High levels of poverty and a predominantly rural population raise questions of vulnerability to manipulation during large scale land acquisitions in Kenya.
This policy brief presents strengths and weaknesses of state and traditional land justice institutions in relation to access, costs and speed in concluding the process of resolving land cases.
This policy brief looks at the prominent role (older) women play in the Community Work Programme (CWP).
The research is part of a broader study – ”Exploring Crime and Poverty Nexus in Urban Ghana.” The focus of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is eliminating features of neighborhoods and housing design that may increase crime –
Little attention has been paid to the movement of Senegalese migrants across employment sectors, the economically motivated migration of women, and women’s access to labour-market and social protections in destination countries.
In the case of the seasonal migration of blind beggars from Mali to Senegal, due to cultural relativism, the Malian girls engaged as guides for the blind do not necessarily fit prevailing social constructions of ‘children’ and ‘gender’ upon which
Current perceptions of organised crime are too rigid and narrow. Organised crime should be re-defined to comprise a set of core activities which should encompass the ancillary acts of those who assist core actors.