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West African Pidgin: World Language Against the Grain 西非皮金语逆流而上的世界语言

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241263364

K. Yakpo

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Whither “African Economics” Imaginaries? Eleven Precepts on Its (Im)possibility 非洲经济学 "意象何去何从？关于其（不）可能性的 11 条戒律

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241262795

Oluwatosin Adeniyi

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Civilian Agency and Service Provision Under Rebel Rule: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire 叛军统治下的民政机构和服务提供：科特迪瓦的证据

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241260742

Giulia Piccolino

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Transnational Chinese Beautyscapes: Ghetto Glamour and Fake Beauty in Abidjan 跨国华人美景：阿比让的贫民窟魅力与假美人

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241260747

Basile Ndjio

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The Aftermath – What Future for African Studies (in Europe?). A View From Behind the Scenes of ECAS9 后果--（欧洲）非洲研究的未来如何？ECAS9 的幕后故事

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-06-13 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241258210

Steven van Wolputte, Michael Bollig, Martina Gockel, Clemens Greiner, Noah Kahindi

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Struggles over Resource Access in Rural Tanzania: Claiming for Recognition in a Community-Based Forest Conservation Intervention 坦桑尼亚农村地区的资源获取斗争：在以社区为基础的森林保护干预中争取认可

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241245135

M. Mabele, Ulrike Müller-Böker

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Politics at Play: TikTok and Digital Persuasion in Zimbabwe's 2023 General Elections 政治游戏：津巴布韦 2023 年大选中的 TikTok 和数字劝说

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241241335

Oswelled Ureke

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Book Review: Belonging, Identity, and Conflict in the Central African Republic by Vlavonou, Gino 书评：中非共和国的归属、身份和冲突》，作者：Vlavonou, Gino

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241241334

Tim Glawion

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Quality, Access, and Voice in African Studies Publishing: Smoothing the Path to Bigger Changes 非洲研究出版业的质量、准入和话语权：通往更大变革的平坦之路

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241244409

Tim Glawion

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Divine Mandates and Political Realities: Exploring Power, Religion, and Transition in the Gambia 神圣使命与政治现实：探索冈比亚的权力、宗教与过渡

Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/00020397241230565

Danielle Agyemang, Vilashini Somiah, Khoo Ying Hooi

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