Conflict-Affected Communities Institutional
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Exchange Rate Management in Fragile States
This article examines Exchange Rate Management in Fragile States: South Sudan's Pound and Monetary Policy Constraints: Beyond the Liberal Peace Framework with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Fertiliser Markets and Soil Fertility Management in East Africa
This article examines Fertiliser Markets and Soil Fertility Management in East Africa: The Role of Civil Society with a focused emphasis on Guinea-Bissau within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a policy brief that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Non-Tariff Barriers in Intra-African Trade
This article examines Non-Tariff Barriers in Intra-African Trade: Measurement, Causes, and Reduction Strategies: Power, Agency, and Structural Change with a focused emphasis on Djibouti within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Governance and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa: Youth Perspectives and Intergenerational Justice with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a mixed methods study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines The Political Economy of Corruption: Grand Corruption, Bureaucratic Corruption, and Reform: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a commentary on published article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Nutrition Policy and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines Nutrition Policy and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cost-Effectiveness and Political Economy with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Micro-Insurance and Climate Risk Coverage for African Smallholders
This article examines Micro-Insurance and Climate Risk Coverage for African Smallholders: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Mauritius within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Trade Finance and SME Access in East African Markets
This article examines Trade Finance and SME Access in East African Markets: A Critical Examination with a focused emphasis on Lesotho within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Social Mobility and Class Formation in Post-Colonial Africa
This article examines Social Mobility and Class Formation in Post-Colonial Africa: A South Sudan Case Study with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond M-Pesa: An Empirical Investigation with a focused emphasis on Ghana within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a mixed methods study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Economic Integration and Factor Mobility in the EAC
This article examines Economic Integration and Factor Mobility in the EAC: Labour, Capital, and Goods Markets: Post-CPA and Beyond with a focused emphasis on Rwanda within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Post-Harvest Losses in East African Agriculture
This article examines Post-Harvest Losses in East African Agriculture: Scale, Causes, and Reduction Strategies with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Value Chain Development for Smallholder Inclusion in East African Markets: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Analysis with a focused emphasis on Cape Verde within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Customs Administration Reform and Trade Revenue in East Africa: Implications for Regional Integration with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Economic Vulnerability and Social Resilience: Household Coping in Conflict-Affected Communities: Institutional Capacity and Political Will with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Governance and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa: Youth Perspectives and Intergenerational Justice with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Sovereign Debt Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines Sovereign Debt Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Risk Assessment and Debt Management: Fiscal Dimensions and Revenue Implications with a focused emphasis on Cape Verde within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Digital Credit and Over-Indebtedness in East African Mobile Money Markets
This article examines Digital Credit and Over-Indebtedness in East African Mobile Money Markets: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry with a focused emphasis on Malawi within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a commentary on published article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Monetary Policy Frameworks in East African Economies
This article examines Monetary Policy Frameworks in East African Economies: Inflation Targeting and Alternatives: Perspectives from Eastern Africa with a focused emphasis on Central African Republic within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Employment Generation in Post-Conflict Economic Recovery
This article examines Employment Generation in Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Evidence and Policy: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a commentary that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Social Mobility and Class Formation in Post-Colonial Africa: A South Sudan Case Study with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Sociology. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Traditional Governance Structures and Modern Democracy in Southern Africa
Traditional governance structures in Southern Africa have evolved over centuries, often intertwining with modern democratic processes. In Kenya, these traditional systems coexist with contemporary political institutions, presenting a complex interplay between old and new forms of leadership. This qualitative study employs semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations among local leaders, community members, and political officials. Data analysis focuses on thematic content and discourse analysis to interpret interactions between traditional and modern governance elements. A key finding is the significant influence of customary leadership roles in mediating conflicts and decision-making processes within communities, often complementing or supplementing statutory legal frameworks. This role varies by region but is notably prevalent in rural areas where traditional systems are more deeply entrenched. Traditional governance structures continue to play a substantial role in shaping social cohesion and conflict resolution mechanisms in Kenya’s democratic landscape, albeit with varying degrees of integration into formal political processes. Policy recommendations include fostering dialogue between traditional leaders and modern governmental bodies to enhance mutual understanding and collaboration, thereby improving the effectiveness of democratic institutions in addressing community needs. Traditional Governance, Modern Democracy, Southern Africa, Kenya, Qualitative Study
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Cultural Adaptation and Resilience in Migrant Communities of Southern Africa
Cultural adaptation and resilience are critical for migrant communities in Southern Africa, particularly those residing in South Africa. These communities often face challenges such as language barriers, socio-economic disparities, and cultural conflicts. A mixed-methods approach was used, including a questionnaire survey among 500 respondents from diverse ethnic backgrounds and semi-structured interviews with 20 leaders of migrant organizations. Data were collected through online platforms and face-to-face meetings in urban areas of South Africa. Findings indicate that the most prevalent cultural adaptation strategy is language immersion programmes, adopted by 85% of respondents. Additionally, community-led support groups for social cohesion are also widely used (60%). The study highlights the effectiveness of culturally tailored interventions in enhancing resilience among migrant communities. Policy-makers should invest in culturally sensitive educational programmes and foster collaborative networks between migrant organizations and local authorities to promote cultural integration and mutual understanding.
Community-Based Tuberculosis Screening Programmes in Urban and Semi-Urban Slums of Nigeria
This study examines community-based tuberculosis screening programmes in urban and semi-urban slums of Nigeria, focusing on their effectiveness in addressing high rates of TB prevalence among vulnerable populations. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving quantitative data collection through surveys and health records analysis, and qualitative insights from interviews with community members and programme stakeholders. Community-based screening in urban slums showed a higher rate of TB case detection compared to semi-urban areas, with an average of 20% more cases identified among the surveyed population. Interviews revealed that participants were primarily motivated by financial incentives offered alongside health education sessions. The findings suggest that integrating financial incentives and comprehensive health education significantly enhances participation in community-based TB screening programmes, particularly in urban slums where resource constraints are less pronounced. Health authorities should prioritise the replication of successful models in semi-urban areas to improve overall TB detection rates. Future research could explore the long-term sustainability of these interventions. Tuberculosis, Community-based screening, Urban slums, Nigeria, Public health
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Religious Pluralism and Inter-Faith Dynamics in Equatorial Guinea's West African Context
Religious pluralism in Equatorial Guinea's West African context is marked by a complex interplay of indigenous beliefs and Christianity, with Islam also playing a significant role. The research employs qualitative methodologies including interviews and focus group discussions with local religious leaders and community members to understand contemporary interactions between different faiths. A notable theme emerging from the findings is the increasing intermarriage between Christian and Muslim couples, reflecting a normalization of coexistence despite historical tensions. The study highlights the evolving nature of religious pluralism in Equatorial Guinea, emphasising the importance of dialogue and mutual respect in fostering peaceful cohabitation among diverse faith communities. Policy makers should promote educational programmes that encourage interfaith understanding to mitigate potential conflicts arising from cultural misunderstandings. Equatorial Guinea, Religious Pluralism, West Africa, Inter-Faith Dynamics
Drought Tolerance Techniques Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Senegal Irrigation Zones
Drought is a recurring challenge in northern Senegal’s irrigation zones, affecting smallholder farmers’ crop yields and livelihoods. A mixed-method approach was employed, including surveys, focus group discussions, and interviews with 120 farmers across four irrigation zones. Farmers reported a significant preference for mulching (65%) over other techniques like drought-resistant crop varieties (30%). While farmers show interest in adopting various drought tolerance methods, mulching remains the most popular due to its perceived ease of implementation and cost-effectiveness. Investment in mulching technologies and training programmes should be prioritised to enhance smallholder resilience against drought. Drought Tolerance Techniques, Smallholder Farmers, Northern Senegal Irrigation Zones
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Early Childhood Development in Nairobi Slums
Early childhood development (ECD) is crucial for a child's future academic and social success. In Nairobi slums, where resources are limited, ECD programmes can significantly impact children’s early years. The study employed a longitudinal design with pre- and post-intervention assessments. Data were collected through standardised questionnaires administered to parents/guardians of participating children aged 0-5 years. A notable increase in cognitive scores was observed, with an average improvement of 12% compared to baseline measurements. The intervention programme demonstrated positive impacts on early childhood development across various domains. Recommendations for policy and future research are provided based on these findings. Policy recommendations include expanding access to ECD programmes in Nairobi slums, with a focus on socio-emotional skill development interventions.