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The Journal of Modern African Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering African history and culture studies, African history and culture analysis, International Development and Aid.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The Journal of Modern African Studies 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | African history and culture studies African history and culture analysis International Development and Aid African studies and sociopolitical issues Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies |
| ISSN | 0022-278X |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.53 |
| h-index | 108 |
| i10-index | 1,166 |
| Total citations | 63,375 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Dar es Salaam |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org |
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This article originated in the study of one Northern Ghanaian group, the Frafras, as migrants to the urban areas of Southern Ghana. It describes the economic activities of the low-income section of the labour force in Accra, the urban sub-proletariat into which the unskilled and illiterate majority of Frafra migrants are drawn. Price inflation, inadequate…
As far as corruption in Africa is both conspicuous and generalised, it has to be studied from the viewpoint of the participants. This article starts with six general theses on corruption in Africa, which place it within a broader ‘corruption complex’, and emphasise its routine nature, the stigmatisation of corruption despite the absence of effective…
This paper analyses the parties and party systems that have begun to emerge in sub-Saharan Africa's fledgling multiparty systems. Using a data base of 87 legislative elections convened in the 1990s, the paper identifies three trends. The position of parties late in the decade is primarily tributary of their performance in the first multiparty election…
China's vastly increased involvement in Africa over the past decade is one of the most significant recent developments in the region. It appears to contradict the idea of international marginalisation of Africa and brings significant economic and political consequences. China's Africa interest is part of a recently more active international strategy based on multipolarity and…
The systematic investigation of corruption is overdue. There are three main types of literature in English on the subject: historical studies of corrupt practice in Britain; inquisitional studies, mainly of the U.S.A. and the English-speaking West African and Asian countries; and sociological studies which deal with corruption incidentally. So far as I know no general…
