2022
People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas
Humans and wildlife live in increasing proximity, which leads to negative human-wildlife interactions. Management efforts are often focused on “controlling” species that are considered problematic, often downplaying, or even neglecting the perceptions and values of affected communities. There are many ideas about what human-wildlife interactions should look like and these are constantly evolving alongside our…
People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas
Humans and wildlife live in increasing proximity, which leads to negative human-wildlife interactions. Management efforts are often focused on “controlling” species that are considered problematic, often downplaying, or even neglecting the perceptions and values of affected communities. There are many ideas about what human-wildlife interactions should look like and these are constantly evolving alongside our…
Vulnerability of livelihood and adaptive capacity to climate change: A case of Chikupi Rural Women, Zambia
Zambia has not been spared from the adverse effects of climate change that have affected thepoorest in society. Most Zambians reside in rural areas and depend on small-scale agriculture fortheir livelihoods. The only way out of climate change effects is adaptation. Climate changeadaptation requires communities to have adequate income and assets/capital for improvedlivelihoods/wellbeing. This paper…
Vulnerability of livelihood and adaptive capacity to climate change: A case of Chikupi Rural Women, Zambia
Zambia has not been spared from the adverse effects of climate change that have affected thepoorest in society. Most Zambians reside in rural areas and depend on small-scale agriculture fortheir livelihoods. The only way out of climate change effects is adaptation. Climate changeadaptation requires communities to have adequate income and assets/capital for improvedlivelihoods/wellbeing. This paper…
Vectors for Change? The role of civil society in curbing corruption in a post-socialist and post-conflict setting: The case of Kosovo
This thesis analyses the role of civil society in attempting to curb corruption in a post-socialistand post-conflict setting. The aforementioned settings have previously been studiedseparately, leaving out the context of societies experiencing a double transition both fromsocialism and conflict. By conducting a field study in Kosovo, the double transition is studiedby collecting primary data from…
Vectors for Change? The role of civil society in curbing corruption in a post-socialist and post-conflict setting: The case of Kosovo
This thesis analyses the role of civil society in attempting to curb corruption in a post-socialistand post-conflict setting. The aforementioned settings have previously been studiedseparately, leaving out the context of societies experiencing a double transition both fromsocialism and conflict. By conducting a field study in Kosovo, the double transition is studiedby collecting primary data from…
Child Participation in the City of Vienna
With the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as starting point, discussants are invited to use Vienna’s commitment to implement a child and youth strategy to reflect on how to build such a strategy that achieves meaningful child and youth participation. The Facilitator Guide introduces helpful concepts and tools: Lundy’s Model of Participation…
Child Participation in the City of Vienna
With the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as starting point, discussants are invited to use Vienna’s commitment to implement a child and youth strategy to reflect on how to build such a strategy that achieves meaningful child and youth participation. The Facilitator Guide introduces helpful concepts and tools: Lundy’s Model of Participation…
Inclusion and participation of marginalised groups in local democracy in rural Zimbabwe
This study on the extent of marginalised groups’ participation in local democracy in rural Zimbabwe adopts a mixed research approach: data were gathered through self-administered questionnaires, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and document review. Results show that varied mechanisms exist – including the national Constitution, policies, and institutional frameworks – that allow for the…
Inclusion and participation of marginalised groups in local democracy in rural Zimbabwe
This study on the extent of marginalised groups’ participation in local democracy in rural Zimbabwe adopts a mixed research approach: data were gathered through self-administered questionnaires, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and document review. Results show that varied mechanisms exist – including the national Constitution, policies, and institutional frameworks – that allow for the…
