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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Traditional Institutions"”.
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Legitimacy, traditional institutions and school governance : a case study of an eastern district
… described as having two bulls in one kraal i.e. traditional authorities and newly elected democratic councillors sharing the responsibility of government. The presence of these two centres of power at the local level serves as basis for conflictual relationships and competing discourses and this …
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Traditional Institutions as Change Agents: Understanding Cultural Norms and Practices Promoting Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Communities
<p>Traditional institutions in Nigerian communities hold a strong cultural foundation and significantly influence cultural norms and practices. Due to the increasing need for effective community-based approaches in addressing social and health problems on a global scale, we explore the attitudes …
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Leveraging large-scale educational data to examine the freshman experience using machine learning and causal inference methods
Institutions of higher education are constantly collecting student-centric data, be it application information, transcript records, or graduation histories. Despite this wealth of data, traditional institutions, where learning is primarily on-campus and in-person, are often limited by …
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The conflict between tradition and modernity : the histoy of the relationship between the state and traditional leaders Gutu District, Zimbabwe from 1960-2010
The study investigates the relationship between traditional leadership and the local government in the theoretical framework of the conflict between tradition and modernity. The study examines the relationship between two institutions which cannot be merged, but at the same time cannot be thrown …
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The refusal of the work of art: aesthetics and autonomy in Italy, 1965-1985
… trade unionism), often leading to conflict with traditional institutions. Each chapter compares increasingly mediated attempts at organizing, building, and sustaining collective alternatives outside of traditional institutions—radical street theatre and performance art, cooperative arts …
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Consumer identity & Nigerian wedding rituals : a blended netnography approach
… its expression was mostly localised, with traditional institutions of family and religion playing an outsized role in its expression. Contrary to the typical bridal identity that is market driven but sprinkled with ethno-religious aesthetics, in Nigeria, wedding vendors were largely absent …
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The Impact of Industrial Relations on Workers' Welfare in Indonesia
… that workers tend to organise within their own traditional institutions and they can effectively utilise the existing mechanisms to achieve bipartite communications. The specific roles of the tripartite constituents, in terms of providing welfare services in Indonesia are then discussed, in …
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New Institutionalisms and the Resurgence of Traditional Authority in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Buganda Case Study
… of pre-colonially rooted authorities and institutions in the politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. What were once thought to be irrelevant and unfavorable traditional institutions are now a principal dynamic in contemporary Africa’s governance and development. What factors can be attributed to …
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A forgotten corner of Namibia: aspects of the history of the Caprivi Strip, c1939-1980
… eduction, subsistence economy, medical history, traditional institutions and contested chieftaincies, cross border history, landscape perceptions. Instead of specificity, a researcher on a area such as the Caprivi Strip where there is poverty of research will always run the risk of engaging in …
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The potters of Espiritu Santo : A socio-historical study of survival and loss of tradition
This dissertation looks at the traditional pottery of the Cumberland Peninsula on the island of Espiritu Santo in the context of its relationships with its makers, their history, traditional institutions and contact experiences, and also with other pottery in Vanuatu, in particular, the different …
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Trust Machines: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Humans in Cultures of Mistrust
… that can mediate trust independently from traditional public institutions. This presents a novel idea of governance that is distinct to the one in liberal democracies. I explore the use of cryptocurrencies (digital currencies based on cryptography) in Argentina to shed light on the social …
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O PROCESSO DE ANÁLISE DO RETORNO SOBRE INVESTIMENTO EM TREINAMENTO: UM ESTUDO DE CASO
… and technical in many cases is not found in traditional institutions of learning. There will be a real need to develop multipliers of technical knowledge in the organization. In this context, the goal of this research was to identify the process of measuring the return on investment in …
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Participation in the Smart City: An Ethnographical Study of Citizen Engagement in Dublin
… cityscape. In the absence of money and traditional institutions trust is ensured by shared vision and common comprehension of underlying power structures. Creating their own version of the city, people are able to fully participate in their imagined society. By being part of this endless …
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Influences of customary and statutory governance on sustainable use and livelihoods: The case of baobab, Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe
… growing voice articulating the need to integrate traditional institutions and customary practices into a more contemporary form of governance for Africa’s democratic and socio-economic transformation. To date, however, the integration of customary and statutory approaches to governance has yielded …
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To defend ourselves: common property management of forests in northern Thailand
… over customary common property systems which traditionally existed in northern Thailand. In the contemporary scene this is resulting in considerable tension between the traditional villagers' view of forests as common property resources and official government policy. State management of …
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Land tenure and rural livelihoods in Zambia: case studies of Kamena and St. Joseph
… (along the axes of wealth, gender and descent), traditional institutions (uxorilocal or virilocal marriage, polygamy, inheritance and succession) and government policy are central in determining access, use and control of land and natural resources in rural livelihoods. It is submitted that, …
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Masculinity in Crisis? A study on the Threat to Masculine Identities through Unemployment
… research. Beck suggests that a fragmentation in traditional institutions of reproduction like the family and work has obscured social roles. The study of men and masculinities has been one of the most vigorous in contemporary postmodernist scholarship as writers have begun to explore the …
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Traditional leaders in South Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Traditional leaders were occupying communal political positions sanctified by cultural mores and values who enjoy the legitimacy of particular communities to direct their affairs. Their basis of legitimacy is tradition, which includes the whole range of inherited culture and way of life, a people's …
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On chiefs and peace: Examining the role of traditional governance in sub-Saharan African conflict dynamics
What role do traditional governance structures play in countries’ internal peace and conflict dynamics? While dominant approaches in conflict studies understand governance mainly through the lenses of state capacities, governance scholars have increasingly payed attention to non-state governance …
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Wealth and social responsibility: A study of philanthropy in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine
… Some of these philanthropists do support the traditional institutions and organizations of elite culture while others support those institutions and organizations that seek to offer social provision, address the inequities in society and, to some extent, alter the structures of …
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