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Paint on their lips Paint-sniffers, good citizens and public space in Brisbane
(The Australian Sociological Association, 2006)This article describes structured responses to young Indigenous people whose paint-sniffing in Brisbane attracts public attention. It gives an emic account of the sniffers’ responses to these processes and argues that ... -
Local Integration as a Durable Solution? The Case of Rwandan Refugees in Uganda
(IOB, 2017-12)Despite multiple attempts over the last 15 years, Uganda has been unable to find a durable solution for a group of approximately 17,000 Rwandan refugees living on its soil. The cessation of their refugee status has been ... -
Perceived effects of drought on household food security in South-western Uganda: Coping responses and determinants
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-05-03)Food insecurity is a region–wide problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, exacerbated by severe drought, with devastating impacts at the household level. However, farmers' coping strategies and their determinants remain under– documented. ... -
Oil-Induced Land Compensation Dispossession and Women’s Experiences in Albertine Graben, Uganda
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, 2018-11)In the last thirteen years since the discovery of oil and gas resources in Uganda, numerous developments have taken place to pave way for the development of oil and gas sector which necessitated land acquisition. In ... -
Land Grabbing and Oil Industry, Implications for Women’s Land Rights and Oil Industry in Uganda
(Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD), 2018-12)The discovery of oil in any country is met with joy and jubilation for its prospective contribution to development. This is no different for Uganda. The need for land to pave way for oil exploitation and exploration as ... -
Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy
(MDPI, 2019-03-27)We consider the different types of rent-seeking practices in emerging oil economies, and discuss how they contribute to social conflict and a local resource curse in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. The rent-seeking ...
