Showing papers in "Journal of Asian and African Studies in 2021"
TL;DR: The outbreak and spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is probably the most serious global challenge since World War II as mentioned in this paper, while research has paid considerable attention to the technical, epidemio...
Abstract: The outbreak and spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is probably the most serious global challenge since World War II. While research has paid considerable attention to the technical, epidemio...
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of hate speech on election violence has not received adequacy, although poor governance, exclusionary politics and electoral malpractice affect election violence, the effect has not yet been considered.
Abstract: Although research has considered how poor governance, exclusionary politics and electoral malpractice affect election violence, the effect of hate speech on election violence has not received adequ...
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Abstract: This article develops a critical analysis of the colonial world of the postcolonial historians whose works inadvertently contribute to the process of reconstituting the colonial construction of tri...
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TL;DR: The authors employed both descriptive statistics and the multivariate probit model to estimate factors constrain agricultural productivity in the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural productivity and found that adverse effects are on the increase.
Abstract: The adverse effects of climate change on agricultural productivity are on the increase This study employed both descriptive statistics and the multivariate probit model to estimate factors constra
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TL;DR: In this article, the occurrence of drought is expected to increase in coming decades, intensifying in severity, duration and the way it affects agricultural productivity in uMsinga region.
Abstract: Drought is a major challenge threatening agricultural productivity in uMsinga. The occurrence of drought is expected to increase in coming decades, intensifying in severity, duration and the way pe...
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TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to capture the challenges faced by young informal traders in Bindura town, Zimbabwe, where the authors were motivated by the lack of attention to the challenges they faced.
Abstract: The objective of the study was to capture the challenges that are faced by young informal traders in Bindura town, Zimbabwe. The study was motivated by the lack of attention to the challenges faced...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that traditional universities are often interrogated on their pedagogic underpinnings, while universities of technology are often left unchallenged on knowledge production.
Abstract: Traditional universities are often interrogated on their pedagogic underpinnings, while universities of technology are often left unchallenged on knowledge production. Universities of technology ar...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the elite construction of cultural landscapes in Harare has been examined, and it is shown that since assuming the reins of power in the Zimbabwe African Nation Union (ZANU), Robert Mugabe invented a politi...
Abstract: This article examines the elite construction of cultural landscapes in Harare. Since assuming the reins of power in the Zimbabwe African Nation Union (ZANU) in 1977, Robert Mugabe invented a politi...
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TL;DR: The authors examines current discourses on the role of the bridewealth in subordinating women and the implications of gender justice advocacy that privilege the undoing of this practice, and concludes that "the role of gender inequality in subordination of women is not limited to women, but also to men".
Abstract: This article examines current discourses on the role of the bridewealth in subordinating women and the implications of gender justice advocacy that privilege the undoing of this practice. In northe...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the challenges from Islamist militants have been an integral part of Bangladesh's political landscape since the 1980s, and Islamist militancy has passed through different phases of silent and active forms.
Abstract: Challenges from Islamist militants have been an integral part of Bangladesh’s political landscape since the 1980s. Islamist militancy has passed through different phases of silent and active forms,...
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TL;DR: In 2017, Robert Gabriel Mugabe resigned as the President of Zimbabwe in 2017 after being in office since 1980 when Zimbabwe gained independence from British colonial rule as discussed by the authors and implemented various policie...
Abstract: Robert Gabriel Mugabe resigned as the President of Zimbabwe in 2017 after being in office since 1980 when Zimbabwe gained independence from British colonial rule. Mugabe implemented various policie...
TL;DR: Armed banditry is prevalent in Nigeria as discussed by the authors and it has competed with insurgency for the soul of Nigeria's national security. Contemporary trajectories of armed bandits in Nigeria have been full of complic...
Abstract: Armed banditry is prevalent in Nigeria. It has competed with insurgency for the soul of Nigeria’s national security. Contemporary trajectories of armed banditry in Nigeria have been full of complic...
TL;DR: Since donning the mantle of authority, Russian President Vladlenko has taken actions which have uninhibitedly been geared at reasserting Russia's hegemony around the world as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Since donning the mantle of authority, President Putin has taken actions which have uninhibitedly been geared at reasserting Russia’s hegemony around the world. Putin’s Look East policy stems from ...
TL;DR: In this article, historical animosities regarding another country relevant for foreign policy in the face of changes in the security environment are discussed. But, the authors focus on the changes in security environment and do not address the issues related to foreign policy.
Abstract: To what degree are historical animosities regarding another country relevant for foreign policy in the face of changes in the security environment? This paper seeks to answer this question in the c...
TL;DR: In Africa, many countries have adopted technology in the conduct of elections so as to improve efficiency and deter malpractice However, electoral disputes and violence continue to recur even wher elections are conducted.
Abstract: In Africa, many countries have adopted technology in the conduct of elections so as to improve efficiency and deter malpractice However, electoral disputes and violence continue to recur even wher
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the criminalization of street vendors in Abuja, Nigeria and drew on the debate on informality, legality and rights to highlight the tensions surrounding the law as a mode of
Abstract: The article examines the criminalization of street vendors in Abuja, Nigeria It draws on the debate on informality, legality and rights, to highlight the tensions surrounding the law as a mode of
TL;DR: The efficacy of indigenous knowledge and local participation has been argued to be some of the pathways to curbing the present indigenous community development impasse as mentioned in this paper, and an in-depth qualit...
Abstract: The efficacy of indigenous knowledge and local participation has been argued to be some of the pathways to curbing the present indigenous community development impasse. Employing an in-depth qualit...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze poverty issues in rural households of India sampled purposively from the perspective of per capita monthly consumption expenditure and decompose the decomposition of pover...
Abstract: The paper aims to analyze poverty issues in rural households of India sampled purposively from the perspective of per capita Monthly Consumption Expenditure. In addition, the decomposition of pover...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which the complaints system under regulatory oversight of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) in Thailand was robust to corruption.
Abstract: Grounded in 41 semi-structured interviews, this article examines the extent to which the complaints system under regulatory oversight of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) in Thail...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the present-day problematic of gender-biased street names as prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa's cityscapes, highlighting the abundance of masculine street names, as opposed to femin...
Abstract: This article explores the present-day problematic of gender-biased street names as prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa’s cityscapes. That is, the abundance of masculine street names as opposed to femin...
TL;DR: In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after the Arab Spring, monarchy has turned out to be a far stronger negative predictor of destabilization than it was before 2011 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after the Arab Spring, monarchy has turned out to be a far stronger negative predictor of destabilization than it was before 2011. For the MENA, th...
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new possibilities and opportuniti... as mentioned in this paper, and India and Africa have been sharing a multidimensional relationship of cooperation and friendship since the ancient civilizations.
Abstract: India and Africa have been sharing a multidimensional relationship of cooperation and friendship since the ancient civilizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new possibilities and opportuniti...
TL;DR: In this paper, international student mobility programs, such as Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), are used to influence international students' beliefs about and attitudes toward the host country, and they aim to influence students' opinions about and beliefs about the country.
Abstract: Through international student mobility programs, such as Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), countries aim to influence international students’ beliefs about and attitudes toward the host country. In t...
TL;DR: There is a perception that soap operas are progressively infusing dominant social values and ideas while constructing and positioning indigenous cultures as peripheral and inconsistent with moderni... as mentioned in this paper, which is not supported by evidence.
Abstract: There is a perception that soap operas are progressively infusing dominant social values and ideas while constructing and positioning indigenous cultures as peripheral and inconsistent with moderni...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors employ steps-to-war theory to analyze interstate wars in the Middle East by adding an additional escalating step: state sponsorship of non-state actors, which they call non-cooperative states.
Abstract: I employ Steps-to-War theory to analyze interstate wars in the Middle East by adding an additional escalating step: state sponsorship of non-state actors. Remarkably, however, the present scholarsh...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determine the effectiveness of visual multimedia in promoting security awareness, alertness and behavioural intention towards kidnapping prevention measures among the participants in a group of participants in an event.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of visual multimedia in promoting security awareness, alertness and behavioural intention towards kidnapping prevention measures among secon...
TL;DR: Using the Feasible Generalized Least Squares econometric method, this paper analyzed the impact of climate change on economic growth in Vietnam's coastal South Central region over the period of 2006-2010.
Abstract: Using the Feasible Generalized Least Squares econometric method, the paper analyzes the impact of climate change on economic growth in Vietnam’s coastal South Central region over the period of 2006...
TL;DR: In the Global South, the loss of jobs in the older sectors is no... as mentioned in this paper, however, in this region, the old and uncompetitive sectors and the creation of new ones in their wake.
Abstract: Capitalist progress implies the destruction of the old and uncompetitive sectors and the creation of new ones in their wake. However, in the Global South the loss of jobs in the older sectors is no...
TL;DR: In this paper, the ascendency of Abiy Ahmed as a new chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Democratic Forum (ERDF) was described as the beginning of a significant political transition in Ethiopia.
Abstract: Ethiopia is currently undergoing a significant political transition, a transition that began with the ascendency of Abiy Ahmed as a new chairman of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic F...