The problem of power
Partial electrification in Northern Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsten Milo Nielsen (corresponding author), T H Eriksen (0000-0002-5662-757X) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 15-18 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12743 |
| OpenAlex | W4289317899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This article considers the relation between infrastructural development and precarious work in the context of the electrification of a village in Northern Uganda. The case of a welder illustrates how partial electrification creates precarious conditions for work and how flexibility and creativity are used to mitigate its effects. In looking beyond precarity at the strategies employed by small-scale business owners in Northern Uganda, this article aims to shed light on how people relate to infrastructural realities and play an active role in shaping the affordances and impact of infrastructures in the Global South
Affordance · Creativity · Economic growth · Economics · Electricity · Electrification · Geography · Management · Political science · Precarity · Sociology · Engineering · Gender Studies · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Water Governance and Infrastructure
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |