New article published 2018
I’m glad to share with you this recent article: Improving local land governance? Exploring the linkages between land governance reforms, institutional pluralism and tenure security in Burundi
I’m glad to share with you this recent article: Improving local land governance? Exploring the linkages between land governance reforms, institutional pluralism and tenure security in Burundi
Framing identity in contestations over land in post-repatriation settings: The case of southern Burundi The shift from violence to peace in Burundi has been marked by heavy contestations over land as a result of mass displacement and repatriation (see Kamungi, Oketch & Huggins, 2005). To facilitate policy-making, these land disputes have been framed by different … More My recent research article on Displacement-related land disputes in Burundi
Burundi – Forced Displacement – Land Conflicts …. 05th June 2017 on the Natural Resources-Conflict Nexus Blog
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After a long history of violence and undemocratic governance, thanks to the constitutional reform, institutional changes and the promotion of human rights and gender inclusion by NGOs and civil society organizations in the aftermath of the 1993-2005 civil war, there have been new practices in local governance in Burundi. In 2014, during my fieldwork in rural … More Great memories from my PhD fieldwork in Burundi’s hills: Elections of community representatives
Liz Storer is a 3rd year PhD researcher at the Department of International Development, LSE. Anna C. Shoemaker is a 4th year PhD researcher at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University. What’s the general area of your doctoral theses? Anna: I am looking at how pastoralists interacted with landscapes over the last […] … More Fascinating and valuable insights about field work realities in African settings
Lets talk development blog by Klaus Deininger Land and property lie at the center of many of today’s pressing development challenges. Consider that at most 10% of land in rural Africa is reliably registered. At this week‘s annual Land and Poverty Conference here at the World Bank, we will hear how this vast gap in … More Of Land and Poverty …
We are on a ten-day tour of Death Valley, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. But first, after all twelve of us met in Las Vegas, we toured Valley of Fire State Park, about 90 minute drive north of Las Vegas. We timed our arrival time just an hour before the sunset to capture the … More Amazing, Isn’t it? Thanks for sharing this !
The Young African Researchers in Agriculture (YARA) network brings together young and early career African researchers in agriculture from all over the Continent in a new peer network. The Initiative was launched in 2014 at the African Union Head Quarters in Addis Ababa and was inspired by the need to support and promote young scholars on … More YARA : New Emerging Multi-disciplinary Scientific Network in Africa