Brenda Boonabaana
Biographic Data
| ID | 3445217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenda Boonabaana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenda |
| FAMILY NAME | Boonabaana |
| SIGNATURE | BOONABAANA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2739-3142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The gender dynamics of crop varietal choices in rural Kenya
“The Ultimate Hustlers”
In this article, we examine precarious labor geographies via a feminist analysis of care and social reproduction. To do so, we center the lives of women traders working in the busy downtown market spaces of Kampala, Uganda. We examine their creative and collective business strategies, and the broader networks of family, friends, and other dependents they support. Through their testimonies, we trace the legacies of colonial capitalist histories an…
Patriarchy, colonial capitalism and the ‘gender mainstreaming’ of academic labor
Designing a ‘vibrant, attractive and sustainable city
Beauty, as an aesthetic ideal and intrinsically power-laden paradigm, is central to urban development projects. Yet there remains limited critical work that interrogates the colonial underpinnings, violent outcomes, and negotiations of beauty politics in urban beautification programs. In our article, we approach urban beautification campaigns in downtown Kampala, Uganda via an explicitly African, and Black feminist analytic of beauty. Specificall…
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
The effects of climate change on gender roles among agro-pastoral farmers in Nabilatuk district, Karamoja subregion, North Eastern Uganda
This study examines the effects of climate change on gender roles among agro-pastoral farmers in Nabilatuk District, Karamoja subregion, in North Eastern Uganda. Data were collected from 10 focus group discussions, 10 key informant interviews, and observations. Atlas Ti 7.5.18 software was used to analyze the data. Findings indicate that climate change has disrupted traditional gender roles among men and women in Karamoja. Because of this, men ha…
The meanings of resilience in climate justice
Climate crisis has become a global concern resulting in increased frequency of climate hazards and agricultural shocks. Women who dominate agricultural production in Africa are considered the most vulnerable to these shocks due to their reliance on the natural ecosystem for production, compounded by the persistent gender inequalities that make up the social ecology in which they live. Climate activism as a strategy for promoting social change has…
Spiraling up and down
The paper draws on the Community Capitals Framework to frame and analyze the process of rural women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions in two districts of Ethiopia. A blend of qualitative data collection methods comprising group discussions, life histories, and key informant interviews was used. Our study shows that investing in social, human, financial, cultural, natural, physical, and political capitals resulted in increased asset…
A critical analysis of tourism, gender and poverty reduction
Research on gender and poverty reduction through tourism has largely focused on the notion of women's "economic empowerment". Yet, there is still insufficient understanding about what is involved in enabling women to participate in tourism in development contexts and in ensuring they benefit economically. The paper explores the complexity of the changes that necessarily are involved in the relationships between tourism development, gender and pov…
A critical analysis of tourism, gender and poverty reduction
Research on gender and poverty reduction through tourism has largely focused on the notion of women's "economic empowerment". Yet, there is still insufficient understanding about what is involved in enabling women to participate in tourism in development contexts and in ensuring they benefit economically. The paper explores the complexity of the changes that necessarily are involved in the relationships between tourism development, gender and pov…
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
Spiraling up and down
The paper draws on the Community Capitals Framework to frame and analyze the process of rural women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions in two districts of Ethiopia. A blend of qualitative data collection methods comprising group discussions, life histories, and key informant interviews was used. Our study shows that investing in social, human, financial, cultural, natural, physical, and political capitals resulted in increased asset…
Designing a ‘vibrant, attractive and sustainable city
Beauty, as an aesthetic ideal and intrinsically power-laden paradigm, is central to urban development projects. Yet there remains limited critical work that interrogates the colonial underpinnings, violent outcomes, and negotiations of beauty politics in urban beautification programs. In our article, we approach urban beautification campaigns in downtown Kampala, Uganda via an explicitly African, and Black feminist analytic of beauty. Specificall…
The meanings of resilience in climate justice
Climate crisis has become a global concern resulting in increased frequency of climate hazards and agricultural shocks. Women who dominate agricultural production in Africa are considered the most vulnerable to these shocks due to their reliance on the natural ecosystem for production, compounded by the persistent gender inequalities that make up the social ecology in which they live. Climate activism as a strategy for promoting social change has…
A critical analysis of tourism, gender and poverty reduction
Research on gender and poverty reduction through tourism has largely focused on the notion of women's "economic empowerment". Yet, there is still insufficient understanding about what is involved in enabling women to participate in tourism in development contexts and in ensuring they benefit economically. The paper explores the complexity of the changes that necessarily are involved in the relationships between tourism development, gender and pov…
Spiraling up and down
The paper draws on the Community Capitals Framework to frame and analyze the process of rural women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions in two districts of Ethiopia. A blend of qualitative data collection methods comprising group discussions, life histories, and key informant interviews was used. Our study shows that investing in social, human, financial, cultural, natural, physical, and political capitals resulted in increased asset…
The effects of climate change on gender roles among agro-pastoral farmers in Nabilatuk district, Karamoja subregion, North Eastern Uganda
This study examines the effects of climate change on gender roles among agro-pastoral farmers in Nabilatuk District, Karamoja subregion, in North Eastern Uganda. Data were collected from 10 focus group discussions, 10 key informant interviews, and observations. Atlas Ti 7.5.18 software was used to analyze the data. Findings indicate that climate change has disrupted traditional gender roles among men and women in Karamoja. Because of this, men ha…
The meanings of resilience in climate justice
Climate crisis has become a global concern resulting in increased frequency of climate hazards and agricultural shocks. Women who dominate agricultural production in Africa are considered the most vulnerable to these shocks due to their reliance on the natural ecosystem for production, compounded by the persistent gender inequalities that make up the social ecology in which they live. Climate activism as a strategy for promoting social change has…
Enhancing agency and empowerment in agricultural development projects
Development interventions increasingly include women's empowerment and gender equality among their objectives, but evaluating their impact has been stymied by the lack of measures that are comparable across interventions. This paper synthesizes the findings of 11 mixed-methods impact evaluations of agricultural development projects from South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa that were part of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2…
Designing a ‘vibrant, attractive and sustainable city
Beauty, as an aesthetic ideal and intrinsically power-laden paradigm, is central to urban development projects. Yet there remains limited critical work that interrogates the colonial underpinnings, violent outcomes, and negotiations of beauty politics in urban beautification programs. In our article, we approach urban beautification campaigns in downtown Kampala, Uganda via an explicitly African, and Black feminist analytic of beauty. Specificall…
The gender dynamics of crop varietal choices in rural Kenya
“The Ultimate Hustlers”
In this article, we examine precarious labor geographies via a feminist analysis of care and social reproduction. To do so, we center the lives of women traders working in the busy downtown market spaces of Kampala, Uganda. We examine their creative and collective business strategies, and the broader networks of family, friends, and other dependents they support. Through their testimonies, we trace the legacies of colonial capitalist histories an…
Patriarchy, colonial capitalism and the ‘gender mainstreaming’ of academic labor
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (3 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (2 works)