New publication alert! Dhouha Djerbi, CASAS member has just published an article in Noria Research about the Tunisian politics on food supply. Communitarian Enterprises (CEs), referred to as Sharikat Ahlia in Arabic, have emerged as a focal point of attention in Tunisia, representing the promise of a new developmental model in a nation grappling with…
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timely and short writing samples, opinion pieces, review and reflections, etc.
Accounting for Class and Feminist Political Economy: Questions Emanating from Ghana’s Market PPPs
A recent article by Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey (CASAS member) and Sylvia Ohene Marfo has just been published at Feminist Africa. Abstract: Capital, through neoliberal development, is finding spaces in the informal economy, which was traditionally unattractive for capital investment. Recently, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Ghana have surged given the increasing sovereign debt and economic crisis….
Funded PhD opportunity: Developing International Relations from Environmental Histories of and by the Amazon
Diana Valencia-Duarrte (CASAS member) and Hannah Hughes are going to supervise a project on the environmental history of the Amazon. It’s a participatory project mainly related to the climate change narrative. This project aims to contribute to efforts to world International Relations (IR) and decolonise history by exploring the study and practice of IR through…
Webinar: This is God’s land: Land seizures as a mechanism of land access
CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye (University of Free State) presented his work in a Webinar organized by Rama Dalla Sieng (CASAS & University of Edinburgh). This webinar by Dr. Johannes Bhanye is part of the DSA’s Land, Politics and Sustainability Study group webinar series is convened by Dr. Rama Salla Dieng, Centre of African Studies at…
“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…