Obaa Bernard B, Mazur Robert E
Lecturer, Department of Extension and Innovation Studies, School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda.
Professor, Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, United States.
Disasters. 2017 Jul;41(3):468-486. doi: 10.1111/disa.12210. Epub 2016 Sep 22.
In rural African communities, the support of extended family, friends, and neighbours is essential in borrowing or leveraging land, labour, food, and money, especially at times of social and financial turmoil. Little is known, though, about the nature of the networks and the conditions under which they may generate greater support in post-conflict communities. This study, conducted in the Lira district of northern Uganda, examined the composition, proximity, and size of the networks that households utilise to gain access to resources during and after resettlement. Network structures with more kin and co-resident ties were found to offer greater resource access to households in post-conflict settings. Furthermore, there was a lack of meaningful linkages outside of a person's own village, especially with regard to households whose head has no or a low level of education. These findings enhance understanding of the specific role of relationships in social support for resource access among households in post-conflict communities.
在非洲农村社区，大家庭、朋友和邻居的支持对于借贷或利用土地、劳动力、食物和资金至关重要，尤其是在社会和金融动荡时期。然而，对于这些网络的性质以及它们在冲突后社区中可能产生更多支持的条件，人们却知之甚少。这项在乌干达北部利拉区开展的研究，考察了家庭在重新安置期间及之后为获取资源而利用的网络的构成、亲疏关系和规模。研究发现，在冲突后环境中，亲属关系和共同居住关系更多的网络结构能为家庭提供更多获取资源的机会。此外，一个人所在村庄之外缺乏有意义的联系，尤其是对于户主没有受过教育或受教育程度较低的家庭而言。这些发现增进了人们对关系在冲突后社区家庭获取资源的社会支持中所起特定作用的理解。
