Essays about: "Social problems uganda"

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  1. 1. The dangerous path to school and empowerment: a case study investigating the difficulties of empowerment in education for girls in West Kalungu County District, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linnea Hay; [2019]
    Keywords : Girls’ education; Uganda; Empowerment; qualitative case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Getting girls to go to and ​stay​ in school is a worldwide issue - predominantly in the global south where it is a particular problem in Sub-saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is also one of gender, as the majority of children who do not have access/go to school are female. READ MORE

  3. 2. Information Dissemination and Active Citizenship: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Petter Sundqvist; [2018-10-08]
    Keywords : Social Accountability; Participation; Information; Public Service Delivery; Difference-in-Difference; Propensity Score Matching;

    Abstract : Information constraints are seen as serious impediments to the ability of citizens to hold politicians accountable. In this thesis, I study an intervention in Uganda where scorecards describing the performance of local politicians are disseminated to the constituencies of randomly selected local politicians. READ MORE

  4. 3. A critical analysis of the alternative energy-poverty discourse with a case of Kasese district in Uganda: New sites, actors, identities, language, and visions of power

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Adventino Banjwa; [2017]
    Keywords : Alternative energy technologies; Poverty Alleviation; Sustainable Development; Post-development theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Uganda; Kasese district; Champion District Initiative.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : One of the central themes in recent sustainable Development debates is the idea that alternative energy technological solutions can also alleviate poverty in parts of the global South. This idea is earmarked in this study as the alternative energy-poverty discourse. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Socio-Economic Problems Faced by Urban Refugees: A Case Study of Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alex Banyijaho Muzoozi; [2016]
    Keywords : Socio-economic problems; Urban refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-economic problems faced by urban refugees with a case study of Kampala Uganda. Under this topic, participants were asked why they live in unrecognized areas, why they never lived in settlements and why urban refugees are not visible to humanitarian agencies. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Fiscal Consequences of Peace: Taxation and veto power in post-conflict countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jakob Frizell; [2016]
    Keywords : post-conflict recovery; veto players; power-sharing; fiscal policy; tax revenue; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Effective and fair taxation is imperative for development and thus sustainable peace in post-conflict countries; yet there is a glaring paucity of generalizable research on the subject. Drawing on theories from Political Economy and Comparative Politics this thesis investigates how political veto powers affect these states’ ability to mobilize domestic resources. READ MORE