Seeking Impact and Visibility: Scholarly Communication in Southern Africa

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African scholarly research is relatively invisible globally because even though research production on the continent is growing in absolute terms, it is falling in comparative terms. In addition, traditional metrics of visibility, such as the Impact Factor, fail to make legible all African scholarly production. Many African universities also do not take a strategic approach to scholarly communication to broaden the reach of their scholars’ work.

Trading Places: Accessing Land in African Cities

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Trading Places is about urban land markets in African cities. It explores how local practice, land governance and markets interact to shape the ways that people at society’s margins access land to build their livelihoods.

Hijab: Unveiling Queer Muslim Lives

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"Hijab: Unveiling Queer Muslim Lives" is the first known collection of South African Muslim stories relating to Islam and sexual diversity. This anthology shares reallife stories of people that have struggled, or may still be struggling, to reconcile their spirituality and their sexuality.

Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Sub-Sahara Africa

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The Handbook provides scientific guidelines for maintaining and stabilising ecosystems and for state-of-the art fire prevention and control.