Gender differences in mobilization for collective action: case studies of villages in Northern Nigeria

Gender differences have been documented in the prevalence of psychological symptoms. Tic disorders and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more common in male clinical samples, while selective mutism and trichotillomania are more common in female clinical samples. In a review of 84 published case studies of Japanese children, this study explored gender differences in the prevalence of four categories of symptoms and expressions made in therapy for tics, selective mutism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and trichotillomania. Case studies were evaluated using both qualitative coding and statistical analysis. The findings were mostly consistent with epidemiological surveys and empirical research on adults. The gender differences in symptom prevalence and their expression could be summarized as differences in more direct aggression for boys versus indirect aggression for girls. The objective and progress in the therapy were to control impulsive energy for boys and to express energy for girls.

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Strategy in action: Case studies of strategy, planning and innovation in Australian SMEs

Small Enterprise Research ◽

10.1080/13215906.2014.11082076 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 54-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tim Mazzarol ◽

Delwyn N. Clark ◽

Sophie Reboud

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Strategy Planning ◽

Action Case

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The Phantom of Upgrading in Agricultural Supply Chains

10.5771/9783957102911 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

Case Studies ◽

International Organizations ◽

Single Case ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Value Chains ◽

Small Farmers ◽

The Social ◽

Political Economic ◽

Social Upgrading

This book addresses the controversies surrounding smallholders’ opportunities for economic and social upgrading by joining global agricultural value chains (AVC). While international organizations encourage small farmers to become part of AVC, critics point out its risks. Unlike previous single case studies, researchers from three continents compared the influence of the characteristics of the crop (coffee, mango, rice), the end markets, and the national political economic contexts on the social and economic conditions for smallholders and agricultural workers. Their findings highlight the importance of collective action by smallholders and of a supportive state for economic and social upgrading. With contributions by Angela Dziedzim Akorsu, Do Quynh Chi; Francis Enu Kwesi, Daniel James Hawkins, Jakir Hossain, Khiddir Iddris, Clesio Marcelino de Jesus, Manish Kumar, Michele Lindner, Mubashir Mehdi, Rosa Maria Vieira Medeiros, Antonio Cesar Ortega, Thales Augusto Medeiros Penha, Bruno Perosa, Sérgio Schneider and Santosh Verma.

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‘Islam Does Not Belong to Them’: Ethnic and Religious Identities Among Male Igbo Converts in Hausaland

Africa ◽

10.3366/afr.2000.70.3.422 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 422-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Douglas Anthony

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Civil War ◽

Case Studies ◽

Northern Nigeria ◽

Support Structures ◽

Muslim Community ◽

Community Structures ◽

Religious Identities ◽

Ethnic Affiliation ◽

Conversion To Islam

AbstractBefore the civil war, conversion to Islam for Igbo men resident in the predominantly Hausa city of Kano in northern Nigeria usually meant becoming Hausa. More recent converts, however, have retained their Igbo identity and created an organisation, the Igbo Muslim Community. Three case studies from the first group detail the process and criteria of becoming Hausa, including immersion in Hausa economic and social networks; three case studies from the second group demonstrate that, while Hausa-centred networks remain important, converts have worked to construct new, Igbo-centred support structures. The watershed in the changing relationship between religious and ethnic affiliation for Igbo converts is the end of the war in 1970 and resultant changes in Igbo perceptions of Muslims, and changes in Igbo community structures.

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Community Groups in Action: Case Studies and Analysis by H. BUTCHER, P. COLLIS, A. GLEN and P. SILLS. Henley-on-Thames: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1980. pp. 290. £10.95 H/B; £7.95 P/B

Urban Studies ◽

10.1080/00420988120080221 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 140-140

Author(s):

Alan Barr

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Community Groups ◽

Action Case

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Patronage Politics and Contentious Collective Action: A Recursive Relationship

Latin American Politics and Society ◽

10.1111/j.1548-2456.2009.00054.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 51 (03) ◽

pp. 1-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Javier Auyero ◽

Pablo Lapegna ◽

Fernanda Page Poma

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Collective Action ◽

Case Studies ◽

Contentious Politics ◽

Dynamic Processes ◽

Patronage Politics

AbstractBased on ethnographic reanalysis and on current qualitative research on poor people's politics, this article argues that routine patronage politics and nonroutine collective action should be examined not as opposite and conflicting political phenomena but as dynamic processes that often establish recursive relationships. Through a series of case studies conducted in contemporary Argentina, this article examines four instances in which patronage and collective action intersect and interact: network breakdown, patron's certification, clandestine support, and reaction to threat. These four scenarios demonstrate that more than two opposing spheres of action or two different forms of sociability, patronage, and contentious politics can be mutually imbricated. Either when it malfunctions or when it thrives, clientelism may lie at the root of collective action.

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A Brief History of Time (to Issuance)

10.23943/princeton/9780691194363.003.0006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 139-165

Author(s):

Andrew Rudalevige

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Collective Action ◽

Case Studies ◽

Management Process ◽

Executive Order ◽

Order Management ◽

Collective Action Problems ◽

History Of ◽

First Time ◽

Huge Variation

This chapter examines to another aspect of executive order management. It turns out that the average executive order takes some seventy-five days to move from draft proposal to the Federal Register, with huge variation around that figure. What affects that timing? What makes an executive order take longer to issue? What characteristics of orders and agencies, of interagency interaction and requirements of the management process itself, are associated with delay? Quantitative analysis, elaborated by case studies, helps us explore these questions for the first time as the duration of the formulation process is tested as a proxy for executive collective action problems.

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