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Agnes Andersson

Professor

AAD

Translocal Livelihoods, Socio-Economic Differentiation and Lower Level Urbanisation in Uganda

Author

  • Agnes Andersson
  • Heather Mackay
  • Paul Isolo Mukwaya

Summary, in English

In sub-Saharan Africa, more than a quarter of the urban population lives in small towns, with rapid lower level urbanisation being driven largely by lacking rural opportunities. A growing interest in translocality considers relationships that position livelihoods within multiple spatial contexts. Terms of inclusion in translocal relationships vary, and the socio-economic differentiation emerging out of these relationships is understudied. We use a mixed-methods approach, combining survey data with qualitative data collected in seven small towns in Uganda to shed light on their translocal livelihood dynamics and to elucidate the empirical and theoretical linkages between translocality and socio-economic differentiation.

Department/s

  • Department of Human Geography

Publishing year

2025-03

Language

English

Pages

607-619

Publication/Series

Journal of International Development

Volume

37

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Human Geography

Keywords

  • small towns
  • socio-economic differentiation
  • sub-Saharan Africa
  • translocal livelihoods
  • Uganda
  • urbanisation

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0954-1748