Lancamento - trabalho prático em grupo

13 Março 2019, 10:00 Jennifer Leigh McGarrigle Montezuma de Carvalho

GA_II 2018/2019 - trabalho prático em grupo

 

Grupos 3-4 pessoas

 

O ensaio deverá ter uma dimensão das 4,000 palavras (inc. refs.)

Data de entrega – 8 de Maio (copia em papel sem capa plástico e pdf moodle)

Os alunos devem usar o APA.

 

As referências bibliográficas indicadas devem ser complementadas com outros artigos/obras científicas relevantes e devem incluir pelo menos 7 fontes/ referências

 

Escolha uma das seguintes questões.

 

A China está emergindo como um "poder global alternativo em África.” Comente criticamente.  

 “China is emerging as an “alternative global power point in Africa.”  Discuss.

Padraig Carmody (2016) The New Scramble for Africa. Polity: Cambridge.

Padraig Carmody and Francis Owusu, (2007) “Competing Hegemons? Chinese versus American GeoEconomic Strategies in Africa,” Political Geography (2007) Volume 26, Issue 5, June 2007, Pages 504-524

Barry Sautman and Yan Hairong (2007) “Friends and Interests: China’s Distinctive Links with Africa,” African Studies Review (2007)

 

A África é considerada a região do mundo mais afetada pelas mudanças climáticas. Reflete nos impactos nas cidades.

In global terms, Africa is considered as the region most affected by climate change. Reflect on the impact this has on cities. 

UNHABITAT (2014). The State Of African Cities 2014. Re-Imagining A Sustainable Urban Transition. Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

 Raheem, U.A. & F.B. Olorunfemi (2013). Urban Vulnerability And Adaptation To Extreme Weather Events: A Case Study Of Rainstorm Victims In Ilorin, Nigeria. Geography, Envrionment, Sustainability 6 (2): 80-93

Hartmann, B (2010). Rethinking climate refugees and climate conflict: Rhetoric, reality and the politics of policy discourse. Journal of International Development 22: 233-246

Henderson, J. V. et al (2017) Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?. Journal of Development Economics 124: 60-82

Hummel, D. et al (Eds.) (2012). Climate Change, Environment and Migration in the Sahel - Selected Issues with a Focus on Senegal and Mali. micle working paper. Frankfurt/Main

 

Discuta o impacto nas comunidades locais africanas da "apropriação de terras" (land-grabbing) / aquisições de terrenos em larga escala. 

What is the impact on local African communities of land-grabbing / large-scale land acquisition in Africa?

Deborah Brautigam (2015), Will Africa Feed China? Oxford University Press.

Cotula, L.; Vermeulen, S.; Leonard, R. e Keeley, J. (2009) - Land grab or development opportunity? Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa. FAO, IIED and IFAD.

Sassen, S. (2014) – Expulsions. Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy.  Hravard University Press.

 

A migração africana é principalmente intra-continental. Discuta os processos de integração e pertença de migrantes nos novos locais de residência.

African migration is mostly intra-continental. Discuss processes of migrant integration and belonging in their places of residence.

Oliver Bakewell & Landau, L. (2017) Forging African Communities: Mobility, Integration and Belonging, Palgrave.

Bakewell O. & G. Jόnsson (2011). Migration, mobility, and the African city. IMI Working Paper 50. International Migration Institute, University of Oxford

Landau, L. & Freemantle, I. (2016) Beggaring belonging in Africa's no-man's lands: diversity, usufruct and the ethics of accommodation, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42: 6, 933-951, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1126086