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Gender Research in Africa: Theoretical and Methodological Pathways book cover

1st Edition

Gender Research in Africa Theoretical and Methodological Pathways

By Vivian Ojong, R. Sooryamoorthy Copyright 2026
226 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book considers how methodologies, theories and analytical frameworks from gender studies can be applied to African societies’ cultural, social, and historical contexts. The book advocates for the importance of feminist research practices which highlight women and their lived experiences within a gendered world in Africa. Gender studies has grown in prominence over recent decades, rooted in... Read more

1.     Gender Research: Methodologies

2.     Gender in Africa

3.     Gender Methodologies: Foundations and Practical Applications

4.     Theoretical Perspectives

5.     Gendered Analysis

6.     Gender-Based Violence in Africa: Methodological Issues

7.     Migration and Displacement: Gender-Based Research

8.     Decolonising Gender Research

9.     Gender Methodologies: A Synthesis

Biography

Vivian Ojong is Professor and Dean of Research of the College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

R. Sooryamoorthy is Professor of Sociology & Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and a Research Fellow at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in STI Policy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

"Gender Research in Africa is an insightful and timely contribution that powerfully bridges theory and lived experience. It offers a rich array of methodological and conceptual tools for understanding gender on the continent. This book will be an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners committed to transformative knowledge."

Nakanyike B. Musisi, University of Toronto, Canada. 

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