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What Influences the Propensity to Report Corruption to Relevant State Authorities? Evidence From Ghana 是什么影响了向国家有关部门举报腐败行为的倾向？来自加纳的证据

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.1177/00219096241228786

J. Asomah, E. Dim, Yiyan Li

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Labour Market in Peril: Interference of Influential Individuals in the Integration of Congolese Workers into the Labour Market 岌岌可危的劳动力市场：有影响力的个人对刚果工人融入劳动力市场的干预

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-15 DOI: 10.1177/00219096241230501

S. Inaka

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Institutional Violence: The Road to Genocide in the Former Caisse Sociale du Rwanda 机构暴力：前卢旺达社会局的种族灭绝之路

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224670

Elly Musafiri, George Gona, K. Ombongi, Aggée M. Shyaka

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Understanding Petty Traders’ Use of Honorifics as a Persuasive Tool in Sales 了解小商贩在销售中使用荣誉称号作为说服工具的情况

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224676

Anastasia Nuworsu, J. Kosiba, R. A. Lawer

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Truths and Tales: Understanding Online Fake News Networks in South Korea 真相与传说：了解韩国的在线假新闻网络

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224672

B. Sheehy, Sujin Choi, Md. Irfanuzzaman Khan, Bruce Baer Arnold, Yoonmo Sang, Jae-Jin Lee

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African Union Kampala Convention: The Continuing Dialogue on the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa 非洲联盟坎帕拉公约》：关于保护撒哈拉以南非洲境内流离失所者的持续对话

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231225944

S. Bamidele, I. Pikirayi

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Rethinking the Resurgence of Military Coups in Africa 反思非洲军事政变的死灰复燃

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-27 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224680

A. Akinola, Ratidzo Makombe

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‘Associations do not survive here’: Inequality, Mistrust and Obstacles to Collective Action in Oil Palm Growing Communities in Ghana 协会在这里无法生存"：加纳油棕种植社区的不平等、不信任和集体行动障碍

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-27 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224684

D. Takyiakwaa, P. S. K. Tetteh, K. Asante

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Manifestations of Hope and Hopelessness in the Early Stages of COVID-19 in Africa 非洲 COVID-19 早期阶段希望与绝望的表现形式

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-27 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231224691

Phillip Thebe

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Unit Committees and Participation in Community Development: Does Spatial Location Matter? 单位委员会和参与社区发展：空间位置重要吗？

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-27 DOI: 10.1177/00219096231225956

Richard Serbeh, P. Adjei, D. Forkuor

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