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Texila international journal of academic research, Apr 30, 2022
The paper examines if gender matters in the use of emails in the enterprises of Namibia. The pape... more The paper examines if gender matters in the use of emails in the enterprises of Namibia. The paper is based on the usefulness of emails in business organizations, using the Namibia Enterprise Survey data collected from 580 enterprises by the World Bank in 2014/2015 in order to test a null hypothesis that there is no association in the use of emails between women and men top-managed enterprises in Namibia. The paper finds out that there is an association with men in top-managed enterprises using more emails than women's top-managed organizations. This finding signifies the institutionalized gender digital divide in enterprises, signalling the marginal benefit of advantages accruing from emails in the enterprises that are top managed by women. Hence, gender matters.
International Journal of Gender Studies
Purpose: The paper examines if gender matters in the financial inclusion in the enterprises of Na... more Purpose: The paper examines if gender matters in the financial inclusion in the enterprises of Namibia. Methodology: Using the Namibia Enterprise Survey Database (NESD) 2014/2015, which was collected from 580 enterprises by the World Bank, the paper tests a null hypothesis that there is no association between gender and financial inclusion in the Namibian enterprises. Findings: The article finds out that there is no difference between women’s and men’s top-managed enterprises in having a Cheque and saving accounts. It is also established that women have more access to mobile money facilities compared to men, on the one hand, and men have more accessibility to credit and loans compared to women, on the other hand. Such findings imply both an institutionalized gender financial inclusion divide and institutionalized financial inclusion equality between women and men’s top-managed enterprises in Namibia. Hence, gender matters. Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The gend...
American Behavioral Scientist, 2019
This article takes the big data era as a starting point to examine common assumptions about confi... more This article takes the big data era as a starting point to examine common assumptions about confidentiality and privacy, arguing that confidentiality is a westernized notion that is currently facing various challenges because of the present shift toward the openness of data access across multiple platforms. We contend that the notion of privacy is more dynamic in many non-Western societies and, therefore, we want to challenge confidentiality as a necessary condition for research. Revisiting the first author’s experience working with participatory qualitative data collection methods, we argue that there are communities where confidentiality matters less; in such communities, instead of engaging in strict confidentiality procedures, particularly since confidentiality will never be achieved, qualitative researchers should build on the attitudes of such communities and go beyond the notion of individual privacy to better facilitate the formulation of community action plans for possible ...
This paper bases on the literature review to signify that women have been largely invisible in mi... more This paper bases on the literature review to signify that women have been largely invisible in migration studies. It shows that there are different factors for migration, referred to as push and pull factors. Generally migration is considered as a strategy for livelihood promotion as people always migrate to seek better living condition. However, though factors for migration do apply to both men and women, there has been invisibility of women in migration studies. There are both empirical and theoretical evidence that substantiate such women invisibility. Empirically, this paper clarifies that, the exclusion of women has been in terms of patriarchal geared data collection methods and partial migration spectrum coverage in migration studies. Since 1980s there has been three phases for Inclusion of Women in migration studies. These phases of inclusion of women in migration studies signify that efforts have changed from just adding women as a variable inside migratory processes; to lo...
Whereas HIV/AIDS has been largely explained and addressed based on the biomedical and African per... more Whereas HIV/AIDS has been largely explained and addressed based on the biomedical and African permissive sexuality thesis perspectives, they are not exhaustive. This paper argues that a meaningful life discourse complements the existing approaches to improve our understanding of the reality of HIV/AIDS. Both of the older discourses have resulted into different practices in the livelihoods promotion processes of the people. The paper tries to explain these practices and how have they influenced people′s livelihoods promotion processes. The study is conducted in a highly HIV/AIDS affected area, using the life stories, which are analysed through content analysis. The results indicate that there are different practices according to the different discourses. The article concludes by arguing that looking at the practices and their intentions, some people have been shaped to promote HIV/AIDS, others to suppress it, others to alleviate it, and others to collaborate the more in general commu...
Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work-related expenses,... more Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work-related expenses, encouraging participation in professional development activities, and motivating underpaid employees. Yet, sometimes employees may abuse per diem policies by falsifying travel reports or inflating workshop budgets for private gain. In addition, the possibility of earning per diem can have a distorting impact on programme design, management decisions, and how employees spend their time. Drawing on a focus group and interviews with experienced development professionals, this U4 Brief explores the benefits and drawbacks of per diems, especially their potential negative impact on development goals. Benefits and drawbacks of per diems: Do allowances distort good governance in the health sector?
afrika-studiecentrum.nl
for the support and love vii Contents List of maps ix List of tables ix List of abbreviations ix ... more for the support and love vii Contents List of maps ix List of tables ix List of abbreviations ix Acknowledgements xi 1 AID AND THE MODERNISING DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE 1 Introduction 1 International development cooperation 2 Modernising development discourse 10 Conclusion 20 2 LIVELIHOODS PROMOTION AND ORGANISING PRACTICES 23 Introduction 23 Livelihoods promotion 24 Organising practices 29 Participation, local politics and empowerment 45 Conclusion 47 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 49 Introduction 49 Research problem 50 Study questions and operationalisation 51 Data collection procedures 53 Data analysis procedures 57 Conclusion 61 4 TANZANIA, KAGERA, AND BUKOBA 62 Introduction 62 Tanzania 63 Kagera region 73 Bukoba district 76 Catchment area of YFEC 81 Historical development of the cooperation 83 Conclusion 89 viii 5 BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND THE MODERNISING DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE 90 Introduction 90 Understanding the key documents 91 Development in focus 93 Rural development in focus 100 Sustainable development in focus 103 Participation in focus 107 Conclusion 111 6 ORGANISING PRACTICES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS 114 Introduction 114 Dutch people in Bukoba 115 Perceptions on participation by Dutch RNE-DRDP insiders 119 Livelihoods of the district officials 123 District officials and their organising practices 128 Conclusion 149 7 ORGANISING PRACTICES OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE AND ITS ELITE 151 Introduction 151 Village elite identification 152 Livelihoods of the village elite 161 Livelihoods of the village people: Participatory development planning and developmental organisations 165 Relations between village élite and village people 173 Conclusion 202 8 CONCLUSIONS 205 Introduction 205 Recapitulation of the theoretical background and study problem 205 Summary and synthesis of the findings 207 General conclusion 213 Food for thought: Going beyond the modernising development discourse 214 References 217 Summary 225 Samenvatting (summary in Dutch) 230 Ufupisho (summary in Swahili) 235 About the author 239 ix List of maps 4.1 Tanzania: Major cities and towns 63 4.2 Kagera region 74 4.3 Bukoba district 77 List of tables 2.1 Pretty's participation typologies 34 4.1 Real GDP growth rates 1998-2008 65 4.2 Increases in Tanzanian net ODA 69 4.3 Increase in net ODA and GNI 70 4.4 RNE and SNV DRDPs 85 5.1 Components of well-being 97 5.2 Some aspects of African education in relation to school education 98 6.1 FECs in Bukoba district and their donors 133 6.2 Chronological overview of BDRDP 136 7.1 Categories and prioritisations on important people and roles 153 7.2 Different steps in the ladder of life 157 7.3 Vanilla prices per kilo, selected years 172 7.4 Robuster and Arabica coffee prices per kilo, selected years
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH, 2019
The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and profe... more The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and professions; the academia included. The global use of social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and others, are revolutionizing the way people communicate, interact and socialize. This article, with attention to the use of WhatsApp as a social media platform, concentrates on the issue as to when the academics use WhatsApp, particularly on the issues of the patterns of submissions of responses, times between the submissions, and the periods of submission. With a Google Form-based questionnaire, data was collected through sharing a link on WhatsApp to 127 academics. With a response rate of 55%, data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. It was found out that the that the more the days pass, the less the number of submissions; it was also found out that the more the days passed, the more time it took between submissions; additionally, it was found out that the time for attending the WhatsApp was mainly in the evening between 18:00 hours and midnight. The paper recommends that in order to make effective use of WhatsApp when communicating with Academics, the evening hours are used; additionally, as there is tendency not to attend messages three days and above old, a reminder is necessary, if more submissions are desirable.
This article, based in Bukoba District, Kagera Region, Tanzania, is about how the powerless in th... more This article, based in Bukoba District, Kagera Region, Tanzania, is about how the powerless in the discontents in donor globalisation processes manage to promote their livelihoods through engaging in organising practices. It is guided by the question: How do the powerless aid recipients manoeuvre their way out in the discontents of the donor globalisation processes of rural development in order to promote their livelihoods in their encounter with the powerful donors? This study explores the encounter between the donors and aid recipients in development and demonstrates how within the aid fabric as a social arena, the aid recipients are able to take advantage of the modernising development discourse to manoeuvre their way out in obtaining resources from the donors in order to promote their livelihoods through the speaking of three main languages: the language of the people, the official language, and the language of the leaders. The question as to whether these three languages, which...
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH
The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and profe... more The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and professions; the academia included. The global use of social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and others, are revolutionizing the way people communicate, interact and socialize. This article, with attention to the use of WhatsApp as a social media platform, concentrates on the issue as to when the academics use WhatsApp, particularly on the issues of the patterns of submissions of responses, times between the submissions, and the periods of submission. With a Google Form-based questionnaire, data was collected through sharing a link on WhatsApp to 127 academics. With a response rate of 55%, data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. It was found out that the that the more the days pass, the less the number of submissions; it was also found out that the more the days passed, the more time it took between submissions; additionally, it was found out that the time for attending the WhatsApp was mainly in the evening between 18:00 hours and midnight. The paper recommends that in order to make effective use of WhatsApp when communicating with Academics, the evening hours are used; additionally, as there is tendency not to attend messages three days and above old, a reminder is necessary, if more submissions are desirable.
Kagera is one of the areas considered to be an epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanzania. Th... more Kagera is one of the areas considered to be an epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanzania. This has been due to linking HIV/AIDS and the cross-border trade between Uganda and Tanzania, an activity that was due to lack of essential commodities after the Uganda-Tanzania War of 1978-1981. In a survey in the landing sites of Lake Victoria, where one of the elements is to know the state of HIV/AIDS, it is found out that people are giving up in their struggle against HIV/AIDS, a situation that leads to the perception of contracting HIV/AIDS being an "occupational hazard". As the African sexual permissiveness theory has been at the back of the bio-medical discourse and the eventual behavioural change paradigms in guiding HIV/AIDS interventions, this article proposes change of discourse by having the meaningful life discourse in HIV/AIDS interventions.
Despite many efforts to end the practice of female circumcision globally, it is still persistent ... more Despite many efforts to end the practice of female circumcision globally, it is still persistent in many countries, including Tanzania. Activists have given the practice various names reflecting their perceptions and values. Governments have taken strong positions against the practice. This study is aimed at finding out why female circumcision is still persistent in spite of all the pressures, including legislation, from the Tanzania government and civil society organisations (CSOs). It is argued in the article that the hard stance of government and CSOs is informed by a "brutalising discourse" which perceives the circumcision as a painful, disfiguring process as opposed to the local people's perception of the practice as beautification, protection or spiritual and physical cleaning, a kind of "harmonising discourse". The local people, therefore, pose soft resistance against efforts to end female circumcision because they feel they are negotiating with the po...
Journal of Development Studies
This article is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate on the identity of Development Studie... more This article is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate on the identity of Development Studies. It argues that the discipline, which holds a chair for rural development theorisation, is currently in an introspection moment because of the loss of direction in its prophetic mission of addressing inequalities (due to giving up to the challenges of the market economy); and the challenging of the concept of development, which is its main analytical frame. The paper argues that in this introspection moment, Development Studies needs to ponder about its roots in Africa, which are based on the "West and the Rest" discourse, enhanced by some history-related ideas that are based on some old and weird philosophical standpoints. At the end, the paper suggests that Development Studies professionals should make use of the glocalisation analytical perspective to construct another discourse that is based on the multiple heritages of the different anthropological encounters in Africa. ...
Texila international journal of academic research, Apr 30, 2022
The paper examines if gender matters in the use of emails in the enterprises of Namibia. The pape... more The paper examines if gender matters in the use of emails in the enterprises of Namibia. The paper is based on the usefulness of emails in business organizations, using the Namibia Enterprise Survey data collected from 580 enterprises by the World Bank in 2014/2015 in order to test a null hypothesis that there is no association in the use of emails between women and men top-managed enterprises in Namibia. The paper finds out that there is an association with men in top-managed enterprises using more emails than women's top-managed organizations. This finding signifies the institutionalized gender digital divide in enterprises, signalling the marginal benefit of advantages accruing from emails in the enterprises that are top managed by women. Hence, gender matters.
International Journal of Gender Studies
Purpose: The paper examines if gender matters in the financial inclusion in the enterprises of Na... more Purpose: The paper examines if gender matters in the financial inclusion in the enterprises of Namibia. Methodology: Using the Namibia Enterprise Survey Database (NESD) 2014/2015, which was collected from 580 enterprises by the World Bank, the paper tests a null hypothesis that there is no association between gender and financial inclusion in the Namibian enterprises. Findings: The article finds out that there is no difference between women’s and men’s top-managed enterprises in having a Cheque and saving accounts. It is also established that women have more access to mobile money facilities compared to men, on the one hand, and men have more accessibility to credit and loans compared to women, on the other hand. Such findings imply both an institutionalized gender financial inclusion divide and institutionalized financial inclusion equality between women and men’s top-managed enterprises in Namibia. Hence, gender matters. Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The gend...
American Behavioral Scientist, 2019
This article takes the big data era as a starting point to examine common assumptions about confi... more This article takes the big data era as a starting point to examine common assumptions about confidentiality and privacy, arguing that confidentiality is a westernized notion that is currently facing various challenges because of the present shift toward the openness of data access across multiple platforms. We contend that the notion of privacy is more dynamic in many non-Western societies and, therefore, we want to challenge confidentiality as a necessary condition for research. Revisiting the first author’s experience working with participatory qualitative data collection methods, we argue that there are communities where confidentiality matters less; in such communities, instead of engaging in strict confidentiality procedures, particularly since confidentiality will never be achieved, qualitative researchers should build on the attitudes of such communities and go beyond the notion of individual privacy to better facilitate the formulation of community action plans for possible ...
This paper bases on the literature review to signify that women have been largely invisible in mi... more This paper bases on the literature review to signify that women have been largely invisible in migration studies. It shows that there are different factors for migration, referred to as push and pull factors. Generally migration is considered as a strategy for livelihood promotion as people always migrate to seek better living condition. However, though factors for migration do apply to both men and women, there has been invisibility of women in migration studies. There are both empirical and theoretical evidence that substantiate such women invisibility. Empirically, this paper clarifies that, the exclusion of women has been in terms of patriarchal geared data collection methods and partial migration spectrum coverage in migration studies. Since 1980s there has been three phases for Inclusion of Women in migration studies. These phases of inclusion of women in migration studies signify that efforts have changed from just adding women as a variable inside migratory processes; to lo...
Whereas HIV/AIDS has been largely explained and addressed based on the biomedical and African per... more Whereas HIV/AIDS has been largely explained and addressed based on the biomedical and African permissive sexuality thesis perspectives, they are not exhaustive. This paper argues that a meaningful life discourse complements the existing approaches to improve our understanding of the reality of HIV/AIDS. Both of the older discourses have resulted into different practices in the livelihoods promotion processes of the people. The paper tries to explain these practices and how have they influenced people′s livelihoods promotion processes. The study is conducted in a highly HIV/AIDS affected area, using the life stories, which are analysed through content analysis. The results indicate that there are different practices according to the different discourses. The article concludes by arguing that looking at the practices and their intentions, some people have been shaped to promote HIV/AIDS, others to suppress it, others to alleviate it, and others to collaborate the more in general commu...
Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work-related expenses,... more Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work-related expenses, encouraging participation in professional development activities, and motivating underpaid employees. Yet, sometimes employees may abuse per diem policies by falsifying travel reports or inflating workshop budgets for private gain. In addition, the possibility of earning per diem can have a distorting impact on programme design, management decisions, and how employees spend their time. Drawing on a focus group and interviews with experienced development professionals, this U4 Brief explores the benefits and drawbacks of per diems, especially their potential negative impact on development goals. Benefits and drawbacks of per diems: Do allowances distort good governance in the health sector?
afrika-studiecentrum.nl
for the support and love vii Contents List of maps ix List of tables ix List of abbreviations ix ... more for the support and love vii Contents List of maps ix List of tables ix List of abbreviations ix Acknowledgements xi 1 AID AND THE MODERNISING DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE 1 Introduction 1 International development cooperation 2 Modernising development discourse 10 Conclusion 20 2 LIVELIHOODS PROMOTION AND ORGANISING PRACTICES 23 Introduction 23 Livelihoods promotion 24 Organising practices 29 Participation, local politics and empowerment 45 Conclusion 47 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 49 Introduction 49 Research problem 50 Study questions and operationalisation 51 Data collection procedures 53 Data analysis procedures 57 Conclusion 61 4 TANZANIA, KAGERA, AND BUKOBA 62 Introduction 62 Tanzania 63 Kagera region 73 Bukoba district 76 Catchment area of YFEC 81 Historical development of the cooperation 83 Conclusion 89 viii 5 BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND THE MODERNISING DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE 90 Introduction 90 Understanding the key documents 91 Development in focus 93 Rural development in focus 100 Sustainable development in focus 103 Participation in focus 107 Conclusion 111 6 ORGANISING PRACTICES OF THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS 114 Introduction 114 Dutch people in Bukoba 115 Perceptions on participation by Dutch RNE-DRDP insiders 119 Livelihoods of the district officials 123 District officials and their organising practices 128 Conclusion 149 7 ORGANISING PRACTICES OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE AND ITS ELITE 151 Introduction 151 Village elite identification 152 Livelihoods of the village elite 161 Livelihoods of the village people: Participatory development planning and developmental organisations 165 Relations between village élite and village people 173 Conclusion 202 8 CONCLUSIONS 205 Introduction 205 Recapitulation of the theoretical background and study problem 205 Summary and synthesis of the findings 207 General conclusion 213 Food for thought: Going beyond the modernising development discourse 214 References 217 Summary 225 Samenvatting (summary in Dutch) 230 Ufupisho (summary in Swahili) 235 About the author 239 ix List of maps 4.1 Tanzania: Major cities and towns 63 4.2 Kagera region 74 4.3 Bukoba district 77 List of tables 2.1 Pretty's participation typologies 34 4.1 Real GDP growth rates 1998-2008 65 4.2 Increases in Tanzanian net ODA 69 4.3 Increase in net ODA and GNI 70 4.4 RNE and SNV DRDPs 85 5.1 Components of well-being 97 5.2 Some aspects of African education in relation to school education 98 6.1 FECs in Bukoba district and their donors 133 6.2 Chronological overview of BDRDP 136 7.1 Categories and prioritisations on important people and roles 153 7.2 Different steps in the ladder of life 157 7.3 Vanilla prices per kilo, selected years 172 7.4 Robuster and Arabica coffee prices per kilo, selected years
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH, 2019
The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and profe... more The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and professions; the academia included. The global use of social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and others, are revolutionizing the way people communicate, interact and socialize. This article, with attention to the use of WhatsApp as a social media platform, concentrates on the issue as to when the academics use WhatsApp, particularly on the issues of the patterns of submissions of responses, times between the submissions, and the periods of submission. With a Google Form-based questionnaire, data was collected through sharing a link on WhatsApp to 127 academics. With a response rate of 55%, data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. It was found out that the that the more the days pass, the less the number of submissions; it was also found out that the more the days passed, the more time it took between submissions; additionally, it was found out that the time for attending the WhatsApp was mainly in the evening between 18:00 hours and midnight. The paper recommends that in order to make effective use of WhatsApp when communicating with Academics, the evening hours are used; additionally, as there is tendency not to attend messages three days and above old, a reminder is necessary, if more submissions are desirable.
This article, based in Bukoba District, Kagera Region, Tanzania, is about how the powerless in th... more This article, based in Bukoba District, Kagera Region, Tanzania, is about how the powerless in the discontents in donor globalisation processes manage to promote their livelihoods through engaging in organising practices. It is guided by the question: How do the powerless aid recipients manoeuvre their way out in the discontents of the donor globalisation processes of rural development in order to promote their livelihoods in their encounter with the powerful donors? This study explores the encounter between the donors and aid recipients in development and demonstrates how within the aid fabric as a social arena, the aid recipients are able to take advantage of the modernising development discourse to manoeuvre their way out in obtaining resources from the donors in order to promote their livelihoods through the speaking of three main languages: the language of the people, the official language, and the language of the leaders. The question as to whether these three languages, which...
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH
The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and profe... more The digital revolution has permeated and impacted immensely on almost all walks of life and professions; the academia included. The global use of social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and others, are revolutionizing the way people communicate, interact and socialize. This article, with attention to the use of WhatsApp as a social media platform, concentrates on the issue as to when the academics use WhatsApp, particularly on the issues of the patterns of submissions of responses, times between the submissions, and the periods of submission. With a Google Form-based questionnaire, data was collected through sharing a link on WhatsApp to 127 academics. With a response rate of 55%, data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. It was found out that the that the more the days pass, the less the number of submissions; it was also found out that the more the days passed, the more time it took between submissions; additionally, it was found out that the time for attending the WhatsApp was mainly in the evening between 18:00 hours and midnight. The paper recommends that in order to make effective use of WhatsApp when communicating with Academics, the evening hours are used; additionally, as there is tendency not to attend messages three days and above old, a reminder is necessary, if more submissions are desirable.
Kagera is one of the areas considered to be an epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanzania. Th... more Kagera is one of the areas considered to be an epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanzania. This has been due to linking HIV/AIDS and the cross-border trade between Uganda and Tanzania, an activity that was due to lack of essential commodities after the Uganda-Tanzania War of 1978-1981. In a survey in the landing sites of Lake Victoria, where one of the elements is to know the state of HIV/AIDS, it is found out that people are giving up in their struggle against HIV/AIDS, a situation that leads to the perception of contracting HIV/AIDS being an "occupational hazard". As the African sexual permissiveness theory has been at the back of the bio-medical discourse and the eventual behavioural change paradigms in guiding HIV/AIDS interventions, this article proposes change of discourse by having the meaningful life discourse in HIV/AIDS interventions.
Despite many efforts to end the practice of female circumcision globally, it is still persistent ... more Despite many efforts to end the practice of female circumcision globally, it is still persistent in many countries, including Tanzania. Activists have given the practice various names reflecting their perceptions and values. Governments have taken strong positions against the practice. This study is aimed at finding out why female circumcision is still persistent in spite of all the pressures, including legislation, from the Tanzania government and civil society organisations (CSOs). It is argued in the article that the hard stance of government and CSOs is informed by a "brutalising discourse" which perceives the circumcision as a painful, disfiguring process as opposed to the local people's perception of the practice as beautification, protection or spiritual and physical cleaning, a kind of "harmonising discourse". The local people, therefore, pose soft resistance against efforts to end female circumcision because they feel they are negotiating with the po...
Journal of Development Studies
This article is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate on the identity of Development Studie... more This article is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate on the identity of Development Studies. It argues that the discipline, which holds a chair for rural development theorisation, is currently in an introspection moment because of the loss of direction in its prophetic mission of addressing inequalities (due to giving up to the challenges of the market economy); and the challenging of the concept of development, which is its main analytical frame. The paper argues that in this introspection moment, Development Studies needs to ponder about its roots in Africa, which are based on the "West and the Rest" discourse, enhanced by some history-related ideas that are based on some old and weird philosophical standpoints. At the end, the paper suggests that Development Studies professionals should make use of the glocalisation analytical perspective to construct another discourse that is based on the multiple heritages of the different anthropological encounters in Africa. ...