Dhouha Djerbi is a Ph.D. researcher in the International Relations/Political Science department at the Geneva Graduate Institute, where she is affiliated with its Gender Center. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance and a B.A. in Gender Studies and Psychology from the American University of Paris. She is a…
Month: January 2024
“You cannot rely on bank loans to expand your business”: aversion to formal credit among female micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana
New publication alert! Dzifa Torvikey and Fuastina Obeng (CASAS members) and colleagues have recently published an article in the International Journal of Social Economics. Abstract: The marginalisation of female entrepreneurs in accessing credit is well documented. Yet, how female entrepreneurs navigate through the marginalisation to gain funding is under-explored. The authors address this gap using…
The agrarian transition in the Mekong Region: pathways towards sustainable land systems
New publication alert! Check out this just-published article by Von Nanhthavong and colleagues in the Journal of Land Use Science. In the article they examine how land investments have transformed the Mekong Region, focusing on the public and private actions and how they address poverty alleviation, gender equality, and forest conservation. Their analysis shows that…