In this systematic review of 68 English-language articles we explore the roles of customary
authorities in environmental governance in sub-Saharan Africa. We identify four roles that …

This article investigates the role of narratives in international development through an
ethnographic analysis of a cash transfer program. Tanzania's Productive Social Safety Net …

The making of education governance reforms has led to the transfer of school management
powers to teachers' and parents' representatives through primary school management …

12.1 Introduction¹ Very few traditional rulers have lived through the fundamental, though
gradual, process of abridgement of the powers they exercised at the time of their …

The transformation of the livestock sector from non-functional to functional has had
numerous systemic hurdles due to the different interactions of systems at play. This research …

This dissertation examines how power is wielded within global health projects in Malawi.
Through the lens of symbolic power and discourse, I analyze the way that global health …

This chapter brings together key findings from this volume on traditional authorities and
security governance in Nigeria. First, it shows that traditional authority systems have …