Across the globe, from mega-cities to isolated resource enclaves, the provision and
governance of security takes place within assemblages that are de-territorialized in terms of …

Abstract Sierra Leone and Guinea share broadly similar cultural worlds, straddling the
societies of the Upper Guinea Coast with Islamic West Africa. There was, however, a notable …

This article contributes to a growing body of literature which explores how the Minamata
Convention on Mercury is influencing the development of artisanal and small-scale mining …

In introducing this collection of articles we argue that policy framing and policy responses to
the 'problem'of young people and agriculture in Africa are hampered by a lack of research …

Childhood Deployed examines the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone.
Based on eighteen months of participant-observer ethnographic fieldwork and ten years of …

This article explores a number of the productivity and marketing difficulties that are hindering
the establishment of sustainable livelihoods in small‐scale agriculture in Sierra Leone. The …

What would it mean to develop a youth-inclusive agricultural and rural development
agenda? Agriculture, and particularly smallholder farming, remains the single largest source …

It is unclear how public authorities shaped responses to Ebola in Sierra Leone. Focusing on
one village, we analyze what happened when “staff, stuff, space, and systems” were absent …

Executive summary This Literature Review on Youth Agency, Peacebuilding and Education
is part of the work of the Research Consortium on Education and Peacebuilding, supported …

This paper argues that a formalized and supported artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
sector could assist immeasurably with reducing the intensity of the youth unemployment …