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The Impact of Brexit on Francophone Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - 2019
Whereas the impact of Brexit on Anglophone Africa was a major issue in the controversial British discussions on the … pros and cons of Brexit, possible repercussions on French-speaking Africa have been rarely mentioned up to now. Yet, the … range of possible Brexit effect is impressive, including the revival of progressive social networks in Francophone Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892503
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The impact of Brexit on Africa in times of the Corona Crisis
Kohnert, Dirk - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012663094
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Cultures of innovation of the African poor : on the articulation of multiple modernities in African societies and African Diasporas in Latin America
Kohnert, Dirk - 2011 - Rev.
The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334798
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New nationalism and development in Africa : review article
Kohnert, Dirk - 2009
nationalism in Africa and elsewhere shows remarkable differences both in its roots and its impact, compared with that of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334818
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African monetary unions : dominated by the North? ; on the relevance of rational economic reasoning under African conditions
Kohnert, Dirk - 2005
Monetary coordination is high on the agenda of different regional organizations in Africa. Economic benefits of a … important underlying aim of monetary integration in Africa is derived from its history, particularly the legacy of the slave …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334826
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Country concepts and the rational actor trap : limitations to strategic management of international NGOs
Kohnert, Dirk - 2004
Growing criticism of inefficient development aid demanded new planning instruments of donors, including international NGOs (INGOs). A reorientation from isolated project-planning towards holistic country concepts and the increasing rationality of a result-orientated planning process were seen as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334861
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Magic and witchcraft : implications for democratization and poverty-alleviating aid in Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - 1996
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and social class of the people concerned. According to many Africans its incidence is even increasing due to social stress and strain caused (among others) by the process of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334889
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New markets for local experts in Africa?
Kohnert, Dirk - 1995
In the past decades the involvement of local experts in the planning and evaluation of development programs has steadily increased. Ownership of development planning is propagated as major aim of bilateral and international development co-operation. Yet, the quality and performance of many local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334891
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Donor's double talk undermines African agency : comparative study of civic agency in Burkina Faso and Togo ; the fabrication of public action in countries <<under an aid regime>> A...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2015 - Draft
Despite a long-standing controversy about aid-effectiveness in general and the impact of aid-dependency on governance in particular, little is known on the effect of donors policies on civic agency for democratization in aid dependent autocratic regimes. In this study it is argued that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346333
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L'eau, une bénédiction et une malédiction: comment résoudre les conflits liés à l'eau en Afrique de l'Ouest?
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
water is scarce and people's livelihoods are threatened. Sub-Saharan Africa is the continent most affected by climate change … regional conflict than cooperation. In the past, climaterelated shocks have fuelled violent conflict in West Africa. Land …. Afrika südlich der Sahara ist der Kontinent, der am stärksten von Klimawandel, Bevölkerungswachstum und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015045118