IDS PhD Research: Recent submissions
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Rights on the edge: the right to water and the peri-urban drinking water committees of Cochabamba
(University of Sussex, 2013)This thesis examines how constitutional reforms relating to the right to water in Bolivia have affected water provision in peri-urban Cochabamba. This multi-sited ethnography explores how the right to water has framed reforms ... -
The interplay of urban land tenurial systems and its effects on the poor: a case study of Manzini in Swaziland
(University of Sussex, 2013)This research examines the interrelationships between customary and statutory tenure systems in Swaziland, in relation to urban development. It also focuses on the assumptions, aspirations and practices of modern and ... -
Citizen voice and bureaucratic responsiveness: FM radio phone-ins and the delivery of municipal and local government services in Accra, Ghana
(University of Sussex, 2013)There is a large body of work in actual practice, and in academia on citizen voice and voice mechanisms. Since the introduction of the concept, and its application to various sectors, contexts and countries, there have ... -
Understanding poverty dynamics using a mixed-method study: evidence from the rural village in the northeast and central regions of Thailand
(University of Sussex, 2013)This study is one of the first attempts to understand the long-term mechanisms of poverty dynamics at the household level in rural villages in Thailand. It does so by identifying dynamic patterns of poverty and by examining ... -
Capacity building in complex environments: seeking meaningful methodology for social change
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Understanding the drivers of change in sexual and reproductive health policy and legislation in Kenya
(University of Sussex, 2013)The thesis explored the drivers and inhibitors of change in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policy and legislation in Kenya. The overall purpose was to contribute to the limited knowledge on national-level debates ... -
Conflicting paths to wellbeing: Raramuri and Mestizo inter-ethnic relations in Northern Mexico
(University of Sussex, 2013)Indigenous people in Mexico have historically been subjected to subordinate positions in relation to dominant non-indigenous groups. Indigenous people continue to face political exclusion, social discrimination and economic ... -
The economic rise of China and the transformation of Vietnam's motorcycle industry
(University of Sussex, 2013)This submission consists of a collection of four papers. Each paper stands on its own and makes a specific contribution to knowledge. However, the four papers are also closely connected, each providing a building block for ... -
Community policing through local collective action in Tanzania: Sungusungu to Ulinzi Shirikishi
(University of Sussex, 2013)Community policing (polisi jamii) was officially introduced in Tanzania in 2006 as part of an ongoing police reform programme. In addition to attempting to improve communication between police and the public, the police ... -
Climate change and livelihoods in Northwest Bangladesh: vulnerability and adaptation among extremely poor people
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Constructing a green revolution: a socio-technical analysis of input-support programmes for smallholder farmers in Western Kenya
(University of Sussex, 2013)This thesis presents a critical reflection on what is meant by a „Green Revolution‟ within the current, narrow „productivity-technology fix‟ paradigm. It shows the current focus on productivity is creating a limited view ... -
Following the commitment: development NGOs and gender mainstreaming – the case of Oxfam GB
(University of Sussex, 2013)The thesis is concerned with relationships between different conceptualizations and understandings of gender mainstreaming in Oxfam GB during 2001-2006 and focuses on two sites of policy and practice: Oxfam House and an ... -
Traditional chiefs, land and the politics of development: a case study of the Birim North District, Ghana
(University of Sussex, 2013)Currently there is a resurgence of the role of traditional chiefs in the development of sub-Saharan African countries. It has been proposed that African countries need to adopt more effective and pragmatic approaches, which ... -
Accountability and clientelism in dominant party politics: the case of a Constituency Development Fund in Tanzania
(University of Sussex, 2014)This thesis examines the shifting nature of accountability and clientelism in dominant party politics in Tanzania through the analysis of the introduction of a Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in 2009. A CDF is a ... -
Understanding the oil palm change in Nong Khai Province: the farmers perspectives and the policy processes of the oil palm plantations
(University of Sussex, 2014)Since 2005, the Thai government has, as a matter of policy, been seeking to increase production of biodiesel from oil palms. As a result, the number of oil palm plantations in the Northeast region has been growing, ... -
The right to know, the right to live: grassroots struggle for information and work in India
(University of Sussex, 2014)This study attempts to develop an understanding of the iterative and multi-scaled process involved in transforming the state from below by examining the relationship between two of the most politicised rights-based ... -
The effects of violent conflict and displacement on citizen engagement: a case study from Northern Uganda
(University of Sussex, 2014)This thesis aims to contribute to an understanding of how citizenship is constructed, sensed and practiced by people who have experienced violent conflict and displacement. In the Acholi region of Uganda, the Lord’s ... -
The political ecology of soybean farming systems in Mato Grosso, Brazil: a cross-scale analysis of farming styles in Querência-MT
(University of Sussex, 2014)Over the past two decades the expansion of soybean production in Brazil has been assessed and used as an example of the success or failure of large-scale, mechanized agricultural production. Indeed, the economic, social ... -
Embodied precarity: the biopolitics of AIDS biomedicine in South Africa
(University of Sussex, 2014)This thesis centres on the lives of women who live in Khayelitsha and who receive AIDS biomedicines through South Africa’s public health system. It is tiered across five ethnographic chapters to elucidate a single overarching ...