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.
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Title Sort ascending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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Textiles and Clothing in the Gambia: An Analysis of Culture and Development | June Pearson Bland | Culture, Development | The Gambia | Dissertation | 1996 |
Telecommunications and Development in the African Context | Patricia K. McCormick | Communications and Media, Development | Thesis | 1990 | |
Tchyika U Tam'si's “Brushfire;” An Analysis | Barbara E. Weisse | Literature | Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1971 |
Tax Structure Change in Kenya (1964-1978) and Tax Reform Implications for the Nineteenth Eighties | Bob Abdrabboh | Economics, Governance | Kenya | Dissertation | 1981 |
Tanganyika and the Problem of African Unity and Liberation, 1954-1964 | Tulingwe F. Mbangulla | Political Science | Tanzania | Thesis | 1965 |
Symbolism in the Traditional Religion of the Akan of Ghana | Kojo F. Baiden | Religion / Theology | Ghana | Thesis | 1972 |
Sustainable Rural Development and Forestry in Uganda: A Systematic Analysis of Grassroots Participation in Kibale National Park Management | Lydia Kakwera Levy | Governance, Public Policy | Uganda | Dissertation | 2015 |
Surviving Africanisms in Virgin Islands English Creole | Lezmore Emanuel | Language | Virgin Islands | Dissertation | 1970 |
Survival Through Memory: African Retentions in Diasporan Cultural Production of Venezuela’s Barlovento Region | Mesi Ecola Walton | Diaspora | Venezuela | Dissertation | 2019 |
Superpower Involvement in the Horn of Africa: The Ethiopian-Somali Border Conflict | Hilletework Mathias | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, International Relations | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1985 |
Suffering in Silence? Intrapersonal Communication Regarding Female Empowerment and Healthcare Access for Breast Cancer Screening in Cape Town, South Africa | Jennifer J. Jones | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies, Health / Medicine | South Africa | Dissertation | 2011 |
Sudanese Government Policies and the Roles and Status of Nubian Women | Sherri McFarland | Gender Studies, Governance, Public Policy | Sudan | Dissertation | 2002 |
Students and National Politics in Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Youth Corps Scheme | Solomon Esemuede | Education, Political Science, Youth | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1985 |
Structures: Representations of the House in African-American and Black Southern African Women's Writing | Lanisa Kitchiner | Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa, United States | Dissertation | 2010 |
Structures & Policies Influencing Health Care Utilization in Poor Urban Areas: Case of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria in Nairobi - Kenya | Wilson Gachiri | Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 2009 |
Structure and Evolution of Developing and Non-developing African Easterly Waves During National Aeronautics and Space Administration African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) | Nelsie A. Ramos | Atmospheric Sciences | Dissertation | 2013 | |
Structural Determinants of the Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry, 1960-1981 | Joseph Jordan, Jr. | Health / Medicine | Kenya | Dissertation | 1983 |
Steve Biko: The Radical Gospel of Black Consciousness | Traci Deneen Wyatt | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, History, Religion / Theology | South Africa | Dissertation | 2019 |
State Monopolization and Discontentment in Post-Independence South Sudan: A Déjà Vu All Over Again | Benjamin Aciek Machar | Governance, International Relations, Political Science | South Sudan | Dissertation | 2016 |
State Failure, Terrorism and Piracy in an Interconnected World: Somalia as a Test Case for the Global Security Concerns of the Twenty-First Century | Christopher L. Daniels | Foreign Policy, Global Security, Governance, International Relations, Law, Political Science, Terrorism | Somalia | Dissertation | 2010 |
State Breakdown and the Rise of Somaliland, Puntland and Somalia: Understanding the Organizing Principles and Dynamics of Nationhood | Yohannes Haile | Conflict Resolution, Governance, International Relations, Law, Political Science | Somalia | Dissertation | 2012 |
Soviet Foreign Policy Towards the Horn of Africa (1968-1978) | Peter Gabriel | Foreign Policy, History, International Relations | Russia | Dissertation | 1985 |
South-South Cooperation: The Role of Brazilian Investments in Mozambique's Agricultural Transformation | Wheeler R. Winstead | Agriculture | Brazil, Mozambique | Dissertation | 2014 |
South Africa’s Arms Merchant: Armscor | James McWilliams, Jr. | Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 1989 |
South African Women in Art: Women’s Needlework Cooperatives as Income Generating Enterprise | Genira N. Nelson | Economics, Fine Arts, Gender Studies | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
Some Significant Relationships Between Taxation and Economic Performance During Transitional Periods of Development: The Zambian Experience from 1964 to 1980 | Shadrack Kwasa | Development, Economics, Governance, Political Science | Zambia | Dissertation | 1982 |
Some Publications in English on the Yoruba Language Since 1831 | Jeannine S. Clark | Communications and Media, Language | Benin, Nigeria | Thesis | 1963 |
Some Economic, Political and Racial Factors in the Development of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Jewel R. Mazique | Economics, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Governance, Political Science | Malawi, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1957 |
Socioeconomic and Institutional Quality Effect of Regional Trade Agreements: A Case Study of East African Community Regional Integration | John Ltalipen Lekuton | Economics, Sociology | Dissertation | 2018 | |
Socio-Religious Interaction in Liberia with a Focus on Bassa Baptists | Bradley D. Brown | Religion / Theology, Sociology | Liberia | Thesis | 1973 |
Socio-Cultural Influences of Courtesy Stigma Among Family Members of Nigerians Living With Mental Health Challenges: A Multi-National Study | Folasade Patricia Akinkuotu | Sociology, Culture, Health / Medicine | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2022 |
Social Progress and Industrialization in Egypt, 1957-1965 | Abdel Mohammed Khalil | Development, Political Science, Sociology | Egypt | Thesis | 1971 |
Social Change and the Crises of Religious Politics in Africa: A Critical Review of Christian-Muslim Relations in Nigeria | Jude Chinweuba Asike | Political Science, Religion / Theology, Sociology | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2014 |
Small Farmers in Kenya 1955-1982: Credit, Transportation, and Extension Services | Mueni Wa Muiu | Agriculture, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1991 |
Slaves or 'Black Moors' in Captivity: The Enslaved African Muslim in the Transatlantic Discourse of Islam, Humanity and Freedom | Gadah Saad Algarni | Slavery, Religion / Theology, Literature, History | Dissertation | 2022 | |
Settler-Colonialism and the Development of Settler Ideology: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Zionism and Afrikaner Nationalism until 1948 | John G. Murray | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, History | South Africa | Thesis | 1979 |
Senegal: Continuity and Change | Gamby Diagne Camara | Culture, Development, Literature, Communications and Media, Sociology, Globalization | Senegal | Dissertation | 2021 |
Self Concept in the Novels of John A. Williams and Chinua Achebe | Gloria Dickinson | Literature | Dissertation | 1978 | |
Secret Societies and Other Mutual Aid Societies: A Triangular Investigation of Africa, the West Indies and the United States of America, 1775-1950 | Ronald Courtney Noel | History, Sociology | United States | Dissertation | 2012 |
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 |
Secondary Education in Northern Uganda and Its Impact on Transformative Gender-Integration Amongst the Lango: A Socio-cultural Analysis of the Challenges of Male Engagement in Rural Development | Loy Loggosse Azalia | Development, Education, Gender Studies, Sociology | Uganda | Dissertation | 2018 |
Science and Technology Policy Formulation and Planning: A Case Study of Nigeria | Angel Batiste | Political Science, Technology | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1992 |
Scattering Texts: Translation of Dani Kouyate’s Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (1995), Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies (2008), and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) as Edouard Glissant’s Relationality and Diasporization | Desperina Emily Broaster | Literature, Diaspora | Burkina Faso, India, United Kingdom | Dissertation | 2022 |
Saudi Arabian Economic Aid to West Africa: A Case Study of the Gambia and Sierra Leone, 1975-1985 | Mohammed-Bassiru Sillah | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations | The Gambia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1988 |
Saudi Arabia Development and Cultural Assistance to Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1975-1995 | Khaled Alghoraiyr | Culture, Development | Saudi Arabia | Dissertation | 2001 |
Sagesse Negro-Africaine | Pierre Shamba | Political Science | Thesis | 1968 | |
Rising Screen: Women Filmmakers, Poetic Politics and the Developmental Cinema Complex of the Rwandan Film Industry,1991-2018 | Camille Ciara Dantzler | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Political Science, Development | Rwanda | Dissertation | 2022 |
Revolutionary Democracy in Guinea-Bissau | Laura Bigman | Political Science | Guinea-bissau | Thesis | 1980 |
Resource Management in a Stratified Fulani Community | Wendy Wilson | Economics | Dissertation | 1984 | |
Representation of Women in Oral Tradition Literature and Film | Julia M. Landau | Cinema, Culture, Gender Studies, Literature, Oral Tradition | Thesis | 1988 |