Centre of African Studies thesis and dissertation collection
Founded in 1963, the Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh is the only such academic unit in Scotland dedicated to the study of Africa. Drawing on a proud history of links between Scotland and Africa, from the missionaries who played a major role in southern Africa to the African leaders, such as Julius Nyerere, who studied at Edinburgh, the Centre of African Studies brings together African expertise from across the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and more widely. In turn, the Centre seeks to relate African Studies to the wider community, through links with NGOs and major educational and cultural organisations in Africa and Scotland.
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Recent Submissions
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Aligners, lovers and deceptors: aspirations and strategies of young urban hustlers in the Gambia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-05)This study investigates young Gambians’ social and economic aspirations. It considers how young Gambians’ aspirations are shaped and negotiated, and the strategies they employ to achieve their objectives. Whilst existing ... -
Standing on one leg: mobility, money and power in East Africa’s Somali social networks
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-28)My thesis examines dynamics of inclusion and exclusion within Somali social networks in East Africa. It focuses on Somali mobility patterns and financial practices to draw insights on the maintenance, reproduction, and ... -
“There’s always going to be that political filtering”: the emergence of Second Generation Surveillance for HIV/AIDS, data from Uganda, and the relationship between evidence and global health policy
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-05)Background: It is widely acknowledged that Uganda was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to experience a significant decline in HIV seroprevalence in the 1990s. Framed as the initial ‘success story’ in the history ... -
Black economic empowerment and changes in ownership and control in South Africa’s mining industry
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-28)This study investigates how white and foreign-owned mining companies have complied with the Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and Mining Charter, the core of the Broad- Based Black Economic Empowerment ... -
Perspectives on teacher professional development : a study of the experiences and perceptions of black teachers in South Africa
(The University of Edinburgh, 1996) -
Learning to Work? : changing discourses on education and training in South Africa, 1976-96
(The University of Edinburgh, 1996) -
Transforming rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe: experiences of Fast Track Land Reform, 2000-2012
(The University of Edinburgh, 2015-11-25)This thesis examines the livelihood outcomes of Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP). It asks, what has happened to rural livelihoods following land redistribution; how did land occupations and redistribution ... -
Development and role of trade unions in a developing economy: the case of Ghana
(The University of Edinburgh, 1968) -
Human disturbances and vegetation dynamics in the Narok district of Kenya
(The University of Edinburgh, 1991) -
History of post-war western education incolonial Malawi 1945-61 : a study of the formulation and application of policy
(The University of Edinburgh, 1984) -
Mayibuye iAfrika! : a grounded theology of land restitution in South Africa
(The University of Edinburgh, 1997) -
History of cotton-growing in East and Central Africa : British demand, African supply
(The University of Edinburgh, 1993)Based on extensive UK and African archival research and a wide survey of secondary sources, this thesis examines various aspects of African cotton production from prehistoric to modern times. Its main emphasis is on ... -
European support for the opposition to closer union of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland, with special reference to the period from 1945-1953
(The University of Edinburgh, 1988)This dissertation is a study of the interplay of Imperial, Colonial and Settler politics in support of, and in opposition to the establishment of a united white ruled central Africa. Accordingly, consideration of African ... -
Women, the peasantry and the state in Ethiopia
(The University of Edinburgh, 1990)This thesis is based on fieldwork carried out in 1988-89 in a rural community within Menz, a highland Amhara society of Northern Shewa, Ethiopia. It considers two sets of interactions operative in a Peasants' Association. ... -
Assimilation of European immigrants into Southern Rhodesia
(The University of Edinburgh, 1963) -
Government and change in colonial Lesotho : a study of institutions of government, with particular reference to the National Council
(The University of Edinburgh, 1987) -
Technological change and rural development: a case study in Lesotho
(The University of Edinburgh, 1982) -
Black America in White South Africa : church and state reaction to the A.M.E. Church in Cape Colony and Transvaal, 1896-1910
(The University of Edinburgh, 1978)The 1976 wave of riots in the South African townships, the Black Consciousness Movement with its attendant slogan of Amanbla Ngawethu (the power is ours) and the raised, clenched fist were reminiscent of scenes in the ... -
Church and state in the development of Uwanda. Tanzania. 1894-1915
(The University of Edinburgh, 1978)This thesis examines the way in which two exogenous institutions, Church and State, have influenced both the development and the underdevelopment of Uwanda, a remote area of South Western Tanzania. It is concerned with ... -
Local government and the politics of development in Botswana
(The University of Edinburgh, 1978)
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