January 2022

‘Left-behind’ women of migrant-men: Rethinking agency and autonomy of women in rural Bangladesh

This paper details the changes in the agency and autonomy of left-behind women of international migrant-men exploring continuity and changes in the discourse and systems of traditional gender roles of a village in rural Bangladesh. It sheds light on the pattern of trans-border communication of the women and their mobility in the locality and subsequent changes in gender relations. Through ethnographic fieldwork, this...

Author(s): Main Uddin

January 2022

Perceptions and management of vulnerabilities in daily medical work. West-African situations, Global perspective

This paper explores the interactions between structural poverty and production of medical care in Burkina Faso. This country represents other African countries with the same structural poverty. These interactions are examined based on healthcare professionals’ perceptions as well as the factors responsible for the vulnerabilities affecting their medical work. A qualitative approach is used to analyze the materials...

Author(s): Isabelle Gobatto

January 2022

Youths’ vulnerability to social and economic risky activities in Osun State, Nigeria

The involvements of youths in various risky activities across social and economic spheres of life are alarming and have exposed them to various risks of different magnitudes. This has invariably increased their vulnerability, taking toll on the social, economic, health and environmental lifecycle of the affected group of individuals. This study therefore investigates the vulnerability of youths to social and economic...

Author(s): Simon Adekunle Oyegbile and Tokunbo Oyesola

January 2022

Impact of culture on economic development and resistance of marginalized people

Understanding the factors responsible for low socio-economic condition and political status of a marginalized community is imperative to comprehend their culture of resistance. The major focus of this study was to become aware of the resistance of marginalized communities in their cultural milieu. A review of literature is made to establish the fact that cultural resistance plays an important role in a community towards...

Author(s): Selvin Raj Gnana