englischThis book examines variations in voter turnout at the sub-national level during general elections. It employs a case study–mixed methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data to provide in-depth evidence for three systematically selected constituencies with varying levels of [...]

englischThe economic crisis set in motion new migration trends in southern European countries. In Portugal, post-crisis migration has occurred in two main directions: northwards to more prosperous European countries and southwards to former Portuguese colonies in Africa—notably oil-producing Angola. [...]

englischThis study offers a new perspective on witchcraft in Africa. Based on ethnographic research material, it examines Muslim, Christian and traditional Yoruba concepts of witchcraft in the 21st century, presenting them in the contexts of witchcraft in the public sphere, witchcraft and religion, [...]

englischIn line with the encyclopaedic scope of development sociology, this book offers perspectives on key issues relating to societal processes. These encompass the shaping of everyday life, intergenerational relations in diverse societies, fine-grained comparative analyses of trajectories of [...]

englischDiversity is gaining in visibility, acceptance and creativity, but also in contradictions and complexity. In this book, the authors discuss experiences, analysis, practices and policies from Europe, USA and Africa in essays, articles and a poem. The contributions range from social [...]

englischWho are the so-called 'middle-income strata/middle classes' in Africa? How do they live, how do they influence processes of social change and how can they be analysed? This publication innovates by introducing new scientific debates and approaches to the study of this phenomenon. It applies [...]

englischThis book is about a frontier zone that has emerged in central Benin in the wake of rapidly growing internal migration and the settlement of farmers and herders. It provides an interpretative framework for the multiscale dimension of territoriality that helps us to understand the [...]

Soziale Bewegungen in Afrika sind in vielfacher Weise von Globalisierungsprozessen betroffen und in sie eingebunden. Entscheidungen, die auf globaler Ebene getroffen werden, haben unmittelbare Effekte in diesen Ländern und betreffen die jeweilige Zivilgesellschaft in hohem Maß. Lokale und [...]

englischThis volume explores the multidimensional connections in the construction of media images of Africa. Due to the complexity of the topic, the book discusses it from different academic and practical perspectives. Besides theoretical approaches from media studies, cultural studies, sociology [...]

englischThis book illustrates the ways in which Uganda is transforming into an oil producing country, framed here as a ‘petro-state’. In contrast to the term’s traditional usage, here ‘petro-state’ highlights the deliberate attempt to reorient the political economy of Uganda towards its future [...]