KIUL Working Paper Series
About the Working Paper Series
KIUL Working Papers provide a platform for emerging and established scholars to share ongoing research, theoretical reflections, and policy-relevant insights rooted in Ubuntu-informed development thinking. These papers encourage dialogue, critique, and collective intellectual growth.
Working papers are freely accessible. Authors are expected to organise a seminar or webinar to present their work for public discussion and scholarly refinement.
Published Working Papers
Kamanzi, A. (2024). The Agency Dilemma: Patronage Systems and Development in Africa.
This working paper examines how patronage systems shape development outcomes across African contexts. Using Ubuntu relational ethics as an analytical lens, the paper explores agency, power, and structural inequalities within development practice.
Kamanzi, A. (2025). Navigating Non-Linear Education-to-Work Trajectories in Namibia.
This paper analyses non-linear education-to-work patterns among Namibian youth, highlighting structural constraints, gendered expectations, and relational opportunities for empowerment through Ubuntu-inspired mentorship models.