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Social sciences as imperialism: analysis of the global economic crisis of 2008 and development gaps in The Third World States
(Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University : Department of Information Technologies, 2016)
Every theory is meant to satisfy a purpose. This is germane in social sciences where globalised theories are, in most cases environmentally determined. Theorists in social sciences in their attempts to globalise their ...
Spoils and meritocracy: post-apartheid challenges in the South African public service
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2016)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa calls for equality for every citizen in the country. However, 22 years into democracy, there are perceived injustices in the public service at all levels of government. This ...
Politics of biopiracy: an adventure into hoodia/xhoba patenting in southern Africa
(African Networks Ethnomedicines, 2017)
Background: Africa is being described as the wretched of the earth, despite this, the continent is endowed with natural resources, dynamic ecosystem, and different species of plants and animals, and species derivatives. ...
Paris agreement (PA) on climate change and South Africa's coal-energy complex: issues at stake
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
After two decades of unduly prolonged negotiations that characterized the Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, the international system only recently witnessed a substantive globally acceptable climate regime, the ...
Marsupial babies in the midst of plenty: America's dominance by design in the Gulf of Guinea
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
The leitmotif of the United States of America (US) in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is to have total control of fossil fuel in the region. In doing so, it has established the Africa Command (Africom) to replace the three ...
An assessment of socio-cultural aspect of large scale food production policies and politics in Africa
(Center Transylvanian Studies, 2017)
Africa was identified as a food basket at the turn of the 21st century. This led to land grabbing in the continent in a bid to ensure "global food security"/food sovereignty. From a liberal theoretical perspective, Africa ...
Extremist ideology, political violence and women access to education in Africa: insights from North-East Nigeria
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)
The outbreak of violence has always generates untoward consequences for the education sector, impacting negatively on safety of learning environment, security of teachers and students alike. Underscoring the linkage between ...
Edia discourse on women and political participation in Nigeria in the context of feminist theory: an assessment
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)
Discourse on women and the discrimination that they suffer in social relations continue to animate discussion about the roles and place of women across societies especially in Africa. It is within the context of the discourse ...
The psychological trauma inflicted by Boko Haram insurgancy in the North Eastern Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)
Divergent views emerge on the rationale behind Boko Haram Islamic insurgency in Nigeria. Some see it as an attempt to Islamise the secular Nigerian state, while some believe it to be an attempt to change the status quo in ...
Sovereign wealth fund and fiscal federalism in Nigeria (2011-14): an assessment of contending issues
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
After more than half a century as a leading oil-producing nation in Africa, Nigeria followed the footsteps of most natural resources rich countries (particularly crude-oil) by establishing the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). ...