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Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Kilpatrick, K., Kyei, P., Adjaloo, M., & Oppong, G. (2008). Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana. Human organization, 67(1), 25-36

This paper reports on changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in the Buduburam settlement camp in Ghana. Four months of fieldwork were conducted in the settlement, using a range of qualitative methods to elicit emic un... Read More about Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana.

Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Kyei, P., Adjaloo, M., Rapoo, G., & Kilpatrick, K. (2008). Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana. Journal of Refugee Studies, 21(2), 230-252. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fen015

This paper combines recent livelihoods approaches to refugee studies with a social resilience framework to explore the interlinkages between refugee-host relations and refugee coping strategies in the Buduburam camp in Ghana. The reported experiences... Read More about Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana.

Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Abane, A. (2008). Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project. Children's Geographies, 6(2), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280801963086

This paper examines the potential for applying child-centred research methodologies which involve children doing their own research (with adult facilitators) within a transport and mobility context in West Africa. Relatively little attention has been... Read More about Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project.

Transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa II: putting gender into mobility and transport planning in Africa (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2008). Transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa II: putting gender into mobility and transport planning in Africa. Progress in Development Studies, 8(3), 281-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/146499340800800306

The first progress report in this transport series presented an overview of major current transport research themes and gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa from a social science perspective. This second report is specifically concerned with gender and, in par... Read More about Transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa II: putting gender into mobility and transport planning in Africa.