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The potential of agriculture and land reform to generate jobs
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Extremely high levels of unemployment contribute to poverty and inequality, and are one of South Africa’s most intractable problems. Can the agricultural sector help to address the problem? And how can land reform be ...
The rise of Soya in Zambia and the integration of smallholder farmers
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)
After six decades of policy experimentation, and efforts to promote economic diversification and reduce the country’s over-reliance on copper mining, Zambia has failed to fully capitalise on the country’s agricultural ...
Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business
(International Water Management Institute (IWMI)., 2018)
For over a century, debates about the relation between farm size, mode of farming and land productivity have shaped agrarian policies, programs and research across the world. Until the 2000s, the pendulum tended to swing ...
Digital literacy: The quest of an inclusive definition
(AOSIS, 2018)
Forces of globalisation and economic competition enhanced by, among others, the
digital technologies, are radically transforming the social context. Digital technologies are
characterised by a powerful and pervasive ...
Submission to the Constitutional Review Committee
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2018)
After the riot? Rancière, Hamilton, and radical politics
(Penn State University Press, 2018)
In recent years, political forces from the Occupy movement in North America to the #FeesMustFall student protest in South Africa have attempted to disrupt the political order in the name of democratic equality. Inspired ...
Politics, centralisation and service delivery in urban Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
The politics of urban control has revolved around centralisation since independence in 1980. However, such politics became more pronounced after 2000 owing to the rise of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ...
The role of psychological capital in the relationship between authentic leadership and work engagement
(AOSIS, 2018)
ORIENTATION: The focus on positive psychology in the workplace includes interest in
engagement of employees and the conditions and/or characteristics that explain variance in
engagement levels.
RESEARCH PURPOSE: ...
An exploration of the concept of community and its impact on participatory governance policy and service delivery in poor areas of Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
The inclusion of citizen participation as a means to the equitable delivery of public services has distinguished South Africa’s democratic development trajectory over the last 20 years. While equitable resource allocation ...
The paradox of youth empowerment: Exploring youth intervention programme in Ghana
(Cogent OA, 2018)
Empowerment is a necessary determinant of young people’s participation
in national, regional and district or local level decision-making processes. For
inclusiveness in any social intervention programme, the policy process ...