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Professor Gina Porter's Outputs (175)

Driven out: women’s employment, the transport sector and social reproduction in Grand Tunis (2023)
Journal Article
Murphy, E. C., Han, S., Keskes, H., & Porter, G. (2024). Driven out: women’s employment, the transport sector and social reproduction in Grand Tunis. Journal of Gender Studies, 33(3), 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2023.2258075

Employment in the transport sector has historically proven to be male-dominated, even in countries like Tunisia which have evidenced public policy narratives and legal employment frameworks promoting gender equality. This paper presented the findings... Read More about Driven out: women’s employment, the transport sector and social reproduction in Grand Tunis.

The lived experiences of women workers in Africa's transport sector: Reflections from Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis (2023)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Murphy, E., Adamu, F., Dayil, P. B., Han, S., Dungey, C., …Ambrosini, S. (2023). The lived experiences of women workers in Africa's transport sector: Reflections from Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis. Journal of Transport Geography, 112, Article 103695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103695

This paper draws on ethnographic research conducted 2019–2022 in three quite diverse city regions - Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis - to understand women's lived experiences of work in the road transport sector. The strength of connection between male ide... Read More about The lived experiences of women workers in Africa's transport sector: Reflections from Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis.

‘No place for a woman’: Access, exclusion, insecurity and the mobility regime in grand tunis (2023)
Journal Article
Murphy, E. C., Porter, G., Aouidet, H., Dungey, C., Han, S., Houiji, R., …Zaghoud, H. (2023). ‘No place for a woman’: Access, exclusion, insecurity and the mobility regime in grand tunis. Geoforum, 142, Article 103753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103753

Drawing on an innovative peer researcher method, this paper uses mobility diaries and in-transit interviews to examine the everyday travel experiences of women from socio-economically marginalised neighbourhoods in metropolitan Grand Tunis. It situat... Read More about ‘No place for a woman’: Access, exclusion, insecurity and the mobility regime in grand tunis.

Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19 (2023)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Dungey, C., Akoshi, M., Bullus, P., Houiji, R., Matomane, S., …Usman, U. (2023). Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19. In B. Percy-Smith, N. P. Thomas, C. O'Kane, & A. T. Imoh (Eds.), A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation: Conversations for Transformational Change. (2nd Edition). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367758

This paper reflects on the transformative potential of a peer research project that was concerned with women’s access to travel in low-income neighbourhoods in three African cities – Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis. For the young unemployed women who part... Read More about Peer research, power and ethics: Navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19.

Dangers in the Third Place: Walking, Public Transport and the Experiences of Young Girls in Cape Town and Abuja (2023)
Book Chapter
Dungey, C. E., Ahmad, H., Yahaya, J. M., Adamu, F., Dayil, P. B., De Lannoy, A., & Porter, G. (2023). Dangers in the Third Place: Walking, Public Transport and the Experiences of Young Girls in Cape Town and Abuja. In Z. Moody, A. Berchtold-Sedooka, S. Camponovo, P. D. Jaffé, & F. Darbellay (Eds.), School Journey as a Third Place: Theories, Methods and Experiences Around The World. Anthem Press

Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector (2022)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., & Omwega, N. (2022). Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector. In T. Wright, L. Budd, & S. Ison (Eds.), Women, Work and Transport (55-69). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2044-994120220000016005

Male identity and motor-mobility are deeply intertwined across much of the globe but nowhere is this relationship more strongly in evidence than in Africa. On the African continent, road transport work has always appeared, in essence, to be a masculi... Read More about Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector.

Everyday mobility practices and the ethics of care: young women's reflections on social responsibility in the time of COVID-19 in three African cities (2022)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Murphy, E. C., Adamu, F., Delannoy, A., & Dungey, C. (2023). Everyday mobility practices and the ethics of care: young women's reflections on social responsibility in the time of COVID-19 in three African cities. Mobilities, 18(1), 21-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2022.2039561

This paper draws principally from COVID-19 diaries written by young women whom we had previously trained as peer researchers in a mobility study of low-income neighbourhoods in Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis. Some live with parents or older extended fami... Read More about Everyday mobility practices and the ethics of care: young women's reflections on social responsibility in the time of COVID-19 in three African cities.

Improving young women’s access to safe mobility in a low-income area of Tunis: Challenges and opportunities pre- and post-Covid (2022)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Murphy, E., Han, S., Mansour, H., Keskes, H., Dungey, C., …der Weijde, K. V. (2022). Improving young women’s access to safe mobility in a low-income area of Tunis: Challenges and opportunities pre- and post-Covid. Transportation Research Procedia, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2021.12.035

This paper explores the everyday transport and mobility challenges faced by young women living in one poor peripheral neighborhood of a North African city, Tunis. Discussion spans a two-year period covering conditions prior to and within the COVID-19... Read More about Improving young women’s access to safe mobility in a low-income area of Tunis: Challenges and opportunities pre- and post-Covid.

Innovative field research methodologies for more inclusive transport planning: Review and prospect (2021)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., & Dungey, C. (2021). Innovative field research methodologies for more inclusive transport planning: Review and prospect. In R. H. Pereira, & G. Boisjoly (Eds.), Social Issues in Transport Planning (273-303). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.atpp.2021.06.006

This chapter focuses on innovative field research methodologies developed over the last few decades that have the potential to support and promote more inclusive transport planning. The review covers methodologies that have been tried out in the Glob... Read More about Innovative field research methodologies for more inclusive transport planning: Review and prospect.

Women's mobility and transport in the peripheries of three African cities: Reflecting on early impacts of COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Murphy, E., Adamu, F., Dayil, P., De Lannoy, A., Han, S., …Van der Weidje, K. (2021). Women's mobility and transport in the peripheries of three African cities: Reflecting on early impacts of COVID-19. Transport Policy, 110, 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.025

This paper reflects on the mobility experiences of women in African cities in COVID-19, based on research conducted both prior to and following entry into the COVID-19 ‘moment’. It draws on material collected during an ongoing action research study a... Read More about Women's mobility and transport in the peripheries of three African cities: Reflecting on early impacts of COVID-19.

Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect (2019)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Turner, J. (2019). Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect. Sustainability, 11(22), Article 6193. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226193

This paper reviews published and grey literature on young people’s daily transport and mobility experiences and potential, with the aim of identifying major research gaps. It draws on literature across a range of disciplines where interest in mobilit... Read More about Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect.

Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth (2019)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., De Lannoy, A., …Owusu, S. (2020). Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth. Information Technology for Development, 26(1), 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2019.1622500

Data from qualitative and survey research with young people in 24 locations (urban and rural) across Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa expose the complex interplay between phone ownership and usage, female empowerment, and chronic poverty in Africa. We... Read More about Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth.

Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector (2019)
Journal Article
Mulongo, G., Porter, G., & Tewodros, A. (2019). Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector. Transport, 173(2), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.18.00153

This paper explores the impacts of gender mainstreaming initiatives in Tanzania's transport sector on the everyday reality of rural women's lives, including those facing multiple forms of discrimination. Using qualitative methods, including co-invest... Read More about Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector.

Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect (2018)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Tewodros, A., & Gorman, M. (2018). Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect. In A. Curl, & C. Musselwhite (Eds.), Geographies of transport and ageing (75-100). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76360-6_4

This chapter presents a review of the very limited research on older people’s mobility and transport needs in urban and rural contexts across Anglophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This is followed by reflections on recent mixed-methods research... Read More about Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect.

Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Hampshire, K. (2018). Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa. Journal of International Development, 30(4), 539-558. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3340

Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods is particularly importa... Read More about Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa.

Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Tanle, A., …Bango, A. (2017). Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa, 88(2), 404-424. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001972017000973

There is a long history of migration among low-income families in sub-Saharan Africa, in which (usually young, often male) members leave home to seek their fortune in what are perceived to be more favourable locations. While the physical and virtual... Read More about Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mobilities in rural Africa: new connections, new challenges (2016)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2016). Mobilities in rural Africa: new connections, new challenges. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 106(2), 434-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/00045608.2015.1100056

Fluid interdependencies of mobility—physical and virtual—are growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa: The remarkable expansion of mobile phone networks is bringing a tangible new dimension of connectivity into mobility, transport, and access equations... Read More about Mobilities in rural Africa: new connections, new challenges.

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.

Exploring intergenerationality and ageing in rural Kibaha, Tanzania: methodological innovation through co-investigation with older people (2014)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Heslop, A., Bifandimu, F., Sibale, E., Tewodros, A., & Gorman, M. (2014). Exploring intergenerationality and ageing in rural Kibaha, Tanzania: methodological innovation through co-investigation with older people. In R. Vanderbeck, & N. Worth (Eds.), Intergenerational space (259-272). Routledge

This chapter explores the value of using a co-investigation approach to researching ageing and intergenerationality. In a study focused on mobility and service access among older people in Kibaha district, Tanzania, 12 people aged between 60 and 70 y... Read More about Exploring intergenerationality and ageing in rural Kibaha, Tanzania: methodological innovation through co-investigation with older people.

Exploring collaborative research methodologies in the pursuit of sustainable futures (2014)
Book Chapter
Porter, G. (2014). Exploring collaborative research methodologies in the pursuit of sustainable futures. In P. Sillitoe (Ed.), Sustainable development: an appraisal from the Gulf region (419-435). Berghahn Journals

This chapter makes a distinction between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. The former employs disciplinary experts working in parallel whereas the latter involves continuous dialogue and interaction between experts throughout the rese... Read More about Exploring collaborative research methodologies in the pursuit of sustainable futures.

Children and young people as knowledge producers (2014)
Book
Porter, G., Townsend, J., & Hampshire, K. (Eds.). (2014). Children and young people as knowledge producers. Routledge

Despite the widespread promotion of children’s voices by activists and policy makers over the last decade, the potential for young people’s knowledge to impact on adult agendas and policy arenas is by no means a certainty. This book presents critique... Read More about Children and young people as knowledge producers.

Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a review of recent research and future research needs (2014)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2014). Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a review of recent research and future research needs. Transport Reviews, 34(1), 25-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2013.865148

This paper reviews recent transport services research in rural sub-Saharan Africa, with reference to the crucial significance of transport services for reducing poverty and encouraging growth. It focuses on issues key to improved well-being: generati... Read More about Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a review of recent research and future research needs.

Urban transport in Cape Coast, Ghana: A social sustainability analysis. Case study prepared for UNHabitat Sustainable Urban Transport: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013 (2013)
Book Chapter
Porter, G. (2013). Urban transport in Cape Coast, Ghana: A social sustainability analysis. Case study prepared for UNHabitat Sustainable Urban Transport: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013. Global report on human settlements : sustainable urban transport. Durham University

This case study of urban transport in Cape Coast, Ghana was selected because it raises important questions regarding social sustainability in a low-income country context where walking is a principal means of transport for a majority of the populatio... Read More about Urban transport in Cape Coast, Ghana: A social sustainability analysis. Case study prepared for UNHabitat Sustainable Urban Transport: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013.

Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa (2013)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Dunn, C., Hall, R., Levesley, M., Burton, K., …Panther, J. (2013). Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Social Science & Medicine, 88, 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.010

Across sub-Saharan Africa, women and children play major roles as pedestrian load-transporters, in the widespread absence of basic sanitation services, electricity and affordable/reliable motorised transport. The majority of loads, including water an... Read More about Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Transport and mobility constraints in an aging population: health and livelihood implications in rural Tanzania (2013)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Tewodros, A., Bifandimu, F., Gorman, M., Heslop, A., Sibale, E., …Kiswaga, L. (2013). Transport and mobility constraints in an aging population: health and livelihood implications in rural Tanzania. Journal of Transport Geography, 30, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.05.001

This paper offers a rare examination of older people’s mobility in a developing country context. It presents findings from a recent mixed-methods study of the transport and mobility constraints faced by older people in 10 settlements in Kibaha distri... Read More about Transport and mobility constraints in an aging population: health and livelihood implications in rural Tanzania.

Rural access, health and disability in sub-Saharan Africa; lessons for transport policy and practice from recent transport services research (2013)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2013). Rural access, health and disability in sub-Saharan Africa; lessons for transport policy and practice from recent transport services research. World transport policy & practice, 19(2), 3-6

Transport, health and disability are interlinked on many levels, with transport availability directly and indirectly influencing health, and health status influencing transport options. This is especially the case in rural locations of sub-Saharan Af... Read More about Rural access, health and disability in sub-Saharan Africa; lessons for transport policy and practice from recent transport services research.

Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa. 2: Overview. Report to the Africa Community Access programme, London (2013)
Report
Porter, G. (2013). Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa. 2: Overview. Report to the Africa Community Access programme, London. Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP)

This paper reviews recent transport services research in rural sub-Saharan Africa, with reference to the crucial significance of transport services for reducing poverty and encouraging growth. It focuses on issues key to improved well-being: generati... Read More about Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa. 2: Overview. Report to the Africa Community Access programme, London.

Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural Sub-Saharan Africa (2013)
Report
Porter, G. (2013). Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. DFID Africa Community Access Programme

This Overview Paper considers transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural subSaharan Africa. It builds on a preliminary literature review focused on material published from 2000 onwards [Annex 1], associated communication with... Read More about Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural Sub-Saharan Africa.

Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa (2012)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., …Dube, S. (2012). Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa. In M. Grieco, & J. Urry (Eds.), Mobilities : new perspectives on transport and society (65-90). Ashgate Publishing

Young people’s mobility challenges in Western contexts have been the focus of research for some decades, principally – but not only – with reference to the school journey. By contrast, young people’s mobility in sub-Saharan Africa is remarkably under... Read More about Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London (2012)
Report
Porter, G. (2012). Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London. Department for International Development (DFID), Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP)

This Literature Review was prepared as the preliminary output towards an overview paper on transport services and their impact on poverty and growth to date in rural sub-Saharan Africa for AFCAP. On the basis of the literature review and associated c... Read More about Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London.

Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor (2012)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2012). Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor. EchoGéo, 20, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.4000/echogeo.13116

This paper explores broad trends in road construction and associated transport services development in two West African countries, Ghana and Nigeria, over the last hundred years and considers their impact on the rural poor, with particular reference... Read More about Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor.

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study (2012)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2012). Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study. Information Technology for Development, 18(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2011.643210

he penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived impacts among young people a... Read More about Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study.

Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research (2012)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2012). Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research. Research in Transportation Economics, 34(1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.12.005

This paper illustrates the value of using an action research methodology to improve understanding of gendered patterns of adoption and non-adoption of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) and similar gender-related transport issues. It presents res... Read More about Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research.

Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes (2011)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Owusu, S., Tanle, A., & Abane, A. (2011). Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes. Social Science & Medicine, 73(5), 702-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.035

Despite a dominant view within Western biomedicine that children and medicines should be kept apart, a growing literature suggests that children and adolescents often take active roles in health-seeking. Here, we consider young people’s health-seekin... Read More about Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes.

'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2011). 'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Gender, Place and Culture, 18(1), 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2011.535304

This article is concerned with the implications of practices, politics and meanings of mobility for women and girl children in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girls commonly face severe mobility constraints which affect their livelihoods... Read More about 'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study (2011)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., & Abane, A. (2011). Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study. Society, biology & human affairs, 76(1), 1-14

The papers in this special issue cover selected themes from a larger project on child mobility in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. The themes are those which individual members of the Ghana research team identified as of particular interest and on whi... Read More about Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study.

Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Esia-Donkoh, K., Amoako, S., …Owusu, S. (2011). Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective. Children's Geographies, 9(3-4), 395-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2011.590705

This paper examines the gendered implications of Africa's transport gap (the lack of cheap, regular and reliable transport) for young people in rural Ghana, with particular reference to the linkages between restricted mobility, household work demands... Read More about Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective.

Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school (2011)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., …Dube, S. (2011). Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 57(1), 61-79

This paper draws on rich ethnographic data and complementary survey research from a three-country study (Ghana, Malawi, South Africa) of young people’s mobility to explore the gendered nature of children’s journeys to school in sub-Saharan Africa. In... Read More about Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school.

Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Munthali, A., & Robson, E. (2011). Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance & Society, 9(1/2), 114-131

Surveillance of children and young people in non-Western contexts has received little attention in the literature. In this paper we draw principally on our research in one African country, Malawi, to examine the ways in which their independent travel... Read More about Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa.

Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services (2011)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Abane, A., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2011). Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services. In R. K. Ame, D. L. Agbényiga, & N. A. Apt (Eds.), Children’s rights in Ghana : reality or rhetoric ? (113-128). Lexington Books

Children’s physical mobility and access to transport is an issue commonly overlooked in the child rights context. However, the opportunity to be mobile, in order to access health and basic education services not available in close vicinity to the chi... Read More about Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services.

Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana (2010)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2010). Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana. In L. Holt (Ed.), Geographies of children, youth and families : an international perspective (189-202). Routledge

This chapter considers the implications of sub-Saharan Africa’s transport gap for young people. In urban and rural areas, wherever transport services are deficient, or households lack the economic purchasing power to acquire transport equipment or pa... Read More about Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana.

‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2010). ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of International Development, 22(8), 1090-1101. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1748

This paper draws attention to the significance of mobility in shaping the educational and livelihood trajectories of rural young people in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular reference to a case study in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Young rural people... Read More about ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. (2010)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2011). Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. Applied financial economics, 13(2), 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2010.522255

Young people's daily mobility in sub-Saharan Africa remains largely invisible and under-researched. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data from the Child Mobility Project in South Africa, we show how young people's daily journeys (to school and... Read More about Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa..

Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Bourdillon, M., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Abane, A., & Mashiri, M. (2010). Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(1-2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9317-x

This paper reflects on issues raised by work with children in an ongoing child mobility study in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. There are now 70 school pupils of varying ages involved in the project, but the pape... Read More about Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2010). Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa. Geoforum, 41(5), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.05.001

This paper explores young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and mobility constraints in poorer urban areas of Ghana, Malawi and South Africa within the specific context of inter-generational relations. Drawing principally on qualitativ... Read More about Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa.

Evolving institutions of trust: personalized and institutional bases of trust in Nigerian and Ghanaian food trading (2010)
Book Chapter
Lyon, F., & Porter, G. (2010). Evolving institutions of trust: personalized and institutional bases of trust in Nigerian and Ghanaian food trading. In M. Saunders, D. Skinner, G. Dietz, N. Gillespie, & R. Lewicki (Eds.), Organizational trust : a cultural perspective (255-278). Cambridge University Press

This paper examines the processes of building cooperation in a context of sparse public-sector regulation. The Nigerian and Ghanaian food sectors are characterized by a highly dispersed and fragmented system of micro-entrepreneurs from diverse ethnic... Read More about Evolving institutions of trust: personalized and institutional bases of trust in Nigerian and Ghanaian food trading.

Conflict and cooperation in market spaces: learning from the operation of local networks of civic engagement in African market trade (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Lyon, F., Adamu, F., & Obafemi, L. (2010). Conflict and cooperation in market spaces: learning from the operation of local networks of civic engagement in African market trade. Human organization, 69(1), 31-42

This paper is concerned with conflict and the operation of local networks of civic engagement in the Nigerian market place. African markets are commonly significant meeting points—associational sites - for diverse ethnic and social groups: the econom... Read More about Conflict and cooperation in market spaces: learning from the operation of local networks of civic engagement in African market trade.

Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Maponya, G. (2010). Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school. Children's Geographies, 8(2), 91-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733281003691343

This paper draws on mobility research conducted with children in three countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. It has two interlinked aims: to highlight the potential that mobile interviews can offer in research with young people, especially in re... Read More about Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey to school.

‘Doing it right?’: working with young researchers in Malawi to investigate children, transport and mobility. (2009)
Journal Article
Robson, E., Porter, G., Hampshire, K., & Bourdillon, M. (2009). ‘Doing it right?’: working with young researchers in Malawi to investigate children, transport and mobility. Children's Geographies, 7(4), 467-480. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280903234535

This paper explores involving children in Malawi in research about young people, mobility and transport, respecting their rights of participation, education, and protection from exploitation. The Malawi study forms one component of a research project... Read More about ‘Doing it right?’: working with young researchers in Malawi to investigate children, transport and mobility..

Market institutions, trust and norms: exploring moral economies in Nigerian food systems (2009)
Journal Article
Lyon, F., & Porter, G. (2009). Market institutions, trust and norms: exploring moral economies in Nigerian food systems. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 33(5), 903-920. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bem008

Informal market institutions and small-scale traders are responsible for feeding Nigerian cities. This study analyses a range of economic relationships and institutions that have evolved in the context of inadequate formal institutions such as banks... Read More about Market institutions, trust and norms: exploring moral economies in Nigerian food systems.

Children, (im)mobility and transport in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for meeting the MDGs (2009)
Book Chapter
Porter, G. (2009). Children, (im)mobility and transport in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for meeting the MDGs. In M. Grieco, M. Ndulo, D. Bryceson, G. Porter, & T. McCray (Eds.), Africa, transport and the millennium development goals : achieving an internationally set agenda (177-195). Cambridge Scholars

Improving mobility and access to health and education facilities for both girl and boy children is crucial to many of the Millennium Goals, notably achieving universal primary education (MDG 2), promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment throu... Read More about Children, (im)mobility and transport in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for meeting the MDGs.

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.

NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India. (2007)
Book
Alikhan, F., Kyei, P., Mawdsley, E., Porter, G., Saraswati Raju, S., Townsend, J., & Varma, R. (2007). NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India. INTRAC

The architecture of aid has changed. More aid from rich countries is being directed to southern governments. As a result, some southern NGOs have become worryingly dependent on contracts with their governments to continue their work. Interviews with... Read More about NGOs and the State in the Twenty-First Century: Ghana and India..

Market institutions and urban food supply in West and Southern Africa: a review (2007)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Lyon, F., & Potts, D. (2007). Market institutions and urban food supply in West and Southern Africa: a review. Progress in Development Studies, 7(2), 115-134. https://doi.org/10.1177/146499340600700203

As the urban share of Africa's population increases, the importance of understanding how food supply is shaped by market institutions has grown. However, this topic has received little attention from policy makers and researchers despite the implicat... Read More about Market institutions and urban food supply in West and Southern Africa: a review.

Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria (2007)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2007). Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria. Africa insight, 37(3), 420-431

The linkages between youth daily mobility and livelihood patterns and potential have been little explored. Drawing on field studies in Ghana and Nigeria, this paper examines youth transport and mobility issues from a livelihoods perspective. Mobility... Read More about Youth, mobility and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives from Ghana and Nigeria.

Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana (2006)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Lyon, F. (2006). Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 24(2), 249-262. https://doi.org/10.1068/d0303

In the past two decades there has been a growing emphasis within the international development industry on promoting group activity. In this paper we chart how interpretation of the loose concept of social capital has shaped donor and NGO discourses... Read More about Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana.

Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana (2006)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., & Lyon, F. (2006). Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana. In S. Radcliffe (Ed.), Culture and development in a globalizing world : geographies, actors, and paradigms (150-169). Routledge

In this chapter we focus on culture and its complex interconnections with the concept of social capital. Our study is set in the context of recent preoccupations of the World Bank (followed by other donors) with the concept of social capital itself a... Read More about Social capital as culture? Promoting cooperative action in Ghana.

Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Lyon, F., Adamu, F., Obafemi, L., & Blench, R. (2005). Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies. [No known commissioning body]

Nigeria’s experience of trade-related conflict has been substantial: the 1999 Sagamu conflict and the 2001 Jos crisis are only two of many recent examples. This briefing paper was prompted by the needs of policy makers concerned with improving market... Read More about Trade and markets in conflict development and conflict resolution in Nigeria. Policy Brief prepared for Nigerian government ministries and international donor agencies.

From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa? (2005)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2005). From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa?. Journal of Sustainable Development, 2(2), 2-8

This study considered informal food trading through traditional periodic markets in West Africa, and examined the emergence of the supermarket and its current and potential role in food supply patterns in the region. Periodic markets currently form a... Read More about From periodic markets to supermarkets: what hope for equitable and sustainable food markets in Africa?.

Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005 (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Lolichen, P., Nandana Reddy, N., Abane, A., Mashiri, M., …Fernando, P. (2005). Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005. Department for International Development

The aim of this short one-year project was to contribute towards improved understanding and resolution of child mobility and access problems (which have far-reaching implications for education, health, gender equity and livelihoods) and to directly i... Read More about Improving policy on children's mobility and access through development of a participatory child-centred field methodology/toolkit. Report to the Department for International Development, May 2005.

Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report (2005)
Report
Porter, G., Lyon, F., & Network, T. N. M. (2005). Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report. Department for International Development

Understanding access to markets and the institutions of the food sector is a major challenge for pro-poor growth. Pro-poor growth in the food sector will not only raise incomes (for poor producers, poor traders and the poor who operate in related sec... Read More about Investigations on building a food marketing policy evidence base in Nigeria. Briefing Report.

Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003 (2003)
Report
Porter, G., Owusu Acheampong, F., & Blaufuss, K. (2003). Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003. Department for International Development

The project focusses on the problems of low productivity and associated poverty in off-road areas (ie: areas away from good paved roads). Off-road rural areas and populations are frequently markedly poorer than those in comparable roadside locations... Read More about Socio-economic findings of the five village study: actions research to evaluate the impact on livelihoods of a set of post-harvest interventions in Ghana's off-road settlements. Report to the UK Department for International Development, June 2003.

Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001 (2003)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Harris, F., Lyon, F., Dung, J., & Adepetu, A. (2003). Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001. The Geographical Journal, 169(4), 370-381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0016-7398.2003.00100.x

This paper explores changing socio-environmental interactions in the vegetable producing areas of the Jos Plateau over the decade 1991–2001. It considers the pressures of market forces and ethnic competition and the tensions which arise as interactio... Read More about Markets, ethnicity and environment in a vulnerable landscape: the case of small-scale vegetable production on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1991-2001.

NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana (2003)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2003). NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana. Progress in Development Studies, 3(2), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1191/1464993403ps057ra

This paper is concerned with the factors that influence and constrain NGO contributions to poverty reduction in a globalizing world, focusing on their role as transmitters of grounded knowledge about poverty in very poor countries. Interviews with st... Read More about NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana.

Challenges for NGOs. (2002)
Book Chapter
Townsend, J., Mawdsley, E., & Porter, G. (2002). Challenges for NGOs. In V. Desai, & R. Potter (Eds.), The Arnold Companion to Development Studies. Arnold

Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana (2002)
Report
Porter, G. (2002). Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana. Department for International Development

The paper reviews the history and current usage of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) with particular reference to Ghana. An earlier version of this paper was prepared as preliminary background for a small action research project in 5 off-road vi... Read More about Intermediate means of transport : a review paper with special reference to Ghana.

Living in a walking world: rural mobility and social equity issues in sub-Saharan Africa (2002)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2002). Living in a walking world: rural mobility and social equity issues in sub-Saharan Africa. World Development, 30(2), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-750x%2801%2900106-1

Accessibility and mobility are embedded in the development nexus in far-reaching ways. Field studies of mobility among women and men in rural settlements with poor road access illustrate the frustrations and costs of living off-road. They are frequen... Read More about Living in a walking world: rural mobility and social equity issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport (2002)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2002). Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport. World transport policy & practice, 8(4), 6-19

This paper is concerned with the potential of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) for improving mobility and alleviating access problems in off-road areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. Off-road rural populations appear to be disadvantaged and vulnerable... Read More about Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport.

Local labour markets and the reconfiguration of the sugar industry in north-east Brazil (2001)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Rufino-Dabat, C., & Ramos da Souza, H. (2001). Local labour markets and the reconfiguration of the sugar industry in north-east Brazil. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, 33(5), 826-854. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8330.00219

This paper focuses on a set of debates surrounding the working of local labour markets in the depressed sugarcane sector of Pernambuco, which faces strong competition from the Centre-South of Brazil. Millowner, planter, labour and union perspectives... Read More about Local labour markets and the reconfiguration of the sugar industry in north-east Brazil.

Participatory GIS: opportunity or oxymoron (1998)
Journal Article
Abbot, J., Chambers, R., Dunn, C., Harris, T., Merode, E., Porter, G., …Weiner, D. (1998). Participatory GIS: opportunity or oxymoron

A summary of some of the findings of a workshop on participatory research and geographic information systems, with a case study from South Africa. The article describes GIS as a computer-based technology and discusses its potential as a participatory... Read More about Participatory GIS: opportunity or oxymoron.

Comparing contracts (1997)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Philips-HOward, K. (1997). Comparing contracts. World Development, 25(2), 227-238

Trade and inequality in Borno, north-east Nigeria (1990)
Book Chapter
Porter, G. (1990). Trade and inequality in Borno, north-east Nigeria. In K. Swindell, M. Mortimore, & J. Baba (Eds.), Inequality and development: case studies from the Third World (331-355). MacMillan