Elizabeth Dessie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6177362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Dessie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Dessie |
| SIGNATURE | DESSIE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8385-4017 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unsettling the (dis)order
This article explores perceptions of gender norms change shaped by lived experiences of migration in Ethiopia. Drawing on interviews and focus group discussions with internal and transnational migrant youths living and working in Addis Ababa, this article links shifting attitudes around normative gender roles to spontaneous responses to marginalisation adopted by women, and reactionary disapproval proclaimed by men confronted with unemployment. F…
‘The only way is out again’
Rural mobilities, gendered youth transitions and delineations of a transient citizenship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Living through the future
This paper explores the relationship between the everyday livelihood practices of rural youth living and working in Addis Ababa and the production of gendered future aspirations. Drawing on Appadurai’s (2004) notion of the ‘capacity to aspire’ and building on theoretical advancements on youth aspirations, findings presented show young people’s future imaginaries are rooted in the driving factors that defined their migration trajectories, renegoti…
Making money moves
Foncier, droit et propriété en Mauritanie
Le présent ouvrage réunit des articles inédits, majoritairement écrits par des Mauritaniens, et propose une réflexion sur des thèmes cruciaux pour la société mauritanienne contemporaine, à savoir la question foncière et l’accès au sol. Issues d’une recherche collective qui porte sur la propriété en milieu musulman, les contributions rendent compte des évolutions de la société mauritanienne depuis l’Indépendance jusqu’aux changements rapides récen…
Titling the desert
Titling the desert
Living through the future
This paper explores the relationship between the everyday livelihood practices of rural youth living and working in Addis Ababa and the production of gendered future aspirations. Drawing on Appadurai’s (2004) notion of the ‘capacity to aspire’ and building on theoretical advancements on youth aspirations, findings presented show young people’s future imaginaries are rooted in the driving factors that defined their migration trajectories, renegoti…
Making money moves
Foncier, droit et propriété en Mauritanie
Le présent ouvrage réunit des articles inédits, majoritairement écrits par des Mauritaniens, et propose une réflexion sur des thèmes cruciaux pour la société mauritanienne contemporaine, à savoir la question foncière et l’accès au sol. Issues d’une recherche collective qui porte sur la propriété en milieu musulman, les contributions rendent compte des évolutions de la société mauritanienne depuis l’Indépendance jusqu’aux changements rapides récen…
Titling the desert
Foncier, droit et propriété en Mauritanie
Le présent ouvrage réunit des articles inédits, majoritairement écrits par des Mauritaniens, et propose une réflexion sur des thèmes cruciaux pour la société mauritanienne contemporaine, à savoir la question foncière et l’accès au sol. Issues d’une recherche collective qui porte sur la propriété en milieu musulman, les contributions rendent compte des évolutions de la société mauritanienne depuis l’Indépendance jusqu’aux changements rapides récen…
Living through the future
This paper explores the relationship between the everyday livelihood practices of rural youth living and working in Addis Ababa and the production of gendered future aspirations. Drawing on Appadurai’s (2004) notion of the ‘capacity to aspire’ and building on theoretical advancements on youth aspirations, findings presented show young people’s future imaginaries are rooted in the driving factors that defined their migration trajectories, renegoti…
Making money moves
Rural mobilities, gendered youth transitions and delineations of a transient citizenship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Unsettling the (dis)order
This article explores perceptions of gender norms change shaped by lived experiences of migration in Ethiopia. Drawing on interviews and focus group discussions with internal and transnational migrant youths living and working in Addis Ababa, this article links shifting attitudes around normative gender roles to spontaneous responses to marginalisation adopted by women, and reactionary disapproval proclaimed by men confronted with unemployment. F…
‘The only way is out again’
Sociology (3 works) · State (computer science (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (2 works) · Livelihood (2 works)