Publications

Exile is a key dimension of armed groups, which often depend on the safety of third-party countries to establish headquarters, train soldiers, and forge connections with the outside world. A fitting illustration are the Frontline States in Africa, which offered refuge to...

Humans are a curious mix of biology and culture, and one interaction area between these two that has recently come into focus is located in the senses, our biological apparatus Humans are a curious mix of biology and culture, and one interaction area between these two that...

African art never was popular in Christian eyes. Its appreciation has suffered from a long history where Christian missionizing went hand in hand with colonial occupation, also colored by the racism that was dominant from the 18th century. Throughout, these objects were...

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From a historical perspective and using a country-specific case analysis, this paper examines the claim that, under a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, a country’s monetary system unwittingly causes frustrations in the monetary management of other countries. It...

Relying on the Nigerian case, this study uses the principles of public participation theory to show how faulty anti-corruption designs and imple-mentation processes can exacerbate political corruption and breed ineffective anti-corruption regulations. Applying an exploratory...

This study analyzes displaced families’ disintegration amidst multifaceted crises in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The focus is on displaced families in four divisions where host communities along the border of Nigeria have fled Boko Haram, due to sociopolitical...

This article investigates domestic pedagogies of peace and conflict, as teaching and learning about violence in families affected by genocide and war may contribute to how ordinary people break cycles of conflict or enable its continuities. We draw on focused ethnographic...

This article examines the relationship between social media usage and duress in Mali, focusing on Twitter, TikTok, and WhatsApp. The violent conditions Malians face influence online discourse, with each platform having distinct dynamics. We address how Malians have responded...

It is tempting to interpret the eruption of armed violence in various parts of the world as a break with the past. However, in this special section, we call for attention to “conflict continuities” to understand contemporary violence. Challenging theconventional...

This article examines the revolutionary rhetoric that pervades contemporary Southern African politics. As the majority of governments in Southern African states continue to be dominated by former national liberation movements, contemporarypolitical discourse is profoundly...

In many African religions, traditional authority figures such as chiefs or kings also serve as spiritual leaders. A key ritual they perform is rainmaking, since rain symbolizes power and is closely linked to the chiefdom. I explain how these rainmaking rituals vary among...