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Agrarian Reforms for Sustainable Food Security and Development: Lessons for Developing countries from the Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe
Get PDFDeveloping countries across the world have been in one way or the other been experiencing a rather stagnating condition in terms of general agricultural development and specifically food security. Differing policies have been implemented so as to deal with these problems and subsequently led to food security. Zimbabwe is one such country which at the turn of the new millennium embarked on a massive land reform program. The justifications have been, among others, the need to increase participates in the agricultural sector and enable the majority who have been marginalized with no or little land for agricultural purpose to benefit through accessing productive land. The expectation from such a policy is that it is supposed to contribute towards food security and subsequent development of the agricultural sector. It is the purpose of the paper to examine the extent to which the reform has contributed towards food security and overall development of the agricultural sector. The findings provide a basis through which such a policy is/is not of importance in transforming the agricultural sector at the backdrop of increases participation of the once marginalized. The paper would seek to offer a number of recommendations if such a policy is ever to be followed in developing countries for the benefit of not only the marginalized but entire economic development of a country
Les Archives au Cameroun dans les Politiques Publiques de Développement: des Plans Quinquennaux a la Stratégie Nationale de Développement SND 2020–2030
No full textCet article examine la place des archives dans le contenu des documents de politiques publiques de développements au Cameroun, depuis les plans quinquennaux d’aprèsindépendance jusqu’à la Stratégie Nationale de Développement 2020–2030 (SND2020–2030). Après l’accession aux indépendances, les pays africains ont cherché à formuler des politiques endogènes de développement, souvent sous l’influence des modèles de coopérations internationales. Le rôle des archives dans ces processus de développement est paradoxalement resté relativement marginal, bien que crucial pour la continuité et la transparence des actions publiques, comme le démontre la revue de la littérature étudiée. L’article met en lumière la difficile intégration des systèmes de gestions des archives dans les stratégies de développements, alors même qu’elles sont la matière première pour la planification, la gestion et l’évaluation des politiques publiques. La discussion est enrichie par une analyse des politiques archivistiques actuelles et des propositions visant à renforcer leur place dans la gouvernance nationale
The Politics of Nigeria and the Development of the Niger Delta Region
Get PDFThe paper argues that Nigeria\u27s underdevelopment cannot be adequately explained and appreciated unless we come to terms with the bad politics and faulty democratization processes it has pursued as a country. The Niger Delta Region is singled out as one region where Nigeria\u27s bad politics manifest so negatively. The region suffers from dependency of the central government and other regions on the oil resources from the region. The Nigerian State has not been able to reposition itself as a truly democratic State with fair and just basic institutions. Institutions that are truly federal in character and promote citizenship rights are best suited to pursue economic programs that are not dependent on resources from one region of the country
Accounting for the Decline of Service Delivery in Urban Local Authorities: A Survey of Zimbabwean Cities and Towns
Get PDFThis paper presents a review of several factors which account for the decline of service delivery in urban local authorities within Zimbabwe. The study utilised desk research methodology to explore and analyse relevant data which was in government legislation, ministerial statements, public and private media articles, books and journals to come up with the totality of the environment relating directly or indirectly to the decline of service delivery in local authorities (LAs). The evidence cited is based on findings from identified urban local authorities which include Harare, Chitungwiza, Gweru, Mutare, Masvingo and Bulawayo City Councils. Themes surrounding the interference in political affairs and management of LAs, inflated salaries, weak corporate governance, rapid population growth as a result of rural-urban migration, declining investment and support grants, declining revenue bases, poor budgetary processes and poor uptake of e-governance add up to the prominent difficulties within Zimbabwean local authorities which had compromised service delivery. However, emphasis is given on the causal factors emanating from internal policy failures, trailing effects from intra-state conflicts, strained international relations with western countries, contradictory policy frameworks at central and local government level and most significantly, national economic decline. The paper concludes with some recommendations for remedying the situation
The Influence of (Post-) Colonial Language Policies on Local Languages in Cameroon: An Acquisition Planning Perspective
Get PDFThis paper examines language policy and planning in favour of minority languages during the colonial era and immediately after. It is based on the observation that local languages in Cameroon do not seem to have the ethnolinguistic vitality necessary for their long-term survival. The situation of these languages begs the following question: Did the promotion strategies of national languages in colonial Cameroon pave the way for language attrition that is observable today or is it the language policy choice of the political authorities in independent Cameroon that has caused this language issue? This paper, which falls within the general framework of language policy and planning theories, is inspired by the critical language policy theory, more especially by the historical-structural approach and governmentality, all of them based on acquisition planning. The data to be analysed were collected from secondary sources, especially library work. One of the conclusions this paper arrived at is that, irrespective of the policies or State’s good will and efforts, local languages should be better revitalised through a bottom-up approach and thus through individual and collective efforts of community members. It takes a linguistic community to promote its language with means they can mobilise by themselves. In this case, the State would just perform the role of a regulator by creating a legislative framework for the promotion and revitalisation of languages, which already appears to be the case in today’s Cameroon
Karats and Styx: Perceptions of Value Amongst NTT Faculty and the Creation of Status Divisions through Contingent Appointments
Get PDFThis research investigates how women, transgender, and gender nonconforming professional faculty perceive their value in the university relative to their male counterparts. Shifting demographic trends and competition for tuition-paying undergraduates has forced institutions of higher learning, especially regional private universities, to restructure faculty appointments, increasing the proportion of faculty hired into contingent roles. These roles are disproportionately occupied by women and gender nonconforming individuals (as a group). To address the question of whether value is understood differently based upon gender, we draw upon a mixed-methods approach, administering a campus-wide survey to professional faculty and conducting interviews and focus groups to explore how gender identity intersects with professional status and perceived value. Our findings reveal persistent hierarchies in recognition, advancement, and institutional support, with gendered patterns of invisibility and undervaluation disproportionately affecting non-male identifying professional faculty. While departmental relationships often provide localized affirmation, institutional structures frequently reinforce the feeling of disposability and marginalization. This research demonstrates the need for structural change to recognize and equitably support all faculty, especially those in contingent roles who remain essential to the university’s teaching mission
Illuminating the putative expression of PLN in different mouse brain cell types
No full textCalcium (Ca2+) is a versatile intracellular signaling molecule which participates in a variety of cellular processes throughout the cell life cycle. In neurons, Ca2+ signaling is crucial to neurotransmitter release and the development of dendritic spines. The sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) pump is an ATPase which facilitates Ca2+ reuptake into the sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER). SERCA-dependent dysregulation of Ca2+ has been implicated in numerous disorders which affect cognition, such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Darier’s disease. Phospholamban (PLN) is a critical SERCA regulator, as reversible binding of PLN reduces SERCA’s affinity for Ca2+, thereby reducing SERCA-facilitated Ca2+ sequestration into the SR/ER. While the role of PLN as a SERCA- regulator has been well-defined in cardiac muscle, our lab has identified PLN to be selectively expressed in the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic neurons of the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) in the mouse brain. In the context of this honors thesis, we used a density gradient-based isolation protocol as well as fluorescent immunocytochemical staining processes coupled with epifluorescence microscopy to assess the putative expression of PLN protein in selective cell types of the mouse brain
DOC 2016-04 (Amended) Undergraduate Course Retake Policy
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2025-09-05 Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate
No full textApproved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton
Academic Policies Committee Minutes of the Academic Senate 2025-09-16
No full textApproved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayto