Malawi's Political Settlement: Crafting Poverty and Peace, 1994–2014

Cammack, Diana

doi:10.1002/jid.3288

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“…A lack of employment opportunities in rural areas drives rural urban migration as young people seek opportunities to earn sufficient income to sustain themselves and their families. Despite the introduction of multi-party democracy in 1993 traditional power structures prevail (Cammack, 2017), inhibiting internationally supported moves towards greater gender equality through the promotion of educational opportunities for girls and legislation to address gender sensitive problems associated with the registration of births, inheritance entitlements, domestic violence and early marriage (Kadzamira and Rose, 2003;Moser, 2005;Mwambene, 2018).…”

Section: The Malawi Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving beyond contemporary discourses: children, prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking

Charnley

Nkhoma

2020

Critical and Radical Social Work

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The relationship between prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking is much debated in the academic literature. By contrast, discussion of children’s involvement in prostitution as a form of modern slavery and human trafficking constitutes a silent consensus. Drawing on the findings of a participatory study with girls and young women in Malawi, we prize open that consensus, illuminating the poverty of contemporary discourses that link children’s involvement in prostitution with modern slavery and human trafficking, and identifying a series of tensions that confound the development of conceptual clarity. We develop our argument by exploring the potential of the capability approach, rooted in principles of social justice and human rights, to offer an alternative understanding of children’s engagement and ongoing involvement in prostitution, and a critical lens through which to reframe the relationship between children, prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking.

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Section: The Malawi Studymentioning

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Moving beyond contemporary discourses: children, prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking

Charnley

Nkhoma

2020

Critical and Radical Social Work

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“…Slowing economic growth in 2008 and 2009 meant that the country was heading towards a critical crisis in 2011, when civil society started to criticise the Mutharika administration that followed Muluzi's presidency for mismanagement and misconduct. In response, the government cracked down on civil society, so that several civil society leaders went into hiding (Cammack, 2017;Wroe, 2012).…”

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Cultural Values, Attitudes, and Democracy Promotion in Malawi: How Values Mediate the Effectiveness of Donor Support for the Reform of Presidential Term Limits and Family Law

Nowack

2018

SSRN Journal

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“…Thirty years later the introduction of multi-party democracy following a referendum led to Banda's defeat. But the persistence of power relations associated with patriarchy and deeply embedded systems of patronage and clientelism, incompatible with the concept of democratic governance, have held back economic growth through successive presidencies (Cammack, 2017). In 2012 Joyce Banda became the first woman head of state following the death of the incumbent president, rising from her position as vice president.…”

Section: Poverty and Politicsmentioning

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Child Protection and Social Inequality: Understanding Child Prostitution in Malawi

Nkhoma¹,

Charnley²

2018

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This article draws on empirical research seeking to develop more nuanced understandings of child prostitution, previously theorised on the basis of children's rights, feminist, and structure/agency debates, largely ignoring children's own understandings of their involvement in prostitution. Conducted in Malawi, one of the economically poorest countries in the world, the study goes to the heart of questions of inequality and child protection. With careful attention to ethical considerations, a participatory approach was used to enable 19 girls and young women, whose involvement in prostitution began in childhood, to convey their own experiences and understandings of involvement. Data were collected using a range of methods, chosen by participants to match their abilities and interests. Data analysis and interpretation were aided by reference to the capability approach focussing on questions of human rights and social justice for women and girls. Generating rare insights into participants' worlds, the research demonstrates how the persistence of deeply embedded cultural values in contexts of extreme poverty serves to sustain gender inequalities, constraining choices for girls and denying them opportunities to lead valued lives. The article ends by considering the theoretical and methodological implications of the study, policy and practice recommendations and opportunities for further research.

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Malawi's Political Settlement: Crafting Poverty and Peace, 1994–2014

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Moving beyond contemporary discourses: children, prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking

Moving beyond contemporary discourses: children, prostitution, modern slavery and human trafficking

Cultural Values, Attitudes, and Democracy Promotion in Malawi: How Values Mediate the Effectiveness of Donor Support for the Reform of Presidential Term Limits and Family Law

Child Protection and Social Inequality: Understanding Child Prostitution in Malawi

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