Africa-Related Dissertations Database
The Africa-Related Dissertations Database is a resource that represents various areas of Africa-Related expertise developed by Howard University graduate students. It provides information about Africa-Related dissertations and theses completed at Howard University. The database is searchable by area of study, country, type or year. You can also search using any keyword or name in the "Search" field.
Most of the dissertations and theses below are available on ProQuest. Most universities, including Howard University, have ProQuest subscriptions so that students, faculty and other personnel have complimentary access when logged into their university account.
Title | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type Sort descending | Year |
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Colonialism and the Underdevelopment of Sierra Leone 1918-1967 | Sheikh B. Daramy | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1983 |
The Development and Nature of American Involvement in Portuguese Colonialism in Africa from 1960 to 1973 | Jacqueline Howard | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Portugal, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
African Arab Cooperation 1955-1974 | Ali K-E. Al-Bakri | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Thesis | 1975 | |
National Cultural Integration and Culture Reorganization in Tanzania: Ujamaa as a Culture Pattern | David Washington | Culture, Political Science | Tanzania | Thesis | 1973 |
A Literary Criteria for the Study of African Drama | Andrea J. Love | Literature | Thesis | 1971 | |
The Importance of the Linguistic Factor in Developing African Nations | Jacqueline L. Pierce | Language, Political Science | Thesis | 1970 | |
Continuity and Discontinuity in Elite Structure in Ethiopia | Shibabaw Yimenu | Sociology | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1969 |
The Problem of Southern Sudan (Historical Background and the Condominium Period Reexamined, 1898-1955) | Ahmed E. Elbashir | History, Political Science | South Sudan, Sudan | Thesis | 1969 |
Development in Government-Sponsored Education in Liberia, 1944-1964 | Barbara C. Patterson | Development, Education, Governance, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1967 |
Some Publications in English on the Yoruba Language Since 1831 | Jeannine S. Clark | Communications and Media, Language | Benin, Nigeria | Thesis | 1963 |
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Influencing Risk for HIV/AIDS a Study of Men in Lilongwe Malawi | Wongani Mhango | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Sociology | Malawi | Thesis | 2005 |
Who Speaks for Squatters: A Case Study of an Informal Settlement South of Johannesburg Called Joe Slovo Park | Marilyn S. Hoosen | Political Science, Public Policy | South Africa | Thesis | 2000 |
Trade and Religion in a West African City-State: The Ekpe Society of Old Calabar | Ikwo Arit Ekpo | Commerce / Trade, Political Science, Religion / Theology | Nigeria | Thesis | 1985 |
Women and Rural Development in Bukoba District, Tanzania | Linda E. Byrd | Development, Gender Studies | Tanzania | Thesis | 1983 |
African Cultural Persistence in Grenada | Irma Francis | Culture | Grenada | Thesis | 1977 |
Excessive Drinking and Alcoholism in the Republic of Zambia | Vernon X. Smith | Health / Medicine | Zambia | Thesis | 1973 |
The African Socialism of Leopold Senghor And Julius Nyerere: Ideology and Practice in Senegal and Tanzania | Joseph P. Donaghy | Governance, Political Science | Senegal, Tanzania | Thesis | 1971 |
A Diachronic Introduction to the Autochthonous Authors of South Africa | R. E. Alain Kirsch | Literature | South Africa | Thesis | 1971 |
The Nigerian Civil War and its Effects | Michael A. Ojo | Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 1970 |
An Analysis of the Relationship between the Tonal Patterns of Hausa Speaking and the Tune of Hausa Singing | James T. Winch | Language, Music | Niger, Nigeria | Thesis | 1969 |
The Origins of the Kono of Sierra Leone | Billie Ann Day | History, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1969 |
Secondary-Level Educational Planning For Economic Development in Democratic Republic of Congo | James L. Hope | Development, Education, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1967 |
A Contrastive Phonological Analysis of Yoruba and English | Sonja M. Bolling | Language | Benin, Nigeria | Thesis | 1963 |
Mental Illness and Diagnosis in South Africa and Nigeria: A study of History, Culture and Spiritually | Theon Gruber | Culture, Health / Medicine, History | Nigeria, South Africa | Thesis | 2013 |
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Peace Agreements, from the Lusaka Peace Accord to the Dar es Salaam Declaration 1999-2008 | Miranda Miims | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Governance, Political Science | Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of The Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 2008 |
The Role of Traditional Authority in Conflict Resolution within the ECOWAS Community the case of Ghana | Muthoni Kamuyu | Conflict Resolution, Culture, Governance, Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 2005 |
Imagery of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in American Newspapers: 1976-1997 | Michelle Hathikhanavala | Communications and Media | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 2000 |
Towards a New Model of the Informal Sector: the Case of Tanzania | Gene Smith | Public Policy | Tanzania | Thesis | 1998 |
Distinct Drumbeats Katherine Dunham: Dance as Nonverbal Communication and Cultural Understanding | Tamara L. Brown | Culture, Dance | Thesis | 1993 | |
The Black-White Conflict in South Africa: The Roles of the African States, the United Nations Organization and the South African Liberation Movements 1960-1970 | James A. Famusipe | Conflict Resolution, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Foreign Policy, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
Indigenous Processes of Education in the Iringa Region of Tanzania and their Relevance to Education for Self-Reliance | Carla R. Simmons | Education, Youth | Tanzania | Thesis | 1973 |
W.E.B. Du Bois' Vision of Africa 1900-1945 | Carolyn O. Williams | Culture, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1972 |
Early Portuguese Imperialism in Ethiopia, 1490-1632: Origins, Responses, Consequences | Getahun Dilebo | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Ethiopia, Portugal | Thesis | 1971 |
Social Progress and Industrialization in Egypt, 1957-1965 | Abdel Mohammed Khalil | Development, Political Science, Sociology | Egypt | Thesis | 1971 |
The Failure of One-Party Rule in Kenya | Miyoga Wa Mochoge | Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1970 |
The Pan-African Movement and the Nigerian Civil War: A Critical Analysis | Skyne R. Uku | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 1969 |
One-Party Rule and Democracy in Tanzania and Lake County, Indiana | David A. Bochnowski | Governance, Political Science | Tanzania, United States | Thesis | 1969 |
The Encouragement and Operation of Joint Ventures Between American Private Capital and African Private or Public Capital | Sheldon J. Gitelman | Commerce / Trade, Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1967 |
Pan-Africanism and the Ghana Trade Union Congress: the International Policy of an African Trade Union Federation | Giles R. Wright, II | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1962 |
Gender and Ethnic Disparities in Liberian Education System | Meaghan Wilson | Education, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Youth | Liberia | Thesis | 2008 |
Network Density: Assessing the Prospects for Progress-Oriented Development in the Informal Economy and Regional Integration | Grace Herrle | Development, Economics | Thesis | 2005 | |
Preliminary Planning Framework for Information Communication Technology (ICT) Policy for African Women | Adryan R. Wallace | Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Technology | Thesis | 2003 | |
Telecommunications and Development in the African Context | Patricia K. McCormick | Communications and Media, Development | Thesis | 1990 | |
Communication – A System Model for Description of Social Processes, a Case Study: Ghana 1951-1981 | Rodney J. Scott | Communications and Media, Culture, Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 1987 |
The Woman Image in Nigerian Novels: A Study of the Fiction of Flora Nwapa | Benaiah E. Oguzie | Gender Studies, Literature | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
Developing a Study Unit of Africa For the Black Primary Children | Betty Owsley | Education, Youth | Thesis | 1973 | |
An Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in the Kasai, 1885-60; Origin, Growth and Explosion | Remy Tshihamba | Conflict Resolution, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1972 |
The Influence of Koisan Saharan Rock Painting on the Development of a Naturalistic Art Style in Pre-Dynastic Egypt | Patricia Crawford | Art History, Fine Arts | Egypt | Thesis | 1971 |
Luo Socio-Political Organization and its Continuity Into the Colonial Period, 1883-1914 | William B. Johnson | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science, Sociology | Kenya, Tanzania | Thesis | 1971 |
The Impact of the High Dam on Economic Development in the United Arab Republic (Egypt) | Hamed M. Meghed | Development, Economics, Energy, Political Science | Egypt | Thesis | 1970 |