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Reflections on co-investigation through peer research with young people and older people in sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2016). Reflections on co-investigation through peer research with young people and older people in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualitative Research, 16(3), 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794115619001

This article reflects on a series of collaborative studies led by the author where co-investigation with peer-researchers has played a central role. The first concerns work with young people, trained to enable them to participate as peer-researchers... Read More about Reflections on co-investigation through peer research with young people and older people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Intergenerational relations and the power of the cell phone: perspectives on young people’s phone usage in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Bango, A., …Milner, J. (2015). Intergenerational relations and the power of the cell phone: perspectives on young people’s phone usage in Sub-Saharan Africa. Geoforum, 64, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.06.002

Cell phones present new forms of sociality and new possibilities of encounter for young people across the globe. Nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa where the scale of usage, even among the very poor, is remarkable. In this paper... Read More about Intergenerational relations and the power of the cell phone: perspectives on young people’s phone usage in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mobile phones and education in sub-Saharan Africa: from youth practice to public policy (2015)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Milner, J., Munthali, A., Robson, E., De Lannoy, A., …Abane, A. (2016). Mobile phones and education in sub-Saharan Africa: from youth practice to public policy. Journal of International Development, 28(1), 22-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3116

Young people's use of mobile phones is expanding exponentially across Africa. Its transformative potential is exciting, but findings presented in this paper indicate how the downside of mobile phone use in African schools is becoming increasingly app... Read More about Mobile phones and education in sub-Saharan Africa: from youth practice to public policy.

Mobile phones, mobility practices, and transport organization in sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2015). Mobile phones, mobility practices, and transport organization in sub-Saharan Africa. Mobility in history, 6(1), 81-88. https://doi.org/10.3167/mih.2015.060109

Drawing on published material, gray literature, and personal research, this article explores the implications of growth in mobile phone usage across Africa for patterns of physical mobility, organization of transport services, and the potential for i... Read More about Mobile phones, mobility practices, and transport organization in sub-Saharan Africa.