This paper investigates counter-hegemonic strategies by examining the socio-ecological protests of indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups against hydropower development in South Asia, with a focus on decolonizing the impacts of mega infrastructure projects. The paper ex...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51021
Teachers’ motivation is the biggest driver of organisational performance. Teachers are essential to the prosperity, productivity and performance of the students. Motivation is the key to creating an environment where optimal performance is possible. This study investigates the i...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51022
Improving people’s well-being has taken center stage in public policy discourse and forms an essential ingredient in assessing the level of economic development of nations. Contextually, well-being encompasses having a good life, freedom of choice, health, good social relations,...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51020
Effective leadership plays a critical role in facilitating academic excellence, organizational innovation, and holistic student development in Tanzania's higher learning institutions. However, despite the theoretical importance and practical relevance of both transformational lea...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51019
India's Look East Policy (LEP) has garnered significant attention in recent years, particularly in the context of its engagement with the Northeast region. This paper critically examines the potency of the LEP in driving development in the Northeast, focusing on the challenges an...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51018
Weak governance processes in Kenya’s public institutions could stem from the weakness of internal controls eventually resulting in loss of public financial resources. While weak internal controls aid fraud in these institutions, adequate controls help mitigate risks and minimize...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51017
This study examined the relationship between the local government system and rural-urban migration in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In developed countries, the local government system played a crucial role in fostering rural development, reducing socio-economic disparities, and impro...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51014
Variables Used: Total Crime, IPC Crimes, Violent crimes, Property crime, Economic crime, Inflation, Unemployment, Per capita real GDP. Objectives: Economists have long believed that macroeconomic variables influence crime. We test this conjecture using nearly universal data on cr...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51015
The state of Kerala in India is known for its impressive health indicators with modest level of income. But it has often been pointed out that marginalised communities like tribals still remains outliers of Kerala’s health success story. Though the state has wide coverage of hea...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51016
This paper sought to investigate the impact of risk management framework on governance processes in Kenya's public sector. The key objective is, to assess the impact of the risk management framework on governance processes at the National Treasury in the North Rift, Kenya. Ground...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i51013