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- Bjarnesen, Jesper
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Shifting the narrative on African migration : the numbers, the root causes, the alternatives – get them right!
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall message of this policy note is that negative public opinion in Europe is a major obstacle to holistic and sustainable policies relating to African migration. It argues for a shift in wording and perspective away from politicised opinions about immigration, or misplaced ideas of humanitarian responsibilities, towards a more constructive and pragmatic focus on labour migration management.
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Invisibility in African displacements : from structural marginalization to strategies of avoidance
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- African migrants have become increasingly demonised in public debate and political rhetoric. There is much speculation about the incentives and trajectories of Africans on the move, and often these speculations are implicitly or overtly geared towards discouraging and policing their movements. What is rarely understood or scrutinised however, are the intricate ways in which African migrants are marginalised and excluded from public discourse; not only in Europe but in migrant-receiving contexts across the globe.Invisibility in African Displacements offers a series of case studies that explore these dynamics. What tends to be either ignored or demonised in public debates on African migration are the deliberate strategies of avoidance or assimilation that migrants make use of to gain access to the destinations or opportunities they seek, or to remain below the radar of restrictive governance regimes.This books offers fine-grained analysis of the ways in which African migrants negotiate structural and strategic invisibilities, adding innovative approaches to our understanding of both migrant vulnerabilities and resilience.
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- Fisher, Eleanor
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Mapping Academic Literature on Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa : Geographical Biases and Topical Gaps
- 2020
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI AG. - 2071-1050. ; 12:5, s. 1956-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Understanding the capacity for credible, salient and legitimate knowledge production is crucial to support African countries in developing their economies and societies inclusively and sustainably. Here, we aim to quantify the current and historic capacity for African knowledge production to support African development and identify important topical gaps. With a focus on topics relating to Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa (GIGGA), our research mapped how much Africa-focused research is being produced, from where and which African countries have higher or lower supply; and the topical focus of the research, mapping it against the African GIGGA policy discourses visible in government strategies. To do this we undertook a systematic review using a two-stage process, mapping the literature for GIGGA. This resulted in 960 verified citations. Content analysis of core metadata and article abstracts enabled mapping of the research focus. The analysis revealed a significant role for South Africa as both the pre-eminent producer of GIGGA literature as well as the geographic focus of GIGGA research, with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya representing emerging loci of credible, African-relevant knowledge production. Topically, there was a strong emphasis on development, policy and environment while topics important for growth that is inclusive in character were infrequent or absent. Overall the results reinforced the view that investment is needed in research on inclusive green growth, linked to capacity building for knowledge production systems in Africa. Furthermore, from a policy perspective, policy makers and academics need to actively explore best to collaborate to ensure that academic research informs government policy.
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- Fisher, Eleanor
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Uganda : Gold as a (Trans) National Treasure
- 2020
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Ingår i: Global Gold Production Touching Ground. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783030384852 - 9783030384869 ; , s. 225-244
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite the potential of its known gold deposits, Ugnda has no history of large-scale gold mining. Instead, the story of gold focuses largely on informal artisanl and small-scale mining (ASGM) and on the gold trade that extends through the region. Recent changing global trends in gold investment are stimulating the expansion of both refining and industrial extraction. Here we explore how these trends become articulated in the Ugandan context, with a focus on ASGM. Reflecting nationalistic discourse and new planning priorities, government today characterizes gold as a "national treasure" and an engine for development transformation. To this end, and in line with initiatives promoted by multilateral agencies, it seeks to encourage the industrial sector compled with the formalisation of small-scale gold mining. These formalisation dynamics are embedded within a semi-authoritarian regime privileges a (trans)national elite whose interests in gold extend into mining and into (trans)national trade and refining. Against this background, we echo a familiar story where institutional and regulatory capacity is weak, namely that formalisation privileges some gold miners but also reinforces inequalities, undermining potential for equity and discounting the value of the sector for people’s livelihoods.
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- Bereketeab, Redie
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Covid-19 and Eritrea’s Response
- 2020
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Ingår i: Kujenga Amani. - New York : Social Science Research Council. ; :2020-05-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Bjarnesen, Jesper, 1977-
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Côte d'Ivoire
- 2020
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Ingår i: Africa Yearbook Volume 16. - Leiden : Brill Academic Publishers. - 9789004420120 - 9789004430013 ; , s. 72-81
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