By Joseph J. Bailey, University of Nottingham, UK. Wildfires often occur as part of a natural cycle and they are … More
Tag: Africa
Climate resilience and adaptation: raffia production in Makira Natural Park, north-east Madagascar
By Joseph J. Bailey (@josephjbailey), University of Nottingham, UK. “Support for women’s associations in Madagascar to enhance raffia production is … More
Poaching of South Africa’s rhinos and the displacement of people from Limpopo National Park, Mozambique
By Joseph J. Bailey (@josephjbailey), University of Nottingham, UK. Across the globe, nature faces an enormous array of pressures from … More
Another Islamic State? The Shifting Tactics of Boko Haram
By Stuart Elden, University of Warwick and Monash University The Sunni Islamic group known as ‘Boko Haram’, active in the … More
Postcolonialism, Responsibility, and ‘The Other’
By Benjamin Sacks ‘Responsibility is increasingly summoned as a route to living ethically in a postcolonial world’ (p. 418). So … More
Approaching Responsibility in Postcolonialism
Benjamin Sacks Long before decolonisation wound down in the late 1980s (the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia excepted), scholars had established … More
The Zimbabwe Question
Benjamin Sacks EVEN AT 87, Robert Mugabe maintains an unswerving grip on Zimbabwe’s people. The dictatorial ruler has survived multiple … More
The Eradication of the Deadly Rinderpest Virus
By Paulette Cully Researchers at the United Nations (UN) have announced that the deadly cattle virus rinderpest has become the … More
Entente Cordiale Geography
Benjamin Sacks THE HISTORY of Anglo-French relations has long been a popular source of discussion and research for geographers. One … More
Live Aid 25
By Alexander Leo Phillips Tuesday 13th July marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Live Aid. The “global jukebox”, devised by Bob … More
