Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Recent submissions
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The political economy of globalization and employment returns to youth in Uganda
(Springer International Publishing, 2020-06)The political economy of globalization, with its main features such as market-driven technology, trade, and capital flows, continues to alter the structure of labour markets in developing countries, adversely affecting ... -
Reconstructing global security and peace building in Somalia’s changing context
(Springer International Publishing, 2021-11)Understood from the backdrop of global security contradictions, the current analysis highlights the Somali decades-old political predicament as a consequence of Cold War global security frameworks and clan-based power ... -
Elections and domestic peace in Africa: assessing peace opportunities in Uganda’s 2021 presidential election
(Springer International Publishing, 2022-11)Substantial narratives have in recent years been woven around the role of electoral democracy, widely welcoming it as a symbol of Africa’s advancement towards nonviolent power transfer and political stability. Yet, such ... -
Democratisation Processes Amidst Cultural Diversity in Uganda
(Springer International Publishing, 2022-11)Uganda attained independence on the 9th of October 1962 with a diverse cultural spectrum. Yet current analyses hardly interrogate the role of culture in the country’s democratisation processes. The purpose of this chapter ... -
Mapping the susceptibility of persons with disabilities to landslides in a highland landscape of Bushika Sub County, Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda
(Jàmbá - Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2022-01)Terrain parameters such as slope aspect, angle, curvature, stream power and altitude have been noted to spur landslide occurrence as well as, acting as a hindrance to evacuation efforts. Yet, persons with disabilities ... -
History of Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Kiryandongo district, western Uganda 1954-2018
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-08)The purpose of this study was to examine the history of Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Kiryandongo district from 1954-2018. It analysed the geography of the place, how the name Kiryandongo came about, and described the ... -
The realization of women’s right to property inheritance in the Islamic context: a case study of Iganga municipality
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-08)Inheritance is the main avenue through which Muslim women acquire independent ownership of land and housing. This study focused on examining the realization of the right of women to property inheritance in the Islamic ... -
Prediction of inundation due to Kabuyanda dam failure and its impact on the communities of Isingiro district, western Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-09-01)Globally, dams are indispensable in overcoming hindrances posed by climate change through ensuring sustainable water supply for irrigation. However, in case of failure, Dam floods cause devastating effects in fatalities ... -
Job 14:1-12 and the Buganda traditional concept of human life and death: an ideo-theological hermeneutics
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-06)The study focused on the ideo-theological hermeneutics of Job 14:1-12 in relation to the Baganda’s traditional concept of human life and death. The study sought to discuss the text in relation to the Baganda’s traditional ... -
The concept of tithing in Uganda’s pentecostal churches: a case study of Nakawa division-Kampala district
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-08)This thesis examines the Concept of Tithing in Uganda’s Pentecostal churches. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches for data collection specifically, the study covered a total of 130 respondents ... -
The 1995 Constitution as a Tool for Dictatorship in Uganda: An African Dilemma of Constitutionalism
(SpringerLink, 2022-11)This chapter examines the interplay between the 1995 Constitution and the growing tendency of dictatorship in Uganda. The main argument is that whereas the drafting of the 1995 Constitution was seen by many as an attempt ... -
Virtue-ethics as sine-qua-non to economic empowerment of grassroot pastoral agents for evangelization in 21st century-Arua diocese, Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-11)The twenty first century is an era of fortunes and misfortunes. Though globalization and capitalism associated with this century has brought integral development, thanks to science and technology, many people have been ... -
Use of improved methods of crop farming and livelihoods of small holder farmers in Luuka district
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-10)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of improved methods of crop farming on the livelihoods of small-holder farmers in Luuka district. The objectives of study included; to find out the improved methods ... -
Participation of young people with special needs in school based musical performances in selected primary schools in Mukono district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-06)This study intended to find out the nature of participation of young persons with special needs in music activities that take place in primary school contexts. It was motivated by the apparently low levels of participation ... -
The Use of Carnival Features for the Promotion of a New African Image in the Novels of Ouologuem, Kourouma and Labou Tansi
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018-04)In this article, after defining the concepts of the Negro myth and the carnival, I show what these three novels have in common: giving the impression that the negative image given to Black Africa by Europe was justified ... -
Characterising the archaeological assemblage of Kaiso Village in the Ugandan Albertine Rift
(SpringerLink, 2022-12)This paper presents results from archaeological surveys and excavations conducted in 2012 around Kaiso Village located within the Albertine Graben part of the Western arm of the Great East African Rift Valley. This area ... -
Understanding the drivers of adoption of organic banana farming technologies in Kajara County, South-western Uganda
(East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2022)This study aimed at identifying and characterising the major organic banana farming technologies used and assessing the drivers of adoption of the same in Kajara County. A total of 360 respondents were used to obtain primary ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of soil and water conservation practices by small-holder farmers in Muyembe Sub-County, Eastern Uganda
(Ghana Journal of Geography, 2022-08)Farmers in tropical rural areas are confronted with several challenges but outstanding among these challenges is soil degradation arising from soil erosion. This study involved identifying the dominant soil and water ... -
Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District – Uganda
(African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies, 2019)This study identified and characterised the dominant water conservation technologies (WCT) employed by small scale farmers in Malongo and Kyazanga sub-counties in Lwengo district. It employed a cross sectional household ... -
Community based flood risk management approach in Northeastern Uganda
(Ghana Journal of Geography, 2022-06)This study was conducted in the Amuria district of Northeastern Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess the performance of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) approach in mitigating disaster effects in the ...