African Studies Collection

The African Studies Collection includes PhD dissertations rewritten for a broader audience, monographs, edited volumes, and high-quality master’s theses. Unfortunately we no longer accept publications for this series

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Remembering research realities: celebrating the Research Master’s African Studies, Leiden University
 D. Drengh; T.D. Hendriks; R.A.R.L. Verbuyst; H. Wels
(African studies collection; Issue: 86, 2025)

Politics and governance of the ‘Reform Agenda’ in Ethiopia, 2018-2023: exploratory studies
 G.J. Abbink
(African studies collection; Issue: 85, 2024)
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Dangerous liaisons: navigating women's land rights and disputes
 D. Isinta
(African studies collection; Issue: 84, 2024)
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Rural women's legal empowerment through digital technology
 R. Okello
(African studies collection; Issue: 83, 2023)
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Human trafficking in Nigeria 1960-2020 : pattern, people, purpose and places
 P. Aweto; F. Carchedi; A. Akinyoade
(African studies collection; Issue: 82, 2023)
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Where have the midwives gone?: everyday histories of Voetvroue in Johannesburg
 T. Botes
(African studies collection; Issue: 81, 2022)
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Language and education in Africa : a fresh approach to the debates on language, education, and cultural identity
 B. van Pinxteren
(African studies collection; Issue: 80, 2022)
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Living with the legacy of displacement: an exploration of non-return and the long-term effects of displacement on social life in Pabo, northern Uganda
 J.M. Kwaks
(African studies collection; Issue: 79, 2022)
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Visualizing the body : photographic clues and the cultural fluidity of Mbopo institution 1914-2014
 N.S. Udo
(African studies collection; Issue: 78, 2021)
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Oath taking and the transnationalism of silence among Edo female sex workers in Italy
 C.A. Olufade
(African studies collection; Issue: 77, 2020)
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Common threads : fabrics made-in-India for Africa
 M. Venkatachalam; R. Modi; J. Salazar
(African studies collection; Issue: 76, 2020)
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The many hidden faces of extreme poverty : inclusion and exclusion of extreme poor people in development interventions in Bangladesh, Benin and Ethiopia
 A. Altaf
(African studies collection; Issue: 75, 2019)
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Monuments of power : the North Korean origin of nationalist monuments in Namibia and Zimbabwe
 T.A. van der Hoog
(African studies collection; Issue: 74, 2019)
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A new laager for a new South Africa : Afrikaans film and the imagined boundaries of Afrikanerdom
 A. Steyn
(African studies collection; Issue: 73, 2019)
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Reimagining the dream : decolonising academia by putting the last first
 N. Omarjee
(African studies collection; Issue: 72, 2018)
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Does democracy help Africa? : an inquiry into multiparty democracy, political settlement, and economic development in Africa
 M. Koper
(African studies collection; Issue: 71, 2018)
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More than just an object : a material analysis of the return and retention of Namibian skulls from Germany
 L.A. Faber-Jonker
(African studies collection; Issue: 70, 2018)
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"Home is always home" : (former) street youth in Blantyre, Malawi, and the fluidity of constructing home
 T.D. Hendriks
(African studies collection; Issue: 69, 2017)
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Entrepreneurs by the grace of God : life and work of seamstresses in Bolgatanga, Ghana
 M. van 't Wout
(African studies collection; Issue: 68, 2018)
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Copper, borders and nation-building : the Katangese factor in Zambian political and economic history
 E. Guene
(African studies collection; Issue: 67, 2017)
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Performing asylum : theatre of testimony in South Africa
 P. Maedza
(African studies collection; Issue: 66, 2017)
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Cyclone resilient landscape "the case of Vatomandry, Madagascar
 E. Bergstra; R. Hornman
(African studies collection; Issue: 65, 2017)
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Bridging the gap between bird conservation and sustainable development : perceptions and participation of rural people in Burkina Faso's Sahel region
 M. van den Bergh
(African studies collection; Issue: 64, 2016)
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Monument of nature? : an ethnography of the World Heritage of Mt. Kenya
 M. van den Akker
(African studies collection; Issue: 63, 2016)
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Philosophic sagacity and intercultural philosophy : beyond Henry Odera Oruka
 P.M. Mosima
(African studies collection; Issue: 62, 2016)
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Forged in the Great War : people, transport, and labour, the establishment of colonial rule in Zambia, 1890-1920
 J.B. Gewald
(African studies collection; Issue: 61, 2015)
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Sharing scarcity : land access and social relations in Southeast Rwanda
 M. Leegwater
(African studies collection; Issue: 60, 2015)
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From idol to art : African 'objects with power' : a challenge for missionaries, anthropologists and museum curators
 H.M. Leyten
(African studies collection; Issue: 59, 2015)
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Contesting control : land and forest in the struggle for Loita Maasai self-government in Kenya
 A. Kronenburg Garcia
(African studies collection; Issue: 58, 2015)
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Consuming democracy : local agencies & liberal peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo
 M. de Goede
(African studies collection; Issue: 57, 2015)
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Win-wins in forest product value chains?: how governance impacts the sustainability of livelihoods based on non-timber forest products from Cameroon
 V.J. Ingram
(African studies collection; Issue: 56, 2014)
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Farmers on the move : mobility, access to land and conflict in Central and South Mali
 C.T. Nijenhuis
(African studies collection; Issue: 55, 2013)
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Dwelling in tourism: power and myth amongst Bushmen in Southern Africa
 S.P. Koot
(African studies collection; Issue: 54, 2013)
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Balancing men, morals and money : women's agency between HIV and security in a Malawi village
 J. Verheijen
(African studies collection; Issue: 53, 2013)
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Grandparents as parents : skipped-generation households coping with poverty and HIV in rural Zambia
 D. Reijer
(African studies collection; Issue: 52, 2013)
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Improving health insurance coverage in Ghana: a case study
 A.M. Kotoh
(African studies collection; Issue: 51, 2013)
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Lahla Ngubo : the continuities and discontinuities of a South African black middle class
 N. Mabandla
(African studies collection; Issue: 50, 2013)
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Safety in the midst of stigma: experiencing HIV/AIDS in two Ghanaian communities
 B.A. Kwansa
(African studies collection; Issue: 49, 2013)
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The diverging South : comparing the cashew sectors of Tanzania and Vietnam
 B. Kilama
(African studies collection; Issue: 48, 2013)
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Reversed fortunes in the south : a comparison of the role of FDI in industrial development in Kenya and Malaysia
 B. Kinuthia
(African studies collection; Issue: 47, 2013)
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"I don't tell my husband about vegetable sales" : gender dynamics in urban agriculture in Eldoret, Kenya
 R.R. Simiyu
(African studies collection; Issue: 46, 2012)
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Spaces of insecurity : human agency in violent conflicts in Kenya
 K. Witsenburg; A.F.M. Zaal
(African studies collection; Issue: 45, 2012)
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Foreign direct investment and poverty alleviation : the case of Bulyanhulu and Geita gold mines, Tanzania
 E.M. Nyankweli
(African studies collection; Issue: 44, 2012)
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Big Men playing football : money, politics and foul play in the African game
 A. Pannenborg
(African studies collection; Issue: 43, 2012)
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Unequal catch : gender and fisheries on the Lake Victoria landing sites in Tanzania
 A. Kamanzi
(African studies collection; Issue: 42, 2012)
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Fighting over forest : interactive governance of conflicts over forest and tree resources in Ghana's high forest zone
 M.A.A. Derkyi
(African studies collection; Issue: 41, 2012)
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Settling in and holding on : a socio-economic history of northern traders and transporters in Accra's Tudu, 1908-2008
 S.A. Ntewusu
(African studies collection; Issue: 40, 2012)
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Beyond the façade : instrumentalisation of the Zambian health sector
 M. Leenstra
(African studies collection; Issue: 39, 2012)
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HIV/AIDS treatment in two Ghanaian hospitals : experiences of patients, nurses and doctors
 J.M. Dapaah
(African studies collection; Issue: 38, 2012)
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Being old in times of AIDS: aging, caring and relating in northwest Tanzania
 J. de Klerk
(African studies collection; Issue: 37, 2011)
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Militarized youths in Western Côte d'Ivoire : local processes of mobilization, demobilization, and related humanitarian interventions (2002-2007)
 M. Chelpi-den Hamer
(African studies collection; Issue: 36, 2011)
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The Boipatong massacre and South Africa's democratic transition
 J.G.R. Simpson
(African studies collection; Issue: 35, 2011)
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Travelling hierarchies : roads in and out of slave status in a Central Malian Fulbe network
 L. Pelckmans
(African studies collection; Issue: 34, 2011)
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The Dagara farmer at home and away : migration, environment and development in Ghana
 K.van der Geest
(African studies collection; Issue: 33, 2011)
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Coping with inadequacy: understanding the effects of central teacher recruitment in six ward secondary schools in Tanzania
 W.L. Mafuru
(African studies collection; Issue: 32, 2011)
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Facing coal: changing conceptions of South African coal-based pollution, with special reference to the Witbank coalfield, 1906-1978
 M. Singer
(African studies collection; Issue: 31, 2011)
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Kfaang and its technologies: towards a social history of mobility in Kom, Cameroon, 1928-1998
 W.G. Nkwi
(African studies collection; Issue: 30, 2011)
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Participation for local development : the reality of decentralisation in Tanzania
 H.A. Mollel
(African studies collection; Issue: 29, 2010)
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Plurality of religion, plurality of justice : exploring the role of religion in disputing processes in Gorongosa, Central Mozambique
 C. Jacobs
(African studies collection; Issue: 28, 2010)
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In search of greener pastures? Boat-migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands
 M. Poeze
(African studies collection; Issue: 27, 2010)
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Researching Africa : Explorations of everyday African encounters
 M.E. de Bruijn; D. Merolla
(African studies collection; Issue: 26, 2010)
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Wartime children's suffering and quests for therapy in northern Uganda
 G. Akello
(African studies collection; Issue: 25, 2010)
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Bodies in action: culture and body skills in post-conflict Sierra Leone
 A. van der Niet
(African studies collection; Issue: 24, 2010)
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Ghanaian nurses at a crossroads : managing expectations on a medical ward
 C. Böhmig
(African studies collection; Issue: 23, 2010)
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Coping with cancer and adversity : hospital ethnography in Kenya
 B.A. Mulemi
(African studies collection; Issue: 22, 2010)
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Ominous calm : autochtony and sovereignty in Konkomba/Nanumba violence and peace, Ghana
 M. Wienia
(African studies collection; Issue: 21, 2009)
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Advances in coastal ecology : people, processes and ecosystems in Kenya
 J.C. Hoorweg; N. Muthiga
(African studies collection; Issue: 20, 2009)
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Creating space for fishermen's livelihoods: Anlo-Ewe beach seine fishermen's negotiations for livelihood space within multiple governance structures in Ghana
 M. Kraan
(African studies collection; Issue: 19, 2009)
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Families in movement : transformation of the family in urban Mali, with a focus on intercontinental mobility
 J. Barten
(African studies collection; Issue: 18, 2009)
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Pastoralistes et la ville au Bénin: Livelihoods en questionnement
 T. Djedjebi
(African studies collection; Issue: 17, 2009)
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Making decentralization work for women in Uganda
 A. Lakwo
(African studies collection; Issue: 16, 2009)
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Food security and coping mechanisms in marginal areas : the case of West Pokot, Kenya, 1920-1995
 A.K. Nangulu
(African studies collection; Issue: 15, 2009)
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'Beyond their age' : coping of children and young people in child-headed households in South Africa
 D. van Dijk
(African studies collection; Issue: 14, 2008)
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Poverty and inequality in urban Sudan. Policies, institutions and governance
 M.A. Abdalla
(African studies collection; Issue: 13, 2008)
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Dilemmas of development : conflicts of interest and their resolutions in modernizing Africa
 G.J. Abbink; A. van Dokkum
(African studies collection; Issue: 12, 2008)
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Teaching peace, transforming conflict? : exploring participants' perceptions of the impact of informal peace education training in Uganda
 A. May
(African studies collection; Issue: 11, 2008)
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Plantations, power and people : two case studies of restructuring South Africa's forestry sector
 A.A. Ojwang
(African studies collection; Issue: 10, 2008)
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Coming back from the bush : gender, youth and reintegration in northern Sierra Leone
 J.G. van Gog
(African studies collection; Issue: 9, 2008)
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How to win a football match in Cameroon : an anthropological study of Africa's most popular sport
 A. Pannenborg
(African studies collection; Issue: 8, 2008)
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'Prendre le bic' : 'Le Combat Spirituel' congolais et les transformations sociales = 'Pak je pen' : de Congolese 'Combat Spirituel' en maatschappelijke veranderingen
 J. Ndaya
(African studies collection; Issue: 7, 2007)
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Transnationalism, local development and social security : the functioning of support networks in rural Ghana
 M. Kabki
(African studies collection; Issue: 6, 2007)
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Tied to migrants : transnational influences on the economy of Accra, Ghana
 L. Smith
(African studies collection; Issue: 5, 2007)
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"Our way" : responding to the Dutch aid in the District Rural Development Programme of Bukoba, Tanzania
 A. Kamanzi
(African studies collection; Issue: 4, 2007)
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Transition towards Jatropha biofuels in Tanzania? : an analysis with strategic niche management
 J. van Eijck
(African studies collection; Issue: 3, 2007)
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"Ask and you shall be given" : Pentecostalism and the economic crisis in Cameroon
 R.M. Akoko
(African studies collection; Issue: 2, 2007)
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World and experiences of AIDS orphans in north central Namibia
 M. van der Brug
(African studies collection; Issue: 1, 2007)
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Posted on 11 April 2012, last modified on 6 October 2025