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BOOK REVIEW: Idris S. Kikula, Reflections on the Birth of the University of Dodoma. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki & Nyota Publishers, 2023, 182 pages, ISBN 978-9987-084-78-4

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.58548/2023jap31.6365

Paul Loisulie

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Power Dynamics in Higher Education Policy Reforms in Tanzania, 1990s-2010s: Actors and Interests 20世纪90年代至2010年代坦桑尼亚高等教育政策改革中的权力动力学:行动者与利益

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.58548/2023jap31.4162

Shafii Dini

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Contested Community Participation in the Governance of Marine Resources in the Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania: A Political Chicanery 有争议的社区参与海洋资源治理在黑手党岛海洋公园，坦桑尼亚:一个政治骗局

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.58548/2023jap31.2040

Nelson M. Ishengoma

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Voluntary or Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement? A post-2000 Analysis of China-Zimbabwe Economic Relations 企业社会责任参与是自愿的还是强制性的?2000年后中津经济关系分析

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.58548/2023jap31.0119

Nancy Kambudzi, Constancia A Mumma-Martinon, H. Amadi

{"title":"Voluntary or Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement? A post-2000 Analysis of China-Zimbabwe Economic Relations","authors":"Nancy Kambudzi, Constancia A Mumma-Martinon, H. Amadi","doi":"10.58548/2023jap31.0119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58548/2023jap31.0119","url":null,"abstract":"The quest for economic development in Africa's emerging economies like Zimbabwe is an uphill undertaking that necessitates multi-stakeholder contribution. Since 2000, China and Chinese firms have played a considerable role in contributing to the Zimbabwean economy and community well-being through CSR programmes. However, in the absence of a CSR regulatory framework, it is not clear whether Zimbabwe harnesses the full social-economic potential of CSR arrangements. Existing research on CSR in the country provides sketchy evidence and mainly from a foreign perspective. This paper analyses Chinese corporations’ engagement in promoting the socio-economic progress of communities in a non-mandatory CSR environment and presents a case for a regulatory framework in Zimbabwe. It applies interpretivism to desk review evidence from sources published between 2017 and 2022 and reveals that, despite voluntary CSR arrangements, Chinese firms have contributed to the socio-economic well-being of communities by investing in some development projects. This notwithstanding, a voluntary CSR engagement has provided a leeway for Chinese firms to neglect environmental concerns, violate employee labour rights, and threaten community displacement, especially in mineral-rich areas. The paper concludes that Zimbabwe’s economic hardships push the country to prioritise economic over social and environmental concerns of communities in fear of losing the scarcely available Foreign Direct Investment. However, mandatory CSR arrangements provide mutual benefits to both Zimbabwe and China, thus an opportunity to legislate CSR without jeopardising Sino-Zimbabwe's economic and political relations.","PeriodicalId":367015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Politics","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126221414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-30 DOI: 10.58548/2023jap3.1.001005

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Colonial Origins of Postcolonial Authoritarianism in Tanzania: The Reflection on Democracy 坦桑尼亚后殖民威权主义的殖民起源:对民主的反思

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.58548/2022jap212.97126

T. Mmassy, J. Ombeni, Adella Nyello, Gasper Michael Kissoka

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Implications of Digital Communication Control on New Public Governance Processes in Tanzania 数字通信控制对坦桑尼亚新公共治理过程的影响

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.58548/2022jap212.0138

Y. J. Bebia, Ernest T. Mallya

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Education under Armed Attack in North East of Nigeria: Evaluating the Impact of Boko Haram Attacks on Tertiary Institutions in Adamawa State 尼日利亚东北部武装袭击下的教育:评估博科圣地袭击对阿达马瓦州高等院校的影响

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.58548/2021jap101.0133

J. Momodu, A. Tukur

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THE CHANGING ROLE AND SPACE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN TANZANIA’S FLUID POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT 民间社会在坦桑尼亚多变的政治环境中不断变化的作用和空间

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.58548/2021jap1013465

A. Nguyahambi

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KENYA’S DATA PROTECTION REGIME: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 肯尼亚的数据保护制度:挑战和未来前景

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.58548/2021jap101.6688

O. Otele

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