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Politikk, økonomi og samfunn
No full textInnehåll: Innledning -- Introduksjoner -- Allmenne oversikter -- Demokrati, styresett og partier -- Internasjonal politikk og afrikanske konflikter -- Bistand og utviklingssamarbeid -- Økonomi -- Fattigdom og utvikling -- Jord, ressurser og klima -- AIDS, helse og politikk -- Det nordlige Afrika -- Det vestlige Afrika -- Sentral-Afrika: Kongo og Rwanda/Burundi -- Det østlige Afrika -- Det sørlige Afrik
Between exit and voice : informality and the spaces of popular agency : special issue
No full textIlda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.</p
The Complexity of Violence : A critical analysis of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
No full textThis report, the first in Sida’s gender-based violence series, draws on an original case study, including extensive interviews with members of thearmed forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By critically exploring and convincingly challenging existing stereotypes and narratives about sexual violence in conflict settings, the authors reveal the need for a nuanced understanding of SGBV, including its invisible victims. Their analysis transcends reductionist explanations that separate SGBV from other forms of violence that afflict war-torn societies, and haunt post-war contexts. They thus provide invaluable insights into the complex circumstances in which SGBV occurs.CONTENTS: Introduction -- Historical and institutional context of the National Armed Forces -- Juridical and Social Factors -- Sex/Gender: Silences and failures -- Commercialisation of rape -- Conclusions and Recommendation
Endangered democracy? : The struggle over secularism and its implications for politics and democracy in Nigeria
No full textThis Discussion Paper critically examines the pivotal role religion plays in Nigerian politics, particularly as it relates to the ways Islamic and Christian identities have been manipulated by competing political elites in their struggle for power. It provides a concise but well-informed history of the evolution of the religious factor in politics and its adverse implications for Nigeria’s democracy. Its point of departure is a critique of the notion of a secular Nigerian state (as prescribed by the constitution), which shows how governments and politicians have taken advantage of constitutional loop holes and used state resources to foster the politicisation of religion, with serious consequences for society at large. Some of the adverse consequences identified include religious conflict, political instability, insecurity and the undermining of the country’s democracy and development. The study carefully peels away the outward display of religious piety by political elites and leaders to reveal some of the underlying personal and narrow calculations. Over time, these calculations have eroded the social elements binding relations in a multi ethnic, multi-religious setting such as Nigeria, and there have been periodic explosions of sectarian and communal violence in various parts of the country. The authors show how the politicisation and ethnicisation of religious differences have further fuelled conflict between competing groups and geopolitical interests in Nigeria and raised serious questions for Nigeria’s democracy, development and the nation-state project. While noting that religion cannot be completely de-linked from politics, the study proffers some suggestions to begin to address and reverse the adverse effects of the intrusion of religion into democratic politics in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country and leading oil producer
The photo exhibition "Africa/has/the/floor"
No full textA photo exhibition The photo exhibition "Africa/has/the/floor" includes photographs of 20 of the African writers who visited the Göteborg Book Fair 2010. They write prose, poetry, drama and literature for children and the youth. They write in many different languages. These many facets of African literature are represented in this exhibition, which includes photographs representing the new generation of African writers as well as their established peers. The Swedish-Mozambican photographer Sérgio Santimano has taken the photographs and Anita Theorell has written the writers’ presentations. The photo exhibition is available to download for anybody, free of charge and is protected by a Creative Commons license. The photographs may be used for non-commercial purposes, provided that you state the source and the name of the photographer. It offers an excellent opportunity for, in particular, libraries who wish to showcase African literature to their visitors. All photographs are accompanied with a bibliographical note. Writers: Chris Abani, Nigeria Lubna al-Hussein, Sudan Sefi Atta, Nigeria Gabeba Baderoon, South Africa Yaba Badoe, Ghana Tahar Ben Jelloun, Morocco Mia Couto, Mozambique Christian Epanya, Cameroon Nuruddin Farah, Somalia Petina Gappah, Zimbabwe Nadine Gordimer, South Africa Helon Habila, Nigeria Alain Mabanckou, Congo Kopano Matlwa, South Africa Eyoum N’gangue, Cameroon Ondjaki, Angola Lesego Rampolokeng, South Africa Irene Sabatini, Zimbabwe Véronique Tadjo, Côte d’Ivoire Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenya How to use the photographs to create your own exhibition The photo exhibition consists of 24 pictures in pdf format. Apart from the 20 writers represented, the exhibition includes an introduction and three pictures with quotes from the writers’ books. Depending on the size of the exhibition area, it is possible to download the exhibition in full or selected parts of it. Irrespective of the size of the exhibition area, it is advisable that the introduction is included. Sequence of the pictures The pictures can be hung in any order. The Nordic Africa Institute has followed this order: Introduction, Petina Gappah, Mia Couto, Nadine Gordimer, Eyoum N’gangue, Gabeba Baderoon, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Sefi Atta, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Helon Habila, Lubna al-Hussein, Ondjaki, Yaba Badoe, Christian Epanya, Kopano Matlwa, Nuruddin Farah, Lesego Rampolokeng, Véronique Tadjo, Irene Sabatini and Chris Abani
Fotoutställningen "Afrika/har/ordet"
No full textFOTOUTSTÄLLNING Fotoutställningen "Afrika/har/ordet" består av bilder på 20 av de afrikanska författare som besökte Bokmässan i Göteborg 2010. De skriver prosa, poesi, drama och barn- och ungdomslitteratur på många olika språk. Utställningen representerar dessa många aspekter och innehåller bilder på representanter för en ny generation afrikanska författare liksom deras etablerade kollegor. Den svensk-moçambikiske fotografen Sérgio Santimano har tagit bilderna och Anita Theorell har skrivit författarpresentationerna. Fotoutställningen finns tillgänglig för alla att ladda ner gratis men är skyddad av en Creative Commons licens. Det betyder att bilderna får användas i icke-kommersiellt syfte förutsatt att källa och fotografens namn uppges. Den erbjuder framförallt bibliotek ett ypperligt tillfälle att visa upp afrikansk litteratur för sina besökare. Till alla bilder finns en bibliografisk text. Författare: Chris Abani, Nigeria Lubna al-Hussein, Sudan Sefi Atta, Nigeria Gabeba Baderoon, Sydafrika Yaba Badoe, Ghana Tahar Ben Jelloun, Marocko Mia Couto, Moçambique Christian Epanya, Kamerun Nuruddin Farah, Somalia Petina Gappah, Zimbabwe Nadine Gordimer, Sydafrika Helon Habila, Nigeria Kopano Matlwa, Sydafrika Alain Mabanckou, Kongo Eyoum N’gangue, Kamerun Ondjaki, Angola Lesego Rampolokeng, Sydafrika Irene Sabatini, Zimbabwe Véronique Tadjo, Elfenbenskusten Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenya FILMER Författarnas framträdanden filmades och finns arkiverade här i DiVA. Sök på författarens namn för att finna dem. KATALOG I samband med mässan publicerade Nordiska Afrikainstitutet "Afrika/har/ordet". Boken innehåller bilder och bibliografiska texter om alla afrikanska författare som besökte mässan. Nordiska Afrikainstitutets direktör Carin Norberg har skrivit en introduktion, Anita Theorell de bibliografiska texterna och Henning Mankell och Véronique Tadjo har skrivit sina personliga reflektioner. Boken kan beställas gratis från [email protected]
Africa in search of alternatives
No full textCONTENTS: Introduction / Carin Norberg -- China and Africa: Genuine Partnership or a Marriage of Convenience? / Fantu Cheru – TRADE -- New Focus on China-Africa Relations / He Wenping -- African Marriage Practices and the Global Financial Crisis / Knut Christian Myhre – CONFLICT -- A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Researching Conflict in the Niger Delta / Cyril Obi -- Diary of Dreams Deferred -- A Zimbabwean in Limbo / Amanda Hammar -- POLICY -- Africa and the Global Recession / Göran Holmqvist -- South Africa 2008: Quo Vadis, Whereto? / Anders Möllander -- Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research / Mathias Krüger -- Past Memories Informing Future Policies / Proscovia Svärd -- URBAN -- Walls of Shame: Evictions, Global Pressures and Local Agendas / Amin Kamete & Ilda Lindell -- The Index Finger of Justice: Democratization in Sierra Leone / Mats Utas – RURAL -- Forests Returned to Village Management in Northern Tanzania -- Natural Resources under New Rulers / Kjell Havnevik -- Adam Azzain Mohamed - Claude Ake Professor 2008 -- Research in the Midst of Controversy: “You Coming Here is Like a Spear to Me” / Lisbeth Larsson Lidén – GENDER -- Talking About Aids - the Problem of Openness / Elina Oinas -- CULTURE -- What’s Culture Got to Do with It? / Mai Palmberg -- Three Months Up North… / Tolu Ogunlesi -- COMMUNICATIONS AND LIBRARY -- Easy Come, Easy Go / Åsa Lund Moberg -- From Out of Print to In Print Forever / Birgitta Hellmark Lindgren -- Published by the institute -- STAFF AND ACTIVITIES</p
Notions of Poverty and Wealth in Coastal Zanzibar : The Policy Relevance of Local Perspectives
No full textDealing with uncertainty in contemporary African lives
No full textThe articles in ‘Dealing with Uncertainty in Contemporary African Lives’ are based largely on work in Tanzania which has been spared much of the turmoil that elsewhere has uprooted populations and destroyed communities. Nevertheless they illuminate phenomena common throughout sub-Saharan Africa as modernity in its many guises undercuts old certainties, outmodes established knowledge of how to order life and deal with crises, introduces new hazards, and frustrates ambition and expectations. But as the editors, Haram and Yamba, point out, uncertainty and insecurity have a positive side, providing the basis for ‘curiosity and exploration’. The case studies demonstrate both the increasing uncertainty and insecurity of life in contemporary Africa and the ways that people respond, including warding off and reaching out. Scapegoats are sought. Witch beliefs become elaborated as explanations of failures and malaise while witchfinding becomes a lucrative profession. Pentecostal or other fundamentalist churches burgeon as they assure people that life has meaning and better times are before them if only they believe. Suicide and insanity are other possible responses. All in all, a thought-provoking volume. Elizabeth Colson, Professor Emeritus, University of California, BerkeleyCONTENT -- Situating Uncertainty in Contemporary Africa: An introduction/Liv Haram and C. Bawa Yamba -- Chapter 1. Deliverance and Sanctified Passports: Prophetic Activities amidst Uncertainty in Harare/Ezra Chitando -- Chapter 2. Conditional Certainty: Uganda Charismatic Christians Striving for Health and Harmony/Catrine Christiansen -- Chapter 3. The Tragedy of Ageing: Witch Killings and Poor Governance among the Sukuma/Simeon Mesaki -- Chapter 4. Invisible Hands and Visible Goods: Revealed and Concealed Economies in Millennial Tanzania/Todd Sanders -- Chapter 5. Disease and Disruption: Chagga Witchcraft and Relational Fragility/Knut Christian Myhre -- Chapter 6. Coping with Mental Distress in Contemporary Dar es Salaam/Mary Ann Mhina -- Chapter 7. Female Suicides in Dar es Salaam: The Ultimate of Uncertainty and Despair/Noah K. Ndosi -- Chapter 8. Surviving AIDS? The Uncertainty of antiretroviral Treatment/Hanne O. Mogensen -- Chapter 9. Uncertain Livelihood: Women Challenging the Hegemonies of a Male Sexual Dominance/Liv Haram -- Epilogue by Susan Reynolds Whyt