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Artisanal mining, mechanization and human (in) security in Sierra Leone
In recent years, as alluvial mineral deposits in many regions of West Africa have become ‘worked out’, new methods of extraction have become increasingly prevalent. In the case of Sierra Leone, traditional artisanal and...
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Re-thinking the child labor “problem” in rural sub-Saharan Africa
This article contributes to evolving debates on Sierra Leone’s post-war “crisis of youth” by providing an extended analysis of the role that young boys and girls assume in negotiating household poverty and enhancing their...
"crisis of youth" child labor artisanal and small-scale mining livelihoods Poverty Sierra Leone /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty name=SDG 1 - No Poverty /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/quality_education name=SDG 4 - Quality Education /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions name=SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Artisanal mining, mechanization and human (in) security in Sierra Leone
In recent years, as alluvial mineral deposits in many regions of West Africa have become ‘worked out’, new methods of extraction have become increasingly prevalent. In the case of Sierra Leone, traditional artisanal and...
Alluvial diamonds Artisanal mining Human security Mechanisation Modes of production Sierra Leone /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305 name=Geography, Planning and Development /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3303 name=Development /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1905 name=Economic Geology /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2308 name=Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
The Effect of Foreign Aid on Political Violence: Learning From Case Studies of Nigeria and Sierra Leone
Charlotte Rohrer
Jan 01, 0001
Policymakers in OECD countries regularly cite reducing political violence as a fundamental purpose of foreign aid. For example, countries such as Pakistan and Iraq have received considerable amounts of aid meant to address the...
Foreign Aid Sierra Leone Nigeria political violence RUF boko haram Human Rights extremism African Studies Defense and Security Studies economic policy Growth and Development International Relations Peace and Conflict Studies Political Economy Political Science Social and Behavioral Sciences Terrorism Studies
Published by: Ursinus College
Dispossession, exploitation or employment? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone
Roy Maconachie
Oct 01, 2014
The impacts that increased transnational extractive industry investments are having on local populations in natural resource-rich regions of sub-Saharan Africa are diverse, far-reaching and complex. A surge of recent investment...
Re-thinking the child labor “problem” in rural sub-Saharan Africa
This article contributes to evolving debates on Sierra Leone’s post-war “crisis of youth” by providing an extended analysis of the role that young boys and girls assume in negotiating household poverty and enhancing their...
"crisis of youth" child labor artisanal and small-scale mining livelihoods Poverty Sierra Leone /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty name=SDG 1 - No Poverty /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/quality_education name=SDG 4 - Quality Education /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions name=SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
You’re in the Army Now:
Alex Neads
Dec 31, 2020
Military integration is intended to facilitate postconflict stabilization by creating unified armed forces from formerly antagonistic armed groups. However, integrated armies often struggle to overcome the factional identities...
Dispossession, exploitation or employment? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone
Roy Maconachie
Oct 01, 2014
The impacts that increased transnational extractive industry investments are having on local populations in natural resource-rich regions of sub-Saharan Africa are diverse, far-reaching and complex. A surge of recent investment...
Green grabs and rural development
Roy Maconachie
Feb 01, 2019
In Sub-Saharan Africa, now dubbed the ‘Green OPEC’ of the global bioenergy economy, biofuels have been hailed as a ‘new profitability frontier’ that will provide ‘win-win’ outcomes and deliver development to poor communities....
biofuels Green grabs Land livelihoods Sierra Leone sustainability /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1107 name=Forestry /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305 name=Geography, Planning and Development /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2309 name=Nature and Landscape Conservation /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2308 name=Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger name=SDG 2 - Zero Hunger /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land name=SDG 15 - Life on Land
Green grabs and rural development
Roy Maconachie
Feb 01, 2019
In Sub-Saharan Africa, now dubbed the ‘Green OPEC’ of the global bioenergy economy, biofuels have been hailed as a ‘new profitability frontier’ that will provide ‘win-win’ outcomes and deliver development to poor communities....
biofuels Green grabs Land livelihoods Sierra Leone sustainability /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1107 name=Forestry /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305 name=Geography, Planning and Development /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2309 name=Nature and Landscape Conservation /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2308 name=Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger name=SDG 2 - Zero Hunger /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land name=SDG 15 - Life on Land
Rapid outbreak sequencing of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone identifies transmission chains linked to sporadic cases.
Armando Arias, Simon J Watson, Danny Asogun, Ekaete Alice Tobin, Jia Lu, My VT Phan, Umaru Jah, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum, Luke Meredith, Lucy Thorne, Sarah Caddy, Alimamy Tarawalie, Pinky Langat, Gytis Dudas, Nuno R Faria, Simon Dellicour, Abdul Kamara, Brima Kargbo, Brima Osaio Kamara, Sahr Gevao, Daniel Cooper, Matthew Newport, Peter Horby, Jake Dunning, Foday Sahr, Tim Brooks, Andrew JH Simpson, Elisabetta Groppelli, Guoying Liu, Nisha Mulakken, Kate Rhodes, James Akpablie, Zabulon Yoti, Margaret Lamunu, Esther Vitto, Patrick Otim, Collins Owilli, Isaac Boateng, Lawrence Okoror, Emmanuel Omomoh, Jennifer Oyakhilome, Racheal Omiunu, Ighodalo Yemisis, Donatus Adomeh, Solomon Ehikhiametalor, Patience Akhilomen, Chris Aire, Andreas Kurth, Nicola Cook, Jan Baumann, Martin Gabriel, Roman Wölfel, Antonino Di Caro, Miles W Carroll, Stephan Günther, John Redd, Dhamari Naidoo, Oliver G Pybus, Andrew Rambaut, Paul Kellam, Ian Goodfellow, Matthew Cotten
Jun 13, 2018
To end the largest known outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa and to prevent new transmissions, rapid epidemiological tracing of cases and contacts was required. The ability to quickly identify unknown sources...
The promise and reality of decentralization
Felix Marco Conteh
Jan 01, 0001
Post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone was accompanied by an ambitious donor-promoteddecentralization programme aimed at making delivery of the country’s failing social servicesmore efficient. A decade after the...
You’re in the Army Now:
Alex Neads
Dec 31, 2020
Military integration is intended to facilitate postconflict stabilization by creating unified armed forces from formerly antagonistic armed groups. However, integrated armies often struggle to overcome the factional identities...
Artisanal mining policy reforms, informality and challenges to the Sustainable Development Goals in Sierra Leone
In recent years, governments, donors and policy makers across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have increasingly realised the potential of formalizing and supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low tech, labour-intensive...
'New agriculture' for sustainable development? Biofuels and agrarian change in post-war Sierra Leone
In sub-Saharan Africa, commercial bioenergy production has been hailed as a new form of ‘green capitalism’ that will deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes and ‘pro poor’ development. Yet in an era of global economic recession and soaring...
'New agriculture' for sustainable development? Biofuels and agrarian change in post-war Sierra Leone
In sub-Saharan Africa, commercial bioenergy production has been hailed as a new form of ‘green capitalism’ that will deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes and ‘pro poor’ development. Yet in an era of global economic recession and soaring...
Artisanal mining policy reforms, informality and challenges to the Sustainable Development Goals in Sierra Leone
In recent years, governments, donors and policy makers across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have increasingly realised the potential of formalizing and supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low tech, labour-intensive...
Politics, development and the instrumentalisation of (de)centralisation in Sierra Leone
Felix Marco Conteh
Mar 27, 2017
The politics of decentralisation reforms in Sierra Leone are unpredictable and instructive. This article, based on fieldwork, analyses party politics within the context of decentralisation, arguing that the imperatives of...
Delivering Higher Education in Public Health Emergencies
Thomas Songu
Jan 01, 2022
With the general closure of universities and schools in Sierra Leone due to the COVID-19 pandemic, digital learning has become a credible alternative to maintain students in educational, training, and research links. The study...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
The Pillow King
Sierra Wheeler
Jan 01, 0001
In children's books the relationship between parent and child is often shown. What isn't always shown are the hiccups that can happen in this relationship. In my picture book, I tell the story of a more rebellious, imaginative...
Published by: Winthrop University
Carved Vase
Sierra Hyer
Jan 01, 0001
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Published by: Winthrop University
Navigating the intergenerational divide?
Roy Maconachie
Dec 01, 2017
Alleviating mass rural poverty is Sierra Leone’s greatest development challenge. It is a deeply political issue in so much as the country has abundant natural resources, yet is characterized by networks of elite actors who...
Politics, development and the instrumentalisation of (de)centralisation in Sierra Leone
Felix Marco Conteh
Mar 27, 2017
The politics of decentralisation reforms in Sierra Leone are unpredictable and instructive. This article, based on fieldwork, analyses party politics within the context of decentralisation, arguing that the imperatives of...
The promise and reality of decentralization
Felix Marco Conteh
Jan 01, 0001
Post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone was accompanied by an ambitious donor-promoteddecentralization programme aimed at making delivery of the country’s failing social servicesmore efficient. A decade after the...
Caldera resurgence during the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos Islands.
Andrew F Bell, Peter C La Femina, Mario Ruiz, Falk Amelung, Marco Bagnardi, Christopher J Bean, Benjamin Bernard, Cynthia Ebinger, Matthew Gleeson, James Grannell, Stephen Hernandez, Machel Higgins, Céline Liorzou, Paul Lundgren, Nathan J Meier, Martin Möllhoff, Sarah-Jaye Oliva, Andres Gorki Ruiz, Michael J Stock
Apr 19, 2021
Recent large basaltic eruptions began after only minor surface uplift and seismicity, and resulted in caldera subsidence. In contrast, some eruptions at Galápagos Island volcanoes are preceded by prolonged, large amplitude...
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