Charles Kiiza Wamara
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4159342 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Charles Kiiza Wamara |
| NOMBRES | Charles Kiiza |
| APELLIDO | Wamara |
| FIRMA | WAMARA C K |
| AFILIACIONES | Örebro University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6144-6255 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
They are Sending Us to Our Early Graves
As the social impacts of globalization and urbanization continue to weaken families, older people are increasingly likely to suffer abuse and neglect. This qualitative study explored what older people perceived as the causes and consequences of abuse and the coping mechanisms they employed. A qualitative study design informed by in-depth semi-structured interviews was used to gather data from 33 older people. Nineteen women and 14 men ranging in …
Addressing Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Uganda
Emancipatory Social Work
Indigenised approaches to addressing elder abuse in Uganda
The social gerontological field has long called for a culturally appropriate framework to understand, prevent, and respond to elder abuse in the Global South. This emphasis is, in part, based on the notion that elder abuse is a cultural and structural concern that cannot be effectively addressed using mainstream social work approaches. Therefore, indigenised approaches are preferred while tackling cultural and structural forms of elder abuse. How…
Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda
Using thematic analysis, this study examined social workers’ (n = 21) descriptions of what Indigenised social work practice in Uganda entails. Responses from semi-structured interviews revealed the following three themes that inform social workers’ understanding of Indigenised social work practice: (1) collective action and mutuality, (2) communal welfare and respect for life and (3) liberation and restoration. The discussion aims at understandin…
Refugee Integration and Globalization
This article examines refugee integration in a globalizing world through the example of the efforts made, and challenges faced, by refugees, communities, and governments in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Using documentary analysis, the article shows how the two countries have striven to integrate refugees through encampment and non-camp settlement policies despite structural challenges such as restrictions on movement, economic crises, high unemployment, a…
Discrimination and injustice against older people in Uganda
This article highlights how older people in Uganda experience discrimination and injustice. It discusses the legal framework for their protection, while acknowledging that not all professionals are aware of or have access to the legal mechanisms meant to safeguard older people’s interests. It also discusses the role social work can play in protecting older people’s rights. It further recommends that social workers work to increase solidarity betw…
Corruption in Uganda
Corruption in Uganda
Refugee Integration and Globalization
This article examines refugee integration in a globalizing world through the example of the efforts made, and challenges faced, by refugees, communities, and governments in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Using documentary analysis, the article shows how the two countries have striven to integrate refugees through encampment and non-camp settlement policies despite structural challenges such as restrictions on movement, economic crises, high unemployment, a…
Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda
Using thematic analysis, this study examined social workers’ (n = 21) descriptions of what Indigenised social work practice in Uganda entails. Responses from semi-structured interviews revealed the following three themes that inform social workers’ understanding of Indigenised social work practice: (1) collective action and mutuality, (2) communal welfare and respect for life and (3) liberation and restoration. The discussion aims at understandin…
Discrimination and injustice against older people in Uganda
This article highlights how older people in Uganda experience discrimination and injustice. It discusses the legal framework for their protection, while acknowledging that not all professionals are aware of or have access to the legal mechanisms meant to safeguard older people’s interests. It also discusses the role social work can play in protecting older people’s rights. It further recommends that social workers work to increase solidarity betw…
Corruption in Uganda
Discrimination and injustice against older people in Uganda
This article highlights how older people in Uganda experience discrimination and injustice. It discusses the legal framework for their protection, while acknowledging that not all professionals are aware of or have access to the legal mechanisms meant to safeguard older people’s interests. It also discusses the role social work can play in protecting older people’s rights. It further recommends that social workers work to increase solidarity betw…
Refugee Integration and Globalization
This article examines refugee integration in a globalizing world through the example of the efforts made, and challenges faced, by refugees, communities, and governments in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Using documentary analysis, the article shows how the two countries have striven to integrate refugees through encampment and non-camp settlement policies despite structural challenges such as restrictions on movement, economic crises, high unemployment, a…
Reimagining Indigenised social work in Uganda
Using thematic analysis, this study examined social workers’ (n = 21) descriptions of what Indigenised social work practice in Uganda entails. Responses from semi-structured interviews revealed the following three themes that inform social workers’ understanding of Indigenised social work practice: (1) collective action and mutuality, (2) communal welfare and respect for life and (3) liberation and restoration. The discussion aims at understandin…
Indigenised approaches to addressing elder abuse in Uganda
The social gerontological field has long called for a culturally appropriate framework to understand, prevent, and respond to elder abuse in the Global South. This emphasis is, in part, based on the notion that elder abuse is a cultural and structural concern that cannot be effectively addressed using mainstream social work approaches. Therefore, indigenised approaches are preferred while tackling cultural and structural forms of elder abuse. How…
Emancipatory Social Work
They are Sending Us to Our Early Graves
As the social impacts of globalization and urbanization continue to weaken families, older people are increasingly likely to suffer abuse and neglect. This qualitative study explored what older people perceived as the causes and consequences of abuse and the coping mechanisms they employed. A qualitative study design informed by in-depth semi-structured interviews was used to gather data from 33 older people. Nineteen women and 14 men ranging in …
Addressing Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Uganda
Political science (6 obras) · Social Work (6 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Work (physics (5 obras) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Public relations (4 obras) · Elder abuse (3 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 obras)