timely and short writing samples, opinion pieces, review and reflections, etc.
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…