Employment, Livelihoods and the World of Work
This edition examines work, unemployment, informality, migration, livelihoods, land, mining, digital access, and green energy transitions in Namibia and the wider region.
Heike Becker reviews Robert Gordon’s book on ethnology, apartheid, and colonial knowledge in Namibia.
Andy Gheorghiu explores housing, solar energy, and transformative infrastructure possibilities in Katutura.
Johanna Tunn and Franziska Muller examine green hydrogen, dependency, extraction, and north-south power relations.
Bertchen Kohrs examines Namibia’s green hydrogen ambitions, risks, and unanswered questions.
Lucy Edwards-Jauch and Herbert Jauch examine mining, livelihoods, environmental harm, and community rights.
Claudius Riruako presents a case study of communal farming, food security, and rural livelihoods.
Dickson Kasote argues for digital access as a public good connected to rights and livelihoods in Namibia.
Emelder M. Tagutanazvo and Vupenyu Dzingirai examine migrant relationships and household resilience in Zimbabwe.
Bruno Venditto, Christian Nekare, and Ndumba J. Kamwanyah examine climate migration, gender inequality, and urban poverty.
Nafimane Hamukoshi presents a case study of informal settlement life and livelihoods in Okahandja Park.
Casper Tichatonga Bowora presents a case study of urban informal trading in Hakahana.
Herbert Jauch analyses informalised work and the challenges facing Namibia’s trade unions.
Judy Tymon examines tenure security and livelihood impacts in Freedom Square, Gobabis.
Phillip Luhl explores informality, urban economies, and everyday socio-spatial practices at Herero Mall.
John B. Nakuta examines Namibia’s unemployment crisis through a human rights lens.
Godfrey Kanyenze examines unemployment, underemployment, poverty, and labour absorption in African enclave economies.
Volume 3 front matter, acknowledgements, acronyms, and editorial introduction.