Projects
The history of Islamic law courts in Tanzania, ca. 1950-2010 Ghent University
In Tanzania, the colonial government supported courts applying Islamic family law, which the independent government closed down. The project examines the legal practices of late colonial ‘kadhis’ courts’, reasons for their abolition, and the implications for Muslim congregations. It also examines why and how the demand for the reintroduction of kadhis’ courts has become a focus for
recent Muslim activism.
The interplay of sense making and decision-making processes on treatment and prevention of Nodding Syndrome by different stakeholders: an ethnographic exploration in Cameroon, Tanzania and Uganda Institute of Tropical Medicine
Expanding horizons - Secondary towns and rural-urban migration in Tanzania. University of Antwerp
Ethnicity, partisanship,Economic Evaluations and Electoral Choices in Tanzania Ghent University
This study is a multivariate empirical assessment of the influences of ethnicity partisanship and economic evaluations on electoral choiches in Tanzania. It answers the questions: To what extent does ethnicity form the base of support of presidential candidates? To what extent does partisan attachment inform choice of a presidential candidate? And, how significant economic performance is in informing presidential choiches?
Universal coverage in Tanzania and South Africa : Monitoring and evaluating progress Institute of Tropical Medicine
The goal of universal health coverage is receiving growing attention. How best to improve risk pooling and to ensure that the most socially disadvantaged receive priority in having their health care costs met, are questions yet to be answered, particularly within the African context where very few countries have achieved universal health systems. South Africa is introducing National Health Insurance, where formal sector workers will make ...
Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Kilombero river valley, Tanzania Institute of Tropical Medicine
Rainwater harvesting and conservation strategies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania KU Leuven
Discovery of rodent-borne viruses over a biodiversity gradient in Morogoro, Tanzania. University of Antwerp
Transformation of collective spaces in an interstitial informal settlement: the case of Mlalakuwa-Dar es salaam - Tanzania KU Leuven
This doctoral research focuses on the transformation of emergent collective spaces in the interstitial informal settlement in Mlalakuwa-Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Academics and professionals see inclusive public space (and in extension collective spaces, i.e. spaces that are used in a collective way) as paramount for the construction of community development, especially in informal settlements. Unlike the case of informal settlements that are ...