Professor Pamela Abbott
BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA, FAcSS
Emeritus Professor
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- Email Address
- p.abbott@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Education


Qualifications
- PhD Sociology1982 - Council for National Academic Awards
- MSc Sociology with Politics1985 - University of London
- BSc Sociology1970 - University of London
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director of the Centre for Global Development
- External Memberships
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Member of the International sociological Association, Member of the British Sociological Association
Latest Publications
Workbook for a Critical Realist Audit of the School Context
黑料网. 93 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Protocol for Data Analysis for a Critical Realist Audit of the School Context: NIHR133712 NIHR Global Health Research Group on Promoting Children鈥檚 and Adolescent鈥檚 Mental Wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa Project
黑料网. 54 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Infection and social dislocation: policy and practitioner accounts of COVID-19鈥檚 impacts on children and adolescents in Rwanda during a public health emergency
Critical Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2723513Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The social determinants of depression among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 68-90Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Corporate Social Impact and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground
Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2025, no. 1, 17304Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
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Workbook for a Critical Realist Audit of the School Context
黑料网. 93 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Protocol for Data Analysis for a Critical Realist Audit of the School Context: NIHR133712 NIHR Global Health Research Group on Promoting Children鈥檚 and Adolescent鈥檚 Mental Wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa Project
黑料网. 54 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Infection and social dislocation: policy and practitioner accounts of COVID-19鈥檚 impacts on children and adolescents in Rwanda during a public health emergency
Critical Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2723513Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The social determinants of depression among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 68-90Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Corporate Social Impact and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground
Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2025, no. 1, 17304Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
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Theory and Mechanisms of Change in School-Based Mindfulness Interventions: A Disciplinary Review
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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School Climate and Pupils' Wellbeing and Mindfulness
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Literacy and Quality of Life: A Study of Adults with Poor Literacy Capabilities in Western Rwanda
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 368-384Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Conceptual Architecture for a Critical Realist Synthesis of a Universal School-based Mindfulness Intervention
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
Space to see the future?: A political economy analysis of child and adolescent mental health and well-being in Ethiopia including routes for change
Frontiers in Sociology, vol. 9, 1488619Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Author Correction: Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries (Nature Medicine, (2025), 10.1038/s41591-024-03345-4)
Nature Medicine, vol. 31, 696Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries
Nature Medicine, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 552-564Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Crisis of Accountability and Corporate Immunity for Unfair Purchasing Practices: A Survey of Global Fashion Retailers鈥� Production Factories in a Global South Country
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
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Shadow Accounts on Corporate Social Impacts and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground: Evidence from Bangladeshi Factories for Global Fashion Retailers during Covid-19
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA protocol for a critical realist systematic synthesis of ~interventions to~ promote pupils鈥� wellbeing by improving the school climate in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 5, e0286489Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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How prices and income influence global patterns in saturated fat intake by age, sex and world region: a cross-sectional analysis of 160 countries
BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 1, e074562Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A protocol for a critical realist synthesis of school mindfulness interventions designed to promote pupils' mental wellbeing
Frontiers in public health, vol. 11, 1309649Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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What difference does a social practice approach to adult literacies education make to adult learners' quality of life in Western Rwanda?
Education Applications & Developments IX. Carmo, M. (ed.). InScience Press, pp. 271-283, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
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Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries
Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 5957Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Early Development Centres: What rural Rwandan mothers would find most useful
Rwanda: The Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda) (PDF). 6 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE] DOI:
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What difference does a Social Practices Approach to Adult Literacies Education (SPA-ALE) make to adult learners鈥� lives in three districts in Western Rwanda?
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [OPEN ACCESS]
A review of scientific theories used to justify the delivery of school-based mindfulness programmes . A protocol for a scoping review
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Study protocol for a Critical Realist pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial of a whole-school-based mindfulness intervention (SBMI) promoting child and adolescent mental wellbeing in Rwanda and Ethiopia
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Health, Child Development and Education in Rwanda: Understanding and working with contextual complexity
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
Scholarship on the Middle East in Political Science and International Relations: A Reassessment
PS: Political Science & Politics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 259 - 264Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Children鈥檚 and adolescents鈥� rising animal-source food intakes in 1990鈥�2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity
Nature Food, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 305-319Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries
Nature Medicine, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 982-995Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Infection and Social Dislocation: Wellbeing Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Young People - Perspectives of Rwandan Leaders
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
Fostering a social practices approach for adult literacies to improve people's quality of life in Rwanda: policy brief number 2
黑料网. 9 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [OPEN ACCESS]
FOSTERING A SOCIAL PRACTICES APPROACH FOR ADULT LITERACIES TO IMPROVE PEOPLE鈥橲 QUALITY OF LIFE IN RWANDA: ACHIEVEMENTS, LESSONS LEARNT AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsFostering a Social Practices Approach to Adult Literacies for Improving People鈥檚 Quality of Life in Western Rwanda: Project Overview
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsImpact of Global Clothing Retailers' Unfair Practices on Bangladeshi Suppliers During Covid-19
Aberdeen: 黑料网. 21 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Assessing the Impact and Scalability of Participatory Homegrown Programs on Reducing and Redistributing Unpaid Care Work among Women in Rwanda: A Case of Reseaux des Femmes' Unpaid Care Work Project in Rwanda: Baseline Report
Aberdeen: Centre for Global Development. 24 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Can mindfulness training in primary schools promote mental wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Open Access GovernmentContributions to Journals: Articles- [OPEN ACCESS]
Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity
Nature Food, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 694-702Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Do more women in politics lead to better governance in African countries?
Debating African Issues: Conversations Under the Palaver Tree. Moseley, W. G., Otiso, K. M. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Tackling modern slavery: a sustainability accounting perspective
Futurum, vol. 12, pp. 20-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The impact of Covid-19 on women workers in the Bangladesh garment industry
London: 黑料网 & Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre. 22 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE]
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Feedback on a legislative response to Modern Slavery and Worker Exploitation, Forced Labour, People Trafficking and Slavery both in New Zealand and internationally: a submission to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Government
Working Papers: Working Papers- [OPEN ACCESS]
Strangers in Plain Sight: Conceptions of Democracy in EU Neighbourhood Policy and in Public Opinion across North Africa
The Journal of North African Studies, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 691-713Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Perceptions of the EU: Activists and public opinion in the Middle East
Routledge Handbook of EU鈥揗iddle East Relations. Bouris, D., Huber, D., Pace, M. (eds.). 1 edition. RoutledgeChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [OPEN ACCESS]
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Toward the Development of Post Covid-19 Gender Policy and Accountability Measures to End Modern Slavery in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector: A Policy Brief for the UK Government and Stakeholders
黑料网. 6 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Marginalization
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries- [ONLINE] DOI:
Toward the Development of Post Covid-19 Gender Policy and Accountability Measures to End Modern Slavery in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector: A Policy Brief for Bangladesh Government and Stakeholders
黑料网. 7 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Building back fairer in public health policy requires collective action with and for the most vulnerable in society
BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 3, e005555Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Why Tunisians are still out on the streets: a decade after the 鈥楧ignity Revolution鈥�
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Understanding the political economy dynamics of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) sector in Rwanda
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 265-278Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Failing adult learners: Why Rwanda鈥檚 adult literacy education is not delivering
International Journal of Educational Development , vol. 79, 102288Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Rwanda: Planned Reconstruction for Social Quality
Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability. Martinez, J., Mikkelsen, C. A., Phillips, R. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 81-99, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Burundi elections: what's at stake and what to expect
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Democratisation against Democracy: How EU Foreign Policy Fails the Middle East
Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland. 349 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The tide that failed to rise: Young people鈥檚 politics and social values in and after the Arab uprisings
Mediterranean Politics, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-25Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Preface and Introduction: European Union in International Affairs
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Strengthening interlinked marketing exchange systems to improve water and sanitation in informal settlements of Kigali, Rwanda
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 300-308Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The EU鈥檚 Neighbourhood Policy Before the Arab Uprisings: Rhetoric Versus Reality
European Union in International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 67-100, 34 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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England case study: Drivers of policy change on child poverty and early childhood education and care
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC). 18 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Ireland case study: Promoting integrated delivery of early childhood education and care services
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Rwanda case study: Promoting the integrated delivery of early childhood development
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
South Africa case study: Building support and policy change for integrated school health
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Sweden case study: Recognising and including children鈥檚 rights and direct voice in law, policy and programs
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Vietnam case study: Drivers of policy change towards providing integrated early childhood development
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC)Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Ben Ali: the Tunisian autocrat who laid the foundations for his demise
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Tunisians head for the polls amid dimming faith in democracy
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Beyond elections: perceptions of democracy in four Arab countries
Democratization, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 645-665Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Corruption, Trust, Inclusion and Cohesion in North Africa and the Middle East
Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-21Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Challenges and Opportunities for Increased Policy Recognition of Family and Child Health and Wellbeing within the USA and Internationally
黑料网 and Training and Research Support Centre. 53 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE]
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Critical Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges in Rwanda
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE]
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Women, Land and Empowerment in Rwanda
Journal of International Development, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1006-1022Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Beekeeping adoption: A case study of three smallholder farming communities in Baringo County, Kenya
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 1-11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Al-Sisi poised for empty victory in Egypt as signs of unrest grow across the region
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
#OURTIMENOW: Improving Women's Lives in Rwanda Through Education
London: The Fawcett Society (Web).Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
The Decent Society Index Mark 2: (1) Constructing the Index
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE]
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Review of Policies for Biodiversity Informatics in Southern Africa: Case Studies of Botswana and South Africa
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE]
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Improving sanitation in informal settlements of East African cities: hybrid of market and state-led approaches
International Journal of Water Resources Development , vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 229-244Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Tunisia is back on a knife edge 鈥� here鈥檚 why
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Review of Policies for Biodiversity Informatics in Central Africa: Case Studies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE]
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The Arab Uprisings in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia: Social, Political and Economic Transformations
Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 153 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Challenges of Doing Public Opinion Survey Research in the MENA
American political Science Association MENA Workshops Alumnie e-newsletter, vol. Fall, no. 3, pp. 15-19Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
Socially Inclusive Development: The Foundations for Decent Societies in East and Southern Africa
Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 813-839Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Case Study: Empowerment approaches to Food Poverty in North East Scotland
The Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health. D鈥橝mbruoso, L., Abbott, P., Douglas, F., McPherson, E., Okpo, E. (eds.). Aberdeen University Press pp. 1-52, 52 pages.Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Iraq after ISIS: Continued conflict or rebuilding beyond ethno-sectarian identities?
openDemocracyContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Perceptions of EU Foreign Policy in the MENA Region
Open DemocracyContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
What do people in the Arab countries want?: Conceptions of democracy
openDemocracyContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Iraq must now rebuild itself 鈥� and that means fixing its dreadful governance
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Election guide: what you need to know about the Rwandan presidential poll
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Case Study: Empowerment approaches to Food Poverty in North East Scotland: The Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health.
黑料网. 52 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsPublic disgust over corruption threatens stability in Middle East and North Africa
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Arab Publics Continue to See Women as Second-Class Citizens
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesCorruption, Cohesion and the Rule of Law
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Against the tide: why women's equality remains a distant dream in Arab countries
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Between the Market and the State: Financing and Servicing Self鈥揝ustaining Sanitation Chains in Informal Settlements in East African Cities: Financing and Servicing Self鈥揝ustaining Sanitation Chains in Informal Settlements in East African Cities
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE]
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Arab Transformations Survey Data
Non-textual Forms: Data Sets and Databases- [OPEN ACCESS]
Learning from Success: How Rwanda Achieved the Millennium Development Goals for Health
World Development , vol. 92, pp. 103-116Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A Generation in Waiting for Jobs and Justice: Young People Not in Education Employment or Training in North Africa
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Building Decent Societies? Economic Situation and Political Cohesion After the Arab Uprisings
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Gender Equality and MENA Women's Empowerment in the Aftermath of the 2011 Uprisings
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Reconsidering the Role of Youth: Generational Differences in Political and Social Attitudes in the Arab World
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The Promise and the Reality: Women's Rights in Rwanda
African Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 561-581Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Arab Transformations Longitudinal Data base
Non-textual Forms: Data Sets and Databases- [OPEN ACCESS]
Biodiversity informatics in Eastern Africa: Status, drivers and barriers
Journal for Nature Conservation , vol. 32, pp. 67-80Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: