December 2010
“Marginalized livelihoods under neo-liberal development policies in Ugandaâ€
The inclusion of development ethics into the development discourse are increasingly coming under critical review by both development scholars and practitioners, especially those in the realm of civil society. The inclusion of development ethics has not only been a local but also global project. Given that development has become so professionalized that it is difficult to think outside its terms of reference,...
December 2010
A sociological appraisal of economic self-reliance: The failure of state-owned enterprises in Nigeria
This paper presents a sociological appraisal of the efforts of various governments in Nigeria towards economic self-reliance using state-owned enterprises as the vehicle for this purpose. However, due to the internal contradictions inherent in most developing societies like Nigeria, achieving economic self-reliance has continued to elude these states. Nigeria’s public-sector driven economic system has...
December 2010
A reflection on “Christmas fever†in China in the globalizing world
Globalization is a natural historical process of communication and interaction on a worldwide basis, which makes a strong impact on and poses a challenge to Chinese national culture. What attitude should the Chinese adopt facing cultural fusion such as the landing of exotic festivals? As a reflection on “Christmas fever” in China in the globalizing world, this paper analyzes some...
December 2010
Private memories and their public context: Methodological reflections on individual and group memory
In terms of social science needs, memory is a plastic faculty which may be able to provide a limited range of accessible and assessable hard ‘facts’, but which in reality are in a continuous process of change to fit in with their owners’ current needs. Key words: Memory, adaptation, change, unreliability.
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