Multi-stakeholder dialogue in the agricultural and rural sector is an expression of implicative and collaborative relationships between public service actors and other stakeholders. For it to have a positive impact on the development of public policies in this field, the nature of this dialogue, far from being formalistic, must promote the internalization of values, the sense of responsibility and duty of each party. As such, this article seeks to show how the relationships of satisfactory compr...

Demography  Economics  Sociology  Anthropology 

The observation underlying this study was based on the problem that correlates with the community dynamics observed in the Mobi region, in the process of improving the living conditions of the population. The objective was to describe the experience of peasant solidarity in this region in terms of development with a view to unraveling the challenges to be met in this regard. The field results revealed that the MWANGAZA Collective, as an associative dynamic in the study environment, organizes act...

Economics  Anthropology  Culture 

The myth of Perseus and Medusa has stimulated the imagination of numerous artists, who have developed variations on both the reference symbols and the styles and content of its narrative, employing different languages, from poetry, sculpture, and painting, to contemporary cinema, beginning in the 8th century BC. This work, therefore, aims to identify the possible determinants of this persistence, employing a model that integrates psychoanalysis, anthropology, and semiotics, placing its use also ...

Anthropology 

Football serves as a powerful medium for shaping identities and fostering belonging across local, national, and transnational communities. In Zimba-bwe, Highlanders Football Club (FC), founded in 1926 by descendants of the founding King, Mzilikazi ka Matshobana, represents more than a sports institution; it embodies historical, ethnic, and political narratives that transcend the game. Using the Social Identity Theory, this study examines how Highlanders fosters a sense of belonging and cultural ...

Anthropology 

Against the backdrop of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) going global, this study focuses on the global communication of bamboo weaving, a traditional Chinese ICH craft. Using online fieldwork, the study draws on an integrated theoretical framework of 5W Communication Model and Platform Affordance Theory. It explores core challenges, practical needs, prominent characteristics and optimization strategies for bamboo weaving’s international promotion, identifying bottlenecks like inadequate multi...

Anthropology  Journalism and Communication  Culture 

The article is a description of theories of origin, migration and development of the Luo people’s governing system of kingdoms and chiefdoms in South Sudan and Eastern Africa. The narrative aims to highlight the traditional beliefs of the historical background which will be led by three questions: who are the Luo people, and where did they use to live? What caused their separation and migrations and where have they ended up today? What kind of governing system controls their affairs today? The a...

History  Anthropology  Culture 

Contrary to the classical view that violence will decrease in societies in parallel with modernization worldwide, violence has become an important area of study in sociology due to the increasing aggression, particularly between individuals, but also in the family, school, and workplace. In recent years, violence against women, children, and animals has become more visible in Türkiye. In fact, it can be argued that the increase in violent acts in the context of gender inequality, as well as the ...

Anthropology  Culture 

This study explored the survival mechanisms of Badjao migrants in Mambaling, Cebu City. It also examined how they respond to the different challenges they encounter in their daily lives, specifically the perceived discrimination from society, and how the government and other private sectors have helped them improve their lives. This research utilized a naturalistic inquiry method and purposive snowball sampling to identify and understand the survival mechanisms of Badjao migrants. The study invo...

Anthropology 

This paper aims to deeply explore the economic growth dynamics during the apartheid era in South Africa and its long-term consequences on social inequality. In terms of research methods, by reviewing the historical background and implementation of apartheid policies in detail, this paper adopts various means such as literature research, historical analysis, data analysis, and case studies to analyze how this policy strengthened the economic disparity between whites and blacks through key areas s...

Anthropology  Culture 

The present work aims to decode the meaning of a rupestrian structure dug into the rock in the territory of Gravina in Puglia (Italy) to produce wine, being the same profoundly dissimilar from the others having the same function, present in the area and in other Italian locations. The distinctive characteristics of this structure have therefore been analyzed using a methodology that combines Semiotics and Psychoanalysis, since the same cannot be exhaustively decoded according to an approach aime...

Anthropology