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This article critically analyses the evolution ofKenya's constitutionally-legitimised 'Big Man' political culture and its influence on youth political participation. The core thesis of the article is ... youth political participation, beyond voting, while making them susceptible to manipulation by politicians. In exploring this thesis, the article's guiding research question is: Beyond voting, how has the
Critical Legal Studies suggests that any serious legal advocacy must critically engage with the social and political subtext of the law in order to yield positive outcomes. This suggestion is equally ... laws constituted a philosophy of political homophobia and how this philosophy strategically favoured the political and economic interests of the colonial project across all of the British Empire. In view
marginalizes religion as a private or non-political concern. For over a century, a dominant assumption among social scientists is that secularization is strongly associated with modernization, with religion ... at ensuring that research is not used to support one’s beliefs or preferences, or specific political or social agendas. Yet, axiological neutrality is not easy to attain, especially in the social
billionaire entrepreneurs (e.g., Jack Ma) could mitigate political economy as well as financial frictions via capital injections from foreign venture capitalists. By building a unique database, I report that (i ... Economics and Political Science (LSE). This paper has been presented with helpful comments and feedbacks at Growth and Development Seminar , LSE (May, 2018) , Government- Business Symposium, Hunan Business
social interchange and the direct involvement of civil society in political processes are two dimensions of democracy driving such effect. We additionally observe that entrepreneurship is sensitive to both ... political processes, which enhances institutional trust, are two channels driving the positive effect. We also find that entrepreneurship is sensitive to both contemporaneous and historical level of
. Interestingly, we find no significant relationship between governor party and venture creation. However, we find that when the governor and legislature were unified in their political party — irrespective of ... political environment — party affiliation and discretion — impacted new venture creation within the food and restaurant industry, which is an important indicator of economic recovery. Using a publicly
socioeconomic benefits both for the refugees and for their host countries (OECD, 2019a) . Refugee entrepreneurship has received growing academic and political attention as a topic of its own (Abebe, 2023 ... , comprehensive quantitative studies and focused analyses on everyday strategies for refugees’ labor market integration are needed, especially intercountry studies that can inform and inspire political action and
sovereignty that empowered them to design their own political, educational and development policies. Consequently, the right to development in Francophone Africa remains a mere aspiration given that ... resources has hitherto been in the hands of the French. As a result, despite the political reforms for independence, the essential goal was to preserve French post-colonial domination.7 I contend that if
entrepreneurial identities in relation to their interpretations. Relying on the life story narratives of 21 women entrepreneurs, we analyse social, political and institutional opportunity structures and the ... environment’ and categorised into three types—social, political and institutional—based on the literature review (Koopmans and Statham, 2000; Hooghe, 2005; Nicolini, 2012) . In this analysis, we treated
A human rights perspective to this article intertwines the rights to information and political participation. It deals with the intersections between the provision of civic and voter education (CVE ... ; digital rights; electoral democracy; election management body; digital divide; political participation; technological systems 1 Introduction The holding of competitive, periodic, inclusive and
. According to this value one is his or her brother's or sister's keeper. This philosophy, which developed into a way of life, was expressed before the period of Enlightenment in Europe, considered as ... 'Reconciliation as a political value' (2007) 38 Journal of Social Philosophy 211-12. [ Links ] 29 R Oelofsen 'Afro-communitarianism and the nature of reconciliation' PhD thesis, Rhodes University, 2013 49
contested at a political level: the ?hockey stick? graph???showing how high recent temperatures are compared with the past 2,000?years???is perhaps an exemplar. Clearly there is no simple catch-all answer ... ambiguities would seem to leave the door open to delay and debate over any new environmental legislation in the US, something that is particularly challenging in a political environment starting from the
political party or any grouping within it. Failing that, the social fabric and moral and ethical fibre of the affected communities would be ruptured.Keywords : Constitution; court; customary law; traditional ... , dictated who became a king, queen or traditional leader at any particular time.41 In many ways, the chosen person had to fit into the ideological and political mould of the ruling elite in order to enjoy
This is a review of the impact of the drastic reforms in 1992 on Tanzania's constitutional and socio-political scene, specifically upon the right to freedom of political participation. Using a ... standards. It debates the issue as to whether in practice the one-party political system allowed free and unimpeded participation in the public decision making. It is argued that this legacy has not been done
Hybrid ownership—sharing partial business ownership with the state—is a new form of political connections that entrepreneurs in developing countries may employ to improve their access to key ... agency costs. Also, the involvement of the state in firm governance reduces the benefits gained from having state ownership. Hybrid firms; Political connections; Firm performance; Vietnam; Weak
particular interest in the relations of power and the political consequences that are inherent in such cultural practices” (Barker, 2004, p. xix) . Apart from the cultural studies approach, culture appears ... entrepreneurship impacts societal or regional inequality (Halvarrsson et al., 2018; Lippman et al., 2005), which is at the core of disciplines such as sociology and political science. This argument holds not only
The eventful defeat of the Kenya African National Union political party in the 2002 general elections ushered in a new era for Kenya. With the change of regime an opportunity for transitional justice ... political differences among the political elite, this path of transitional justice proved not to be as easy as contemplated. The report and recommendations by the task force were shelved and the sentiments
, politicians have found the LGBTI community as easy prey to launch their political careers or stay in power.31 The scope and contents of the Bill defy the reasoning behind the Bill, which is considered below ... assigned to males and females at birth.36 Also, to uphold the Ghanaian family values is to recognise that the chieftaincy institution is the ultimate source of political and traditional authority in Ghanaian
the economic, political, and other spheres in kinship terms, or as Fox argues, “kinship is to anthropology what logic is to philosophy and the nude is to art” (1983, p. 10). Following Carsten, kinship ... economy that is held together by smallscale credit arrangements among a class of traders, and the “prince” as the type that emerged from the indigenous aristocracy, who moved from political leadership to
deemed unfair, considering that the African Charter was drafted to take account of the unique African culture and legal philosophy and, hence, was directed towards addressing particular African needs and ... operational interest in that it refuses to take into account the philosophy of the architecture put in place. Before making suggestions on how to improve the system, one should first make sure that it exists