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 Sort descending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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Human Security, Women's Rights & Citizenship: Assessing the Role of Women in African Development | Tracy Keyser | Development, Gender Studies, Human Security | Thesis | 2011 | |
Humanitarian Development in Zimbabwe, 1995-2005 | Bruce Ormond Grant | Development, Humanitarianism | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 2011 |
Hydropolitics, Hydro-Hegemony and the Problem of Egyptʹs Securitization of Eastern Nile | Benjamin Akwei | Energy, Political Science | Egypt | Dissertation | 2015 |
Imagery of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in American Newspapers: 1976-1997 | Michelle Hathikhanavala | Communications and Media | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 2000 |
Images of Women in Tswana Literature: An Analysis of Proverbs and Selected Works by Modern Botswana Writers | Matthews M. Tselaesele | Gender Studies, Language, Literature | Botswana | Thesis | 2001 |
Imperialism, Rape and the Congo Predicament | Chioma Mary Oruh | Economics, Gender Studies, Globalization, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2015 |
In Search for an African Identity in the French-Speaking Caribbean: Genesis and Rise of Haitianism and Negritude | Christian Filostrat | Haiti | Dissertation | 1978 | |
In Search of the Holistic Development Paradigm in sub-Saharan Africa | Crispin Hagen | Development | Dissertation | 2004 | |
In The African Classroom: The Case of Uncommonly Taught Language | Mkamburi M. Lyabaya | Education, Language, Youth | Thesis | 1992 | |
Increasing Cocoa Production under Ghana’s Structural Adjustment Programs: An Empirical Study of Established Farmers in Tano North Cocoa District in the Brong-Ahafo Region | Kwaku Osei-Akom | Agriculture | Ghana | Dissertation | 1999 |
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 |
Industrial Relations in Sierra Leone, 1932-1961 | Sheikh Daramy | History | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1986 |
Influences of Yoruba Religion on the Contemporary Wood Sculpture of Lamide Fakeye | Sharon Pruitt | Art History, Fine Arts, Religion / Theology | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Consequences of Development for Women in Africa: The Case of Ghana | Kingsley Owusu-Afriyie | Communications and Media, Development, Gender Studies, Technology | Ghana | Dissertation | 2002 |
International Migration of Igbo Women to the United States, 1995-2012: Brain Drain/Brain Gain or Brain Circulation | Sussie Uzoamaka E. Aham Okoro | Gender Studies, Immigration / Migration, Public Policy | Nigeria, United States | Dissertation | 2014 |
Intra-Repair: A Pan African Concept and Mechanism to Eliminate Racism & Facilitate Racial Healing Through Reparations | Gregory Hay | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Pan-Africanism | Thesis | 2012 | |
Intra-state Conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Their Implications for the Regional Security | Bekele Bengessa Hirbe | Governance, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
Intra-state Conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Their Implications for the Regional Security | Bekele Bengessa Hirbe | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Global Security, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
Investigating an Automated Method to Explore Mesoscale Convective Complexes in West Africa | Kim Dionne Whitehall | Atmospheric Sciences | Dissertation | 2014 | |
Islamism In North Africa: Case Studies in Egypt, Algeria and Sudan | Denise St. Clair | Religion / Theology | Algeria, Egypt, Sudan | Thesis | 1999 |
Jamaica Anansi: A Survival of the African Oral Tradition | Jean Purchas-Tulloch | Oral Tradition | Dissertation | 1976 | |
Japan-Africa Relations: A Multidisciplinary Approach | Naoko Takemoto | Foreign Policy, International Relations | Japan | Thesis | 1993 |
Johannesburg: Nationalism, Architecture, National Identity and Law, 1910-1948 | Lindokuhle Mnyandu | Culture, Development, Law, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
Kenya's Constitutional Development 1952-1964 | Onesmus N. Ireri | Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1969 |
Kenya: A Study of the Problem of Land Reform and the Interrelationship between Politics and Economics | Joel M. Onami | Economics, Land Tenure, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1968 |
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 |
La Evolucion Economica de Guinea Ecuatorial Desde 1850 a 1968 | Raphael Evita | Economics | Thesis | 1970 | |
Land Tenure among the Kikuyu | Kjell Svendsen | Land Tenure | Kenya | Thesis | 1964 |
Language Policy in South Africa (1994-2010) | Jennifer Queen | Language | South Africa | Thesis | 2013 |
Language, Culture, and Communication: The Role of Swahili Taarab Songs in Kenya, 1963-1990 | Geoffrey King’ei | Communications and Media, Culture, Language | Kenya | Dissertation | 1992 |
Lawyering Against Apartheid: The Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1967-1994 | Myra Ann Houser | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, History, Law | South Africa | Dissertation | 2014 |
Leadership in African Public Policy: A Comparative Study of the Effects of African Political Thought on Monetary, Trade and Aid Policy in the Gambia and Senegal | Suleyman Garaba Konte | Economics, Humanitarianism, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science, Public Policy | The Gambia, Senegal | Dissertation | 2018 |
Liberia's Open Door Policy: the Political and Economic Problems, 1946-1961 | Ukachi O. Munoye | Economics, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1977 |
Liberia: The Implementation of Its Founding Ideology and Early Socioeconomic and Political Development, 1822-1900 | Bartholomew Doe Toe, Sr. | Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology | Liberia | Dissertation | 2015 |
Libya's Foreign Relations Before and after the Discovery of Oil | Feraidoon Shams-Barrag | Energy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Libya | Thesis | 1969 |
Libya: A Case Study in Political and Constitutional Development, 1951-1965 | Daw Swedan | Governance, Political Science | Libya | Thesis | 1966 |
Life and Literature of the Sukuma in Tanzania, East Africa | Evie Welch | Literature | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1974 |
Living in America: Exploring the Impact of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, Afrocentric Worldview and Spirituality on West African Immigrants' Professional Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes | Nancy Ajaa | Sociology, Immigration / Migration, Culture, Health / Medicine | United States | Dissertation | 2022 |
Localism and Ghana's Decentralization of a Partisan Center to a Non-partisan Districts: Historical Overview and a District's Perspective | Kwasi Boadi | Governance, History, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1999 |
Low Wage Structure in Ethiopian Economy and the Development of Labor Movements 1960-1967 | Hafte Kitessa | Development, Economics | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1976 |
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 |
Mainstream Orientation, Perceived Stress, and Kidney Function in African Immigrants | Mana Kadigia Ali | Health / Medicine, Immigration / Migration | Dissertation | 2015 | |
Malaria Parametric Model with Applications to the Disease Incidence in Mali and Nigeria | Moussa Doumbia | Health / Medicine | Mali, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Manifestations of African Consciousness in Brazil: the Evolution of the Movimento Negro Unificado | Lorecia J. Roland | Political Science | Brazil | Thesis | 1994 |
Maternal and Child Services in Tanzania: The Role of Women and its implications in Maternal and Child Health | Belkis Wolde-Giorgis | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1979 |
Meaningful Involvement of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Tanzania’s Structural Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention | Stephanie J. Stines | Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Public Policy | Tanzania | Dissertation | 2014 |
Measuring Attitude Change on Africa Through Program Exposure to the Museum of African Art | Anne M. Forrester | Art History, Fine Arts, Sociology | United States | Thesis | 1967 |
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 |
Migration and Economic Development: The Case of the Mourid Brotherhood From Senegal to Washington , DC Metropolitan Area, 1990-2000 | Radell Tankard | Education, Immigration / Migration, Religion / Theology | Senegal, United States | Dissertation | 2003 |
Migration and Rural Development in Gambia | Madi Touray | Development, Immigration / Migration | The Gambia | Dissertation | 1999 |