John Akokpari
Biographic Data
| ID | 5814772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Akokpari |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Akokpari |
| SIGNATURE | AKOKPARI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Lesotho |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Policing and Preventing Human Right Abuses in Africa
In spite of being signatories to the United Nations Charter and the African Charter on Rights, human rights abuses are rife in African countries. The democratic wave that swept across Africa in the early 1990s and witnessed the demise of many authoritarian regimes only minimised the practice of human rights violations; it did not abate it. There are still reports of opposition activists being jailed without trial for daring to seek level playing …
The debt crisis, the global economy and the challenges of development
Current initiatives by the G7 and other Western creditors to write off the debts of the world's heavily indebted countries, the majority of which are in sub Saharan Africa, has interested both African states themselves and among non-governmental organizations working towards poverty alleviation. If this is implemented, governments will no longer have to divert large proportions of national revenue away from development to debt-servicing obligatio…
Globalisation and Migration in Africa
The paper argues that there is a growing interconnection between globalisation on the one hand, and migration (both intra- and interstate) on the other. In general migration in Africa is largely informal and undocumented, making accurate data on the phenomenon extremely scant. This notwithstanding, there is evidence of the phenomenal increase in the wave of migration on the continent. The conventional causes of migration, including conflicts, pol…
The Political Economy of Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
The State, Refugees and Migration in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population displacements, refugees and migration are not only common phenomena, but are also on the increase in sub‐Saharan Africa. Although scholarly explanations for the causes include political oppression, economic adversities and environmental degradation, conflicts and wars account for the bulk of sub‐Saharan Africa’s refugees and migration in recent years. These explanations are themselves dependent on, or symptomatic of, more fundamental c…
The State, Refugees and Migration in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population displacements, refugees and migration are not only common phenomena, but are also on the increase in sub‐Saharan Africa. Although scholarly explanations for the causes include political oppression, economic adversities and environmental degradation, conflicts and wars account for the bulk of sub‐Saharan Africa’s refugees and migration in recent years. These explanations are themselves dependent on, or symptomatic of, more fundamental c…
The State, Refugees and Migration in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population displacements, refugees and migration are not only common phenomena, but are also on the increase in sub‐Saharan Africa. Although scholarly explanations for the causes include political oppression, economic adversities and environmental degradation, conflicts and wars account for the bulk of sub‐Saharan Africa’s refugees and migration in recent years. These explanations are themselves dependent on, or symptomatic of, more fundamental c…
The Political Economy of Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Globalisation and Migration in Africa
The paper argues that there is a growing interconnection between globalisation on the one hand, and migration (both intra- and interstate) on the other. In general migration in Africa is largely informal and undocumented, making accurate data on the phenomenon extremely scant. This notwithstanding, there is evidence of the phenomenal increase in the wave of migration on the continent. The conventional causes of migration, including conflicts, pol…
The debt crisis, the global economy and the challenges of development
Current initiatives by the G7 and other Western creditors to write off the debts of the world's heavily indebted countries, the majority of which are in sub Saharan Africa, has interested both African states themselves and among non-governmental organizations working towards poverty alleviation. If this is implemented, governments will no longer have to divert large proportions of national revenue away from development to debt-servicing obligatio…
Policing and Preventing Human Right Abuses in Africa
In spite of being signatories to the United Nations Charter and the African Charter on Rights, human rights abuses are rife in African countries. The democratic wave that swept across Africa in the early 1990s and witnessed the demise of many authoritarian regimes only minimised the practice of human rights violations; it did not abate it. There are still reports of opposition activists being jailed without trial for daring to seek level playing …
Political science (5 works) · Development economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Poverty (2 works)