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Crop Farmers And Pastoralists’ Socio-Economic Characteristics Influencing Agricultural Land Use Conflicts In Abia State, Nigeria, J. U. Chikaire, F. N. Nnadi, A. O. Ani, M. A. Ukpongson

African Social Science Review

This study analyzed the influence of socioeconomic characteristics on crop farmers and pastoralists’ land use conflicts in Abia State, located in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaire, complimented with observation from 300 crop farmers and 40 pastoralists and analyzed using ordinary least squares regression model. On the part of the crop farmers, the result indicates that three of the ten independent variables (sex, family size and farm size) influenced positively and significantly the perceived causes of crop farmers and pastoralists land use conflict. On the part of the nomads, household size (t = 2.131), educational …

Nigerian Women’S Participation In Politics: Historical And Social Acceptance Issues, Afolabi Olubela

African Social Science Review

Due to restrictive laws, cultural practices, institutional barriers, and disproportionate access to quality education, healthcare, and resources, women worldwide continue to be marginalized from the political sphere. There are multiple barriers that prevent women from taking their place within the political arena, including legal, political, and cultural constraints. Breaking down these barriers and creating opportunities for women calls for a collaborative effort among states, civil society, and the international community. This study adopted descriptive survey research design. Two hundred (200) respondents were randomly selected from three local government areas in Ogun State. These respondents comprise of a cross section of …

Self-Driven Personality And Work Satisfaction: A New Perspective Exploring The Health Sector In Uganda, Charles Kawalya, Francis Kasekende, John Kigozi Munene, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, James Kagaari, Sam Mafabi

African Social Science Review

We evaluate the mediating role of flow experience on the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. Data was obtained using a mixed-method design. Quantitative data were collected using cross-sectional design among professional nurses in Uganda’s public hospitals, 429 participants responded to a self-evaluation questionnaire. The results indicate that flow experience partially mediates the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. Results of mediated-SEM analyses generally support the hypotheses. The results suggest that flow experience can foster the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. The core elements of flow experience (i.e. challenge skill …

Industrial Establishments And Their Impacts On The Surrounding Communities: The Case Of Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia, Padmanaban Murugan, Moges Gebre

African Social Science Review

This study aims at investigating the community level socioeconomic impacts in line with industrial establishments in one of the fast-growing urban centers- Mekelle, Ethiopia. Employing qualitative research designs, data were collected from two purposively selected kebeles. Key-informant interviews, focus group discussions and field observations were used to gather data on the community level socio-economic impacts of the industrial establishment. Findings of the study reveal that at the community level, the industrial establishment has brought a few positive assistances such as infrastructural and community service provisions; construction of grand projects and contribution to the national government; supported sports and other social …

African Social Science Review, Andrew I. Ewoh

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Illegal Small-Scale Mining In Asutifi North District, Ghana: Traditional Authority’S Tacit Support For An Illegality, Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang

African Social Science Review

The control of mining has been a core issue of contention between the modern state and traditional authorities in Ghana since the colonial period. Even though there are regulations governing legitimate mining in Ghana, illegal small-scale mining, with strong traditional practices, has surged. This article uses interview data from Asutifi North District of Ghana to explain that traditional institutions, though aware of the illegality of these small-scale mines, performed rites enabling them. The state should cede some decision making over mineralized lands to traditional authorities so that they become part of the responsibility for mining in their area.

Empowerment And National Fisheries Policy Implementation In Uganda, Joshua Mugambwa, Isaac Nkote Nabeta, Mohamed Ngoma, Nichodemus Rudaheranwa, Will Kaberuka, John C. Munene

African Social Science Review

The Uganda National Fisheries Policy was introduced in 2004 to guide fisheries development. Essentially, the policy was designed to achieve sustainability and ensure economic and social development within fishery communities. However, since its inception, there has been increasing concern over the declining fish stocks and poverty within fishery communities. These lingering problems continue to raise concerns about the implementation of the National Fisheries Policy in Uganda since these are what, among others, the policy is meant to address. Indeed, the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), continue to employ coercion, dominance and authoritarianism in their enforcement of this policy, with marginal …

Covid-19 And Rural Food Security: A Case Study Of Sheshegu In Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Xolisile Gideon Ngumbela

African Social Science Review

This study is an attempt to determine COVID-19's impact on household food safety. The study adopted a case study approach, and Sheshegu location was chosen as the research area for the Amathole District of the South African Eastern Cape Province. Data collection was done in multiple households with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire, as well as collecting information from secondary sources. The study focused on the notion of food security as a theoretical basis for the analysis, which was primarily a cross-case analysis. This study does not address the analysis of individual cases; however, individual cases are provided as …

Promoting Good Governance Using Icts In Nigeria, Augustine Nduka Eneanya

African Social Science Review

Good governance has emerged as a critical factor in assessing public managers all over the world. Using information communication and technologies (ICTs) to promote good governance, therefore, has become a veritable tool to boost social economic development in Nigeria. The purpose of this paper is to interrogate how ICTs can be used to promote good governance in Nigeria. The study adopted qualitative research technique. Data were collected from secondary sources, such as extant literature, journals, textbooks, internet and newspapers. Content-analysis technique was adopted to collect and analyze the data and elicit key concepts. Elicited key concepts were edited, pattern-matched, coded …

Sustainable Development, Good Governance, Regulation And Policy Implementation Issues In Selected African Countries, Andrew I. E. Ewoh

African Social Science Review

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African Social Science Review, Andrew I. E. Ewoh

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The Effect Of Common Currency On Economic Growth: Evidence From Cemac Custom Union, Divine N. Kangami, Oluyele A. Akinkugbe

African Social Science Review

Several attempts to establish common currency by regional trade blocs have been carried out in Africa and the continent is home to two existing common currency unions using the CFA francs, respectively. This paper focuses on the effects of common currency on economic growth in the CEMAC custom union. The study applies the sharp regression discontinuity design model to analyse the causal effects of the common currency on economic growth. The causal effects are identified by exploiting the discontinuity of the individual currency in favour of a regional one. This is a done by evaluating the value of GDP per …

Understanding The Origins Of Political Duopoly In Ghana’S Fourth Republic Democracy, Kingsley S. Agomor

African Social Science Review

The paper examines political party formation and fragmentation in Ghana. A multi-theory approach was used to explain the political party formation and fragmentations and why Ghana’s party politics in the Fourth Republic is being dominated by the de facto two-party system. The study adopts a content analysis approach and depends mainly on desk reviews of literature. Ghana’s experience shows that the evolution of political parties began with the formation of nationalist movements whose prime objective was to resist specific instances of colonial racism and exploitation. The fragmentation of political parties during the pre-independence era was because the parties held different …

Attitudes, Practices And Knowledge Of Communities Towards Climate Change Around Lake Mburo National Park Uganda: A Gender Centered Analysis, Judith Irene Nagasha, Michael Ocaido, Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga

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The study was done to assess gender dimensions in relation to climate change attitudes and adaptation strategies among small holder crop farmers, pastoralists and ago-pastoralists of Isingiro and Kiruhura districts, among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. The study contributes to the theoretical and conceptual discourse on climate change and varied gender responses. Through the lenses of gender socialization, the study reviewed men and women’s attitudinal responses to climate change: a pragmatic research paradigm was used based on a thematic review model. Participatory methods and a questionnaire were used to collect data. Both sexes (99.5%) observed signs …

The Boko Haram Insurgency And Its Impact On Border Security, Trade And Economic Collaboration Between Nigeria And Cameroon: An Exploratory Study, Viviane E. Foyou, Peter Ngwafu, Maribel Santoyo, Andrea Ortiz

African Social Science Review

This article examines how sporadic conflicts between bordering states can be used by emerging terrorist groups to advance nebulous religious and political agendas and threaten regional security in various regions of the world. For example, the unconventional activities of ruthless insurgent groups in Africa (such as the Islamic State of the Maghrib, Boko Haram, and Al Shabaab) often thrive on conflicts and instability between bordering states, driven by religious, political or economic motives, to acquire power, territory, and control over innocent populations. Notorious for the violence and mayhem that these groups have imposed on villages and towns along the Northern …

Understanding Why Households Foster-In Children: Evidence From Ghana, Derek Asuman, Louis Boakye-Yiadom, Nkechi S. Owoo

African Social Science Review

Child fostering – that is, the practice of children living under the care of adults who are not their parents – is pervasive in many African societies. Using data from the 2012/2013 Ghana Living Standards Survey, this analysis examines the determinants of child fostering, with a view to identifying any economic underpinnings. The study’s findings suggest that households employ the fostering-in of children to adjust their size and composition, as well as meet their demand for labor. The results are also indicative that fostered and biological children may largely be treated as substitutes in household decision-making. The findings therefore support …

The “Hegemonic Presidency” In African Politics, George K. Kieh Jr.

African Social Science Review

The post-colonial era in Africa has witnessed the emergence of the “hegemonic presidency,” which has been variously referred to as the “imperial presidency” and the “Big man/Big woman syndrome.” Essentially, the phenomenon entails the illegal exercise of presidential powers beyond both the constitutional and statutory boundaries. Against this background, this article examines three major interrelated issues. First, it interrogates the historical development of the phenomenon. Second, it probes the factors that have caused the emergence of the “hegemonic presidency.” Third, the study suggests some ways in which the phenomenon may be curtailed. In the case of the historical development of …

Corruption In Uganda: A Comparative Study Of Citizens’ And Public Officials’ Perceptions, Michael D. Kaluya, Euel W. Elliott

African Social Science Review

The findings of this study into the complex problem of corruption in Uganda dispel the pervasive and popular view that corruption in East Africa’s third largest economy is an exclusive behavior monopolized by public officials. This study finds that corruption is engendered by an unholy alliance between citizens desperate to access services and public officials eager to exact a price on services they are obliged to freely provide. This study determined that corruption in Uganda largely depends upon collaboration by citizens and public officials, hence changing the simplest meaning of corruption from the abuse of public office to an act …

Restorative Justice: Psychological Needs Of Offenders And Implications For Safety & Security, Festus C. Obi, Ifeoma E. Okoye, Andrew I. E. Ewoh, Ihekwoaba D. Onwudiwe

African Social Science Review

Crime creates psychosocial needs for victims, offenders, and communities where they occur—whether it is homogeneous or heterogeneous. Unfortunately, the criminal justice system does not recognize and take steps to meet these needs. This failure stems from a mischaracterization of the state or government as the crime victim. Our contention is that this problem also emerges from the theoretical groundswell that posits that offender must pay for his or her crime through incarceration. The result of this skewed perception of crime and victimhood has not deterred crime as evidenced by the high rate of recidivism. Certainly, crime-created psychological and social needs, …

African Social Science Review

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State Funding Of Political Parties In Ghana: Exploring The Views Of Card-Holding And Non-Card Holding Party Members, Emmanuel K. Sakyi, Kinsley S. Agomor

African Social Science Review

Although Ghana has made significant progress in the establishment and consolidation of democratic politics since 1992, the vexatious issue of the use of scarce public resources to support political party activities remained unresolved. Using quantitative data an attempt is made in this study to examine the views of Ghanaians on the arguments for and against state funding of political parties. The data for the study was obtained through survey of 1600 self-declared card-holding and 200 self-declared non-card holding members of the seven political parties that contested the 2012 general elections. Convenience and stratified sampling procedures were deployed for the selection …

Colonialism In The Stateless Societies Of Africa: A Historical Overview Of Administrative Policies And Enduring Consequences In Southern Zaria Districts, Nigeria, Aliyu Yahaya

African Social Science Review

An unapologetic perspective in the study of colonialism in Africa is currently reasserting itself forcefully. It sees the colonial experience as a mere sporadic change initiated by the need to use traditional institutions in the administration of the natives. It assumes that the responses of the natives had imposed some restrictions on the creative disposition of the colonial overlords. With evidence from some Stateless societies of Nigeria this article shows that colonialism had been occasioned by currents that denaturalized the social order to the extent that traditional institutions used lost their traditionalness hence ushering changes that were decisive in nature …

A Multilateral Approach For Optimizing Africa’S Access To Strategic Human Talent, Kendra J. Brumfield, Harvey L. White

African Social Science Review

This paper considers Africa’s human development capacity through a talent management and development framework. It uses information from the United Nations, the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the African Union, and a variety of other sources to illustrate both the talent challenges and opportunities facing African countries, institutions, and organizations. Through a comparison of management models, historiography, content analysis, and case studies, it argues that the five options for talent development (stealing, buying, borrowing, developing, and retaining talent) that have impacted its past and present access to talent can be redirected towards the continent’s future …

In The Cesspool Of Corruption: The Challenges Of National Development And The Dilemma Of Anti-Graft Agencies In Nigeria, Oluwaseum Bamidele, Azeez O. Olaniyan, Bonnie Ayodele

African Social Science Review

Most theoretical and analytical discourse on national development identified the virulent nature of corruption as development curse. In Nigeria, as in many other soft states, the epidemic nature of corruption and its destructive impacts on the national development has received wider attention in both national and international mass media. Similarly, scholarly literature on the culture of sleaze in many of these countries revealed the depth of the disease. Nigeria, undoubtedly remain at the front page of countries under the siege of sleaze. Its profile as one of the most corrupt nations feeds largely into the crisis of its national development. …

Patronage Driven Corruption Undermining The Fight Against Poverty In Uganda, Mbabazi Godfrey, Pyeong Jun Yu

African Social Science Review

Uganda has been a den of corruption for a long time, a “disease” that has eaten up the entire society. Surprisingly or not, the Ugandan political machine has ensured that this practice thrives to benefit its interests at the expense of the majority poor. This study reveals that Uganda’s patronage and corruption quandary emanated from the British Colonial administrative system which was based on using a section of local people to rule over the rest and consequently rewarded them for supporting their policies and interests. With the intentioned absence of democratic rule, institutions that could condemn, exert public control and …

Ethical Challenges In Cross-Cultural Field Research: A Comparative Study Of Uk And Ghana, Jones Adu-Gyamfi

African Social Science Review

Abstract: Research ethics review by ethics committees has grown in importance since the end of the Nuremberg trials in 1949. However, ethics committees have come under increasing criticisms either for been ‘toothless or too fierce’ (Fistein & Quilligan, 2012:224). This paper presents a personal account of my experience in obtaining ethical approval for my PhD study from a UK university and the ethical dilemmas encountered in the fieldwork in Ghana. In this paper I question whether strict adherence to ethical guidelines developed from western perspectives is useful in conducting research in non-western societies. As more academics are increasingly been mandated …

Questioning The Validity Of Race As A Social Construct: Examining Race And Ethnicity In The ‘Rainbow Nation’, Bob Heere, Matthew Walker, Heather Gibson, Brijesh Thapa, Sue Geldenhuys, Willie Coetzee

African Social Science Review

Governments have historically classified their populations according to race and ethnicity, which has been done to either exert power over minority groups or ensure equality among these groups. However, viewing ones racial identity through a historical lens raises doubts about the validity of race as a social construct, since the concept has seldom served as a strong foundation for social identity formation. As such, we posit that ethnicity is a more accurate predictor of identification than race. Using South Africa as the research context, we examine whether within each race group ethnic differences exist on national identity and social capital …

A Pluridisciplinary Treatise Of The Fractal Complexity In John Mukum Mbaku’S Corruption In Africa: Causes, Consequences And Cleanups, Abdul Karim Bangura

African Social Science Review

While my extensive search yielded about 20,500 mentions, seven scholarly citations, and three scholarly book reviews of John Mukum Mbaku’s Corruption in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Cleanups (2007), no systematic analysis has been done on the text, even though such potential exists. This is a serious gap in the literature on Africa’s international affairs and development studies because the book is one of the major works, if not the most comprehensive work, on a topic that has significant implications for the continent’s international relations and development. This paper is an attempt to fill this gap. Specifically, I employ the mathematical …

Do Pluralist Power Structures Enhance Involvement In Decision-Making By Nongovernmental Organizations?, Simon H. Okoth

African Social Science Review

Previous studies conducted in the United States show that pluralist power structures lead to greater involvement by organized groups in issue-areas that affect communities. Given that pluralism is a procedural theory, broad stakeholder involvement thus depends on the effectiveness of the power structures. This article uses the Nile Basin Initiative project in Ethiopia, as case study, to explore the extent to which the presence or absence of pluralist structures influence involvement by nongovernmental stakeholders in the decision processes that affect shared water use. Analyses of qualitative data show that while theoretically the presence of pluralist power structures broadens stakeholder involvement, …

Interests And Identities In Peace Negotiations: Nigeria, Cameroon, And The Bakassi Peninsula, Rebecca K. Lefebvre

African Social Science Review

For close to fifty years, the territorial dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon continued over the region along their border known as the Bakassi peninsula. The dispute almost led to war in the mid-1990s, was settled by the International Court of Justice in 2002, and resulted in hand-off of the territory by Nigeria to Cameroon in 2008. Content analysis of newspapers from Nigeria and Cameroon for the year 2010 revealed underlying identity-based needs that had been left largely unaddressed. Analysis of Nigerian newspapers showed a prevalent discussion of unfulfilled identity needs and an unresolved identity-conflict potential. Analysis of Cameroonian newspapers revealed …