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State formation and the politics of land in north-eastern Uganda
No full textWhile most researchers criticize the effectiveness of states in Africa, state formation is proceeding, albeit gradually. This article analyzes state formation along the historically conflict-affected and fragile Karamoja–Teso sub-national border in north-eastern Uganda. I argue that the central state has consolidated control over the north-east and begun the process of politically incorporating Karamoja into Uganda for the first time in history—evidence of state formation. Yet, this success has unintentionally created space for renewed conflict in two ways: (i) a territorial conflict between and within the Teso and Karamoja local states over the legitimate location of the sub-national border, and (ii) rising competition over the utilization of land along the now secure border. I emphasize that tensions surrounding the border are far from a recent development; they are deeply rooted in political, economic, and cultural processes that stretch back centuries. This article makes the argument for evaluating state formation in Africa over the longue durée. It also seeks to build on recent work which underlines the historically contingent and shifting dynamics that shape, enable, and constrain state making in Africa
Episode 21: Matt Eicheldinger: Educator Turned Author
No full textMatt Eicheldinger, B.A. \u2709, M.A. \u2712 is an educator who used stories from his life to motivate his middle school students. When he found that not only were these stories effective, when written down, they inspired even the most reluctant of readers. This put Matt down a path of becoming a published author. In 2021, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to self-publish Matt Sprouts and The Curse of Ten Broken Toes. When the book became a hit, he was able to sign with an agent who quickly sold Matt Sprouts to a publisher. Matt shares how he became interested in being an educator, how he navigated the process of becoming a published author, and his future plans for more books
Land conflicts and social differentiation in eastern Uganda
No full textRising competition and conflict over land in rural sub-Saharan Africa continues to attract the attention of researchers. Recent work has especially focused on land governance, post-conflict restructuring of tenure relations, and large-scale land acquisitions. A less researched topic as of late, though one deserving of greater consideration, pertains to how social differentiation on the local-level shapes relations to land, and how these processes are rooted in specific historical developments. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Teso sub-region of eastern Uganda, this paper analyses three specific land conflicts and situates them within a broad historical trajectory. I show how each dispute illuminates changes in class relations in Teso since the early 1990s. I argue that this current period of socioeconomic transformation, which includes the formation of a more clearly defined sub-regional middle class and elite, constitutes the most prominent period of social differentiation in Teso since the early 20th century
Fathers 4 Justice [Hardcover] Matt O'Connor (Author)
No full text5 Photographs published within the first book from Matt O'Connor, a freelance marketing consultant and family law campaigner. This is Matt O'Connor's personal account of the most controversial protest movement of recent times, FATHERS 4 JUSTICE. Fearlessly honest and utterly irreverent Matt's own story will appeal to anyone whose family relationships have been torn to pieces by divorce and the family courts system
Book of the Month: Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library
No full textAuthor: Nick Kelson-Packer Weber State University Our book of the month recommendation is Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library. Imagine slipping into a parallel world where instead of getting that chocolate sundae at your local ice cream parlor, you instead opted for a parfait somewhere else. This choice then led you to meet someone new, someone who invites you to join them in exotic, overseas adventures. That is the premise of Matt Haig’s new book, The Midnight Library. Matt Haig is a reno..
Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: 2024 Cook Prize Gold Medal Winners
No full textAuthor Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson\u27s video for The Book of Turtles (Clarion)https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cook/1012/thumbnail.jp
Matt de la Peña Josette Frank Award 2022 Acceptance Speech
No full textAuthor Matt de la Peña wins the Josette Frank Award (for young readers) 2022 for Milo Imagines the World from Bank Street College Children\u27s Book Committee.
The Josette Frank Award
This award for fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally. The award has been given annually since 1943. Josette Frank, the editor of anthologies for children, served for many years as the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America of which this committee was a part.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/1001/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Matt Mendez
No full textMatt Mendez, author of Twitching Heart, a collection of short stories, and Barely Missing Everythin
Recall this Book 61: A Conversation with Matt Karp about Class Dealignments
No full textWe are delighted to begin the Brahmin Left series with Matt Karp, historian at Princeton, author of This Vast Southern Empire and a perennially thought-provoking essayist about the complex 19th and 20th century genealogies of contemporary American politics: "The Politics of a Second Gilded Age" is the essay that links most closely to this conversation
Anders Kristian Munk on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz
No full textIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Anders Kristian Munk speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ander’s journey from human geography to Techno-Anthropology.Anders Kristian Munk is an anthropologist, associate professor, and the director of The Techno-Anthropology Lab at Aalborg University in Copenhagen. He holds degrees in ethnology and human geography, with a PhD from the University of Oxford, and previously worked at the SciencesPo médialab in Paris and the Danish Technical University.He is the co-author of Controversy Mapping: A Field Guide, which introduces readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media
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