An analysis of the potential of Solar energy to realise sustainable energy supply for Ghana's inhabitants, the capacity of the Ghanaian government to reach the ambitious universal access to...Show moreAn analysis of the potential of Solar energy to realise sustainable energy supply for Ghana's inhabitants, the capacity of the Ghanaian government to reach the ambitious universal access to electricity goals for 2020; and the feasibility of the 10% renewable electricity market penetration aim. The thesis will focus on Ghana's critical energy infrastructure, its energy policy framework and its rural electrification challenges. After analysing the projections for the solar-energy technology, the potential of solar energy to solve Ghana's energy crisis and contribute to the climate change challenge is formulated.Show less
The post cold war era, and the AKP period in Turkey witnessed significant changes in Turkish foreign policy. Globally, the country put more emphasis on increasing its soft power. Turkey also made a...Show moreThe post cold war era, and the AKP period in Turkey witnessed significant changes in Turkish foreign policy. Globally, the country put more emphasis on increasing its soft power. Turkey also made a remarked comeback in Africa after decades of near absence. In the last decades, Turkey became actively involved in Somalia. This involvement helped the country enhance its soft power in the world, and in Africa, thus helping the country achieve its strategic goals.Show less
The focus of this thesis is on the influence of the Fair Trade and Fair Chain programs on the condition of Ethiopian coffee farmers, looking at the social, economic and environmental conditions.
This study analyzes Afrobeat from the 1970s and 1980s and its influence on social change in Nigeria. Literature, songs, interviews and documentaries indicate that Afrobeat was a social movement...Show moreThis study analyzes Afrobeat from the 1970s and 1980s and its influence on social change in Nigeria. Literature, songs, interviews and documentaries indicate that Afrobeat was a social movement that created a strong collective identity within its audience. The Afrobeat movement utilized free in order to pave the way to social change. Free Space is divided into physical free space such as venues for ritual and performance and non-physical free space including Yabis, song recordings and technology. New cultural institutions have emerged due to the development of the Afrobeat movement, whereas fundamental changes within political institutions occurred alongside and mainly after the Afrobeat movement.Show less
After the Arab Spring, social media have been attributed great potential for democratization and enhanced political accountability, which has raised hopes for Africa’s stagnant democracies....Show moreAfter the Arab Spring, social media have been attributed great potential for democratization and enhanced political accountability, which has raised hopes for Africa’s stagnant democracies. Research is, however, inconclusive on whether this potential is seized and what this means in practice. Moreover, no research on political accountability in Africa has used social media as a primary source yet. Therefore I have studied the everyday Nigerian political accountability dynamics on social media as participant observer for 75 days. The observations exhibited four important shifts in accountability dynamics on social media away from traditional, offline accountability practices. First, social media has created an incessant and two-directional accountability cycle in which citizens find a unified voice through hashtags and the government replies to accountability demands instantly. Secondly, social media facilitate the traditionally much sought proximity between citizens and their leaders, as a channel for complaining, reassurance and interaction. Third, clientelist accountability dynamics have shifted from only demands for private and club goods, to mostly demands for collective and public goods, despite some deviations. Lastly, social media also allowed for slacktivism, but this did not inhibit the success of one online campaign. These shifts are significant, as they strengthen political accountability and thus democracy, even though the limits of the impact of online accountability and its meaning to the average Nigerian put the democratizing powers of social media in perspective. The observations nevertheless highlight the new opportunities and new dimensions to traditional accountability in Nigeria, and possibly Africa, enabled and channelled by social media.Show less
This thesis poses the question "do international tribunals effectively contribute to conflict resolution?", which it answers on the basis of the tribunal of Bosco Ntaganda. Building on available...Show moreThis thesis poses the question "do international tribunals effectively contribute to conflict resolution?", which it answers on the basis of the tribunal of Bosco Ntaganda. Building on available academic literature, the first chapter forms a theoretical framework that defines effective conflict resolution. It furthermore explains how justice should ideally be achieved, after which it offers the reader a schematized checklist. Chapter two forms a detailed case study on the Congolese conflict and how Ntaganda's trial is situated in it. Subsequently, Chapter three analyzes the trial along the checklist. This ultimately leads to conclude that, theoretically, the International Criminal Court could become fundamental to conflict resolution, but that it somehow fails to flawlessly translate this into practice. As such, this thesis proves useful to practitioners- and philosophers of international law, as it identifies the bottlenecks of the ICC.Show less
Despite many attempts to curb corruption throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, corruption remains to be one of the main reasons for NGOs to fail. This thesis analyses the motivations for actors to...Show moreDespite many attempts to curb corruption throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, corruption remains to be one of the main reasons for NGOs to fail. This thesis analyses the motivations for actors to participate in the NGO sector. Additionally, the thesis uses literature to illustrate how corruption functions in highly corrupt countries. Finally, three case studies demonstrate how these factors contribute to the failure or success of an NGO.Show less
As the second most-traded commodity in the world, coffee is an essential part of world trade. In 2002 a crisis hit the global coffee sector and prices hit their lowest point in a century. As the...Show moreAs the second most-traded commodity in the world, coffee is an essential part of world trade. In 2002 a crisis hit the global coffee sector and prices hit their lowest point in a century. As the birthplace of coffee, and home to some of the most unique varieties of coffee, Ethiopia was hit hard by this crisis. Since then many reforms have taken place in Ethiopia's coffee sector in order to improve its standing within the global coffee trade, however in order to understand the success of these reforms and the potential for more to be done, it is essential to truly understand the value chain of Ethiopia's coffee. This thesis is an analysis of Ethiopia's coffee sector, and provides an insight into some of the ways in which Ethiopia may be able to capitalise from the rarity and quality of its coffee varieties.Show less
While such a large part of the world is moving towards more acceptance of homosexuality, this seems to not be the case in Uganda or in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Which poses the...Show moreWhile such a large part of the world is moving towards more acceptance of homosexuality, this seems to not be the case in Uganda or in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Which poses the question “If attitudes towards homosexuality are shifting towards more positivity in the West, why is the opposite happening in Uganda?”.Show less
English became a part of our everyday lives, to the extent that we use it without thinking of how English became such a dominant language. This also seems to be the case in secondary education in...Show moreEnglish became a part of our everyday lives, to the extent that we use it without thinking of how English became such a dominant language. This also seems to be the case in secondary education in Tanzania. English is being associated with opportunities and development and therefore explains the present demand for English as language of instruction. However, it is important to understand how English became such an dominant language and what the consequences are of choosing English before the widely spoken national language. In this work the dominant position of English will be put in the framework of linguistic imperialism and by doing so aims to show how the language of instruction debate fits in this framework.Show less
This study assesses Early Childhood Development in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Personal collected data is used to assess the quality of twelve different ECD centres within the uMzinyathi...Show moreThis study assesses Early Childhood Development in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Personal collected data is used to assess the quality of twelve different ECD centres within the uMzinyathi district. The findings are compared and contrasted with existing studies on ECD in South Africa and placed within the larger context of South Africa's troubled and divided education system.Show less
