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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Representation of Nigerian Women in Nollywood Films | Naomi Brock | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies | Nigeria | Thesis | 2009 |
Remittances and the Dutch Disease: Evidence from Selected South African Development Community Countries | Isaac Dyendelayi | Economics, Public Policy | Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland | Dissertation | 2016 |
Religion, Peacebuilding and Human Security in Africa: A Case Study of Jos Plateau State Nigeria | Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka | Human Security, Religion / Theology, Violence | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2019 |
Religion in the African Public Square: Examining the Role of Religion in African Women’s Reproductive Rights | Lakeisha Raquel Harrison | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, Human Rights, Religion / Theology, Sociology | South Africa | Dissertation | 2019 |
Religion as a Potent Factor in Social Stability and Traditional Continuity among the Nilotic Nuer | Isiah Robinson, Jr. | Culture, Religion / Theology, Sociology | Thesis | 1969 | |
Relationship Management of the ‘Brain Circulation’ Phenomenon: The Case of the Ugandan Government and Its Ugandan Diaspora in the United States | Stella-Monica Nalugwa Mpande | Communications and Media, Diaspora, Governance, International Relations | Uganda, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
Regional Integration, Institutions and Trade Flows: The Case of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Aicha Lompo | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Cote D’ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo | Dissertation | 2017 |
Regional Integration in West Africa: An Analysis of the Mano River Union, With a Focus on Sierra Leone | Falla Dominic Lamin | Economics, Foreign Policy, Political Science, Public Policy | Cote D’ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2015 |
Reflection on Black Studies as Human Studies | Charles A. Frye | Ethnic and Racial Studies | Thesis | 1970 | |
Radiative Forcing Properties of Aging Saharan Dust Plumes Entering the Tropical Atlantic | Daniel Everett Yeager | Atmospheric Sciences | Dissertation | 2019 | |
Race, Class and Gender in the Novels of Alex La Guma | Nancy N. Plaatjies | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa | Thesis | 1988 |
Race Relations: Case Study of the Falashas in Israel | Pamela Kirkland | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Sociology | Ethiopia, Israel | Thesis | 1991 |
Race and Culture Contacts in Ghana and French Equatorial Africa: A Comparative Study | Clytia C. Montllor | Culture, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of The Congo, Gabon, Ghana | Thesis | 1958 |
Protest and Resistance in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1976-1990 | Paul Pressley | History, Human Rights, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2006 |
Projecting Nation? Cinema and the Creation of a National Identity in Post-Apartheid South Africa | Cara Moyer-Duncan | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, Cinema | South Africa | Dissertation | 2011 |
Presidential Public Address as Power Maintenance: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Speeches by President Uhuru Kenyatta | Shamilla Amulega | Communications and Media, Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Dissertation | 2021 |
Preliminary Planning Framework for Information Communication Technology (ICT) Policy for African Women | Adryan R. Wallace | Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Technology | Thesis | 2003 | |
Predominance and Diversity of Antibiotic Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens in Leafy Vegetables and Clinical Sources From Gondar, Ethiopia | Cherinet Wondyifraw Yigrem | Biology, Chemistry | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |
Poverty Amidst Plenty: A Case of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria | Ogechi L. Paschal-Ejiogu | Development, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Women in Rwanda | Reggy Anyango | Conflict Resolution, Gender Studies, Sociology | Rwanda | Dissertation | 2009 |
Post-Colonial Africa: Confronting the Social and Cultural Challenges of Globalization | Gamby Camara | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Culture, Globalization, Sociology | Thesis | 2012 | |
Portuguese, Creole or Both: The Problematic of Language Choice in the Republic of Guinea- Bissau. The Social, Political and Economic Implications of Language Choice | Myrna Handem | Economics, Education, Language, Political Science, Public Policy | Guinea-bissau | Dissertation | 2015 |
Politics, Policies and Change in a Post-Colonial State: The Ghanaian Case | Akwasi Osei | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1986 |
Politics of Ethnicity, Region and Religion in Post Houphouët-Boigny Côte D’Ivoire | Balla Mohamed Keita | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science, Religion / Theology | Cote D’ivoire | Dissertation | 2013 |
Political Intervention in Two African States: A Study of American Involvement and African Dependency | Marvin Holloway | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1969 |
Political Development of Higher Education in Ghana | Patricia Mortensen | Development, Education, Political Science, Youth | Ghana | Thesis | 1969 |
Policy and Implementation: The Case of Maternal Mortality in Kenya | Norah Langat | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine | Kenya | Thesis | 2012 |
Physical and Chemical Characterization of Airborne Saharan Dust Aerosols During the Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE) | Esther Bassey Effiong | Chemistry | Dissertation | 2013 | |
Petroleum Extraction, Agriculture and the Local Communities in the Niger Delta: A Case Study of Ilaje Community | Adedayo Razak Ladelokun | Development, Economics, Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
Perspectives on Nigeria Historiography, 1875-1971; the Historians of Modern Nigeria | Robert Hess | Geography, History | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1972 |
People's Poet: Mzwakhe Mbuli and the Power of the Poet in the Liberation Struggle and in the "New" South Africa | Sheba Kane Lo | Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2009 |
Peace and Justice in Sierra Leone: The Lome Peace Process Revisited | Abdul Lamin | Conflict Resolution, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2003 |
Paradigm For Seeing: A Historical Analysis of African Women in Visual Representation | Betty Ellerson | Art History, Gender Studies, History | Dissertation | 1994 | |
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 |
Pan-Africanism and the Ghana Trade Union Congress: the International Policy of an African Trade Union Federation | Anthony W. Wojloh | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1962 |
Pan-Africanism and the Afro-Arab Dilemma | Ron Nichols | Pan-Africanism | Dissertation | 1999 | |
Origins and Development of the Indigenous Culture of Ethiopia | Bryan McClure | Culture | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1972 |
Oral Literature in Zimbabwe: An Analytico-Interpretative Approach | Solomon Mutswairo | Literature, Oral Tradition | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
OPEC, A Model for Behavioral Change in Commodity Trade Industry Systems | Carl Egerton | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Dissertation | 1989 | |
Online Shaming on Twitter: Examining the Experiences of Women From the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region | Shoaa Almalki | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies | Dissertation | 2022 | |
One-Party Rule and Democracy in Tanzania and Lake County, Indiana | David A. Bochnowski | Governance, Political Science | Tanzania, United States | Thesis | 1969 |
Oil: Lessons from Comparative Perspectives for Ghana | Maame Frema Osei Boakye | Energy, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 2012 |
Oil As a Resource Blessing for Ghana's Sustainable Development: Drawing Lessons from Nigeria's Experience in Oil Exploration & Investment | Deniece Yeboah | Development, Economics, Energy, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy | Ghana, Nigeria | Thesis | 2011 |
Obstacles Confronting the Formulation and Implementation of Economic Plans in Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania | Shibabaw Yimenu | Economics, Political Science | Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania | Dissertation | 1973 |
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and Liberian Society: 1970-2000 | Puchu Bernard | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Liberia | Dissertation | 2004 |
Non-governmental Organizations and United Nations | Imani M. Cheers | Foreign Policy, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Thesis | 2007 | |
Non-Governmental Organizations and the Social Constructions of Africa: A Nigerian Case Study | David Olusegun Olanipekun | Communications and Media, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Sociology | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2012 |
Nkrumah, Kente and African Philosophy: Political Thought and Development in Ghana | Angela Mills | Culture, Development, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 2009 |
Njia Mbili Zilimshinda Fisi: The Issue of Language, Education, and Development in Contemporary Tanzania | John Inniss | Development, Education, Language, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1999 |
Nigeria’s Africa Policy and Regional Security: A Case Study of Nigeria’s Contributions to ECOMOG Peace Support Operations in Liberia, 1990-1999 | Felix Firima Barikor | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Liberia, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2014 |