Abstract: In the recent past the definition of national security has moved past traditional and state-centric concepts which have made it necessary to re-examine the state and accommodate both national and human security. Military strength alone is increasingly becoming less relevant due to the evolving nature of threats to the state. Thus, the importance of securitization in contemporary security studies is to expand the security agenda to include all threats that threaten the wellbeing of ...
ABSTRACT It is estimated that 70% to 75% of the population of Ghana rely on herbal medicine for their primary healthcare (WHO 2002). Practitioners and manufacturers of herbal medicine relying less on advertising through loud speakers and personal advertising in lorries and market places and moving towards advertising in the mass media. This study, therefore, examined viewer perception of messages in the television advertisement of herbal medicine in Akosombo in a survey, using a questionnair...
Abstract Inter-clan conflicts are widely spread in the world with Africa leading in such cases. Conflict management and peace building in Kenya continues to face challenges in the current national and regional environments. Clans in Mumias East Sub-County have been in conflict from time immemorial. Strategic coordination amongst key actors has been seemingly lacking in conflict management and peace building. The general objective of the study was to examine the influence of inter-clan confli...
Abstract: Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a poorly studied coastal delphinid with a limited inshore distribution off the west coast of southern Africa where it is sympatric with the similar sized dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). It is exposed to an unknown level of bycatch particularly in near-shore set-net fisheries and is also potentially impacted by the growing boat-based whale watching industry in South Africa. In this thesis I describe the results of a study ...
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ABSTRACT Projects have become an integral part of organizations’ strategy. Health projects in particular, have been found to carry out a critical function in enhancing the well-being of society. In Kenya, many health projects are funded by donors. Although the amounts of funding from donors have been rising over the years, most donor funded health projects in Kenya are not performing well. According to the World Health Organization, almost 50 percent of health projects in Kenya do not achie...
ABSTRACT According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of the global population have some form of disability and are more likely to be unemployed compared to the general population. In Kenya, there is limited data on the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and like most developing countries PWDs experience low levels of employment and are more likely to be discriminated against getting paid employment. It is evident that Employers’ policies and practices play a criti...
In comparison to their ecophysiological and behavioral aspects, the skeletal system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) has been relatively understudied. Only a few studies have assessed their skeletal system, but these have mostly focused on their cranial and dental systems, with little attention on their postcranial skeleton. This PhD thesis provides a considerable amount of information about the functional anatomy, morphological diversity and postnatal bone morphogenesis of the appendicula...
ABSTRACT Inter and intra ethnic conflicts over land are many and could be found in almost every region in Ghana. These pose serious threat to peace, stability and development that the country seems to be enjoying, if not well managed. The study focused on the intra-ethnic conflict of Peki and Awudome in the Volta region of Ghana. The study, specifically, looked at the causes, sequence and effects of the conflict on the development of the youth in the areas of agriculture, education, health,...
ABSTRACT Town Unions (TUs) exist for identifying and resolving communal problems among others in Anambra State. Ironically, many of them are conflict infested. Although many studies have been conducted on conflict, none specifically focused on the nature of social conflict facing TUs in Anambra State. This study therefore investigated the sources, effects and resolution methods of TU conflicts in Anambra State. Marxian theory of social conflict and Ted Gurr‟s theory of Relative Deprivation ...
ABSTRACT This research examined the Effects of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on Employment Generation in Gombe Metropolis. The Personality Based Theory, Human Capital Theoryand the Goal Setting Theory were adopted as theoretical framework for this study. Data for the study were obtained through questionnaire designed on a four (4) point Likert scale. In all, one hundred respondents were used for this study. The responses were analyzed empirically using descriptive statistics for mean a...
ABSTRACT The quest to mobilize sustainable domestic revenues for financing development is a challenge for many countries, especially those in the developing world. Discovering non-renewable natural resources should therefore be good news. However, the notion of a natural resource curse suggests that countries that are rich in natural resources often perform poorly on several development outcomes. A related term, fiscal resource curse, has emerged. The fiscal resource curse is the inability o...
ABSTRACT Globalisation is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with diverse consequences. The nature of the consequences has, however, remained contentious. There are contending perspectives on the effects of globalisation on modern states, particularly developing countries. In-depth studies that examined the cogency of these perspectives in relation to the Nigerian State are sparse. This study examined the manifestation of globalisation in Nigeria between 1985 and 2007 and its effects on the Stat...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that the Igbo are one of the most migratory ethnic groups in Nigeria with more than half of the internal migrants being women. Most Igbo internal migrants go to the western part of the country of which Lagos is the most preferred destination. Although studies exist on internal migration in Nigeria, negligible attention has been paid to female migration and the associated motivating factors. This study, therefore, examined the determining factors as well as the con...