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Category: Social Sciences

Land ownership rights: A barrier to gender equality and economic empowerment of Ugandan women
Decent work and economic growth / Gender equality / News / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

Land ownership rights: A barrier to gender equality and economic empowerment of Ugandan women

Dragica Dimovaby Dragica DimovaJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Gender and economic inequalities are still very pervasive within countries across the world. Despite the considerable progress made on promoting women’s economic empowerment and reducing …

Tracking environmental crimes in Ghana
Applied Sciences / Good health and well-being / Life on land / News / Responsible consumption and production / Social Sciences

Tracking environmental crimes in Ghana

Anna Pokornáby Anna PokornáJanuary 14, 2022

Ghana is the leading producer of minerals, especially gold in Africa. But more than 35% of the country’s minerals are extracted by small-scale miners, most …

Girls drop out of school because of menstruation
Good health and well-being / Natural Sciences / Social Sciences

Girls drop out of school because of menstruation

Anna Pokornáby Anna PokornáJanuary 13, 2022January 18, 2022

Silence about menstruation In many countries in the Global South menstruation is still perceived as taboo. During the time of menstruation girls and women must …

COVID-19’s extra torture on Kenya’s elderly
Good health and well-being / Natural Sciences / News / No poverty / Social Sciences

COVID-19’s extra torture on Kenya’s elderly

Verah Okeyoby Verah OkeyoDecember 29, 2021January 16, 2022

In the thick trees on the outskirts of Kisumu City in Kenya, a hut is as isolated as the 76-year-old woman who owns and lives …

Maria Eriksson-Baaz: ”We should reformulate development studies as a field that mainly analyses the vast development industry and really work at globalizing the other disciplines”
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Maria Eriksson-Baaz: ”We should reformulate development studies as a field that mainly analyses the vast development industry and really work at globalizing the other disciplines”

Arne Wangelby Arne WangelNovember 23, 2021January 11, 2022

DDRN.dk earlier covered the intervention of Professor Maria Eriksson-Baaz, Uppsala University, Sweden, during the roundtable ”Development Thinking in Flux – Continuity and/or Change” at the …

The Neo-Colonialism in Development Studies
News / Social Sciences

The Neo-Colonialism in Development Studies

Namrata Acharyaby Namrata AcharyaNovember 17, 2021January 11, 2022

Despite the Global South being the breeding ground for research in development studies, there is a marked underrepresentation of researchers from the region in the …

Globalize the disciplines! Decolonize development studies!
News / Opinions / Partnerships for the goals / Social Sciences

Globalize the disciplines! Decolonize development studies!

Arne Wangelby Arne WangelOctober 14, 2021February 18, 2022

https://ddrn.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DevRes2021cut.mp4 What is left of “development” with an ever-expanding development agenda through the SDGs? What does the expansion mean for our understanding of “development” and …

Humans and Waste: Reconfiguring the city through recycling
Opinions / Responsible consumption and production / Social Sciences

Humans and Waste: Reconfiguring the city through recycling

Maria Francisca Calderon Franchiby Maria Francisca Calderon FranchiJuly 12, 2021January 12, 2022

For almost a decade, in the center of the city of Copenhagen, a community has established themself in the area of «Fredens Havn» (Port of …

The impact of the corona crisis is uneven – women are hit hard
News / Social Sciences

The impact of the corona crisis is uneven – women are hit hard

Mette Molgaard Henriksenby Mette Molgaard HenriksenJune 3, 2021January 12, 2022

The corona pandemic is like a magnifying glass making visible a range of problems. Vulnerable groups are becoming even more vulnerable, in Denmark and in …

Sexual violence against refugees – South Sudanese women and girls in the Bidibidi settlement, Uganda
Gender equality / News / Social Sciences

Sexual violence against refugees – South Sudanese women and girls in the Bidibidi settlement, Uganda

Elena Manteby Elena ManteJune 2, 2021January 12, 2022

Women and girls fleeing from conflict or crisis areas mostly experience or witness crimes and violence in their home country as well as during the …

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