Dealing with Elusive Futures : : University Graduates in Urban Africa / / ed. by Noemi Steuer, Elísio Macamo, Michelle Engeler.

The time to come - as well as the exploration thereof - remains elusive for social actors and social scientists alike.The contributors accept the challenge to depict young men and women's future-creating activities in urban contexts of sub-Saharan Africa. Very consciously, they study young grad...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2018]
©2017
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Kultur und soziale Praxis
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Physical Description:1 online resource (198 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • Context
  • 1. Elusive Futures
  • 2. Negotiating the Future
  • 3. Ça va aller
  • 4. ›Opening up La Chance‹
  • 5. Looking for Better Opportunities
  • 6. Politics of the Future - Riots of the Now
  • 7. Managing Uncertainty
  • 8. Epilogue
  • On the Authors
  • Backmatter