The "Unwilling Parent"
(2012) SIMV29 20121Graduate School
- Abstract
- Understanding and assessing the existing welfare structures and patterns in developing countries is essential for the aim of eradicating poverty around the globe. In this case study welfare patterns, accessible by female commercial sex workers operating in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda are investigated. Led by the welfare regime theory by Gough and Wood, information regarding formal and informal structures creating insecurity and security were acquired through expert and focus group interviews. The target group was expected to be of increased interest to formal actors on national and international level due to extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence among Ugandan sex workers. The findings reveal a picture of an overall highly insecure... (More)
- Understanding and assessing the existing welfare structures and patterns in developing countries is essential for the aim of eradicating poverty around the globe. In this case study welfare patterns, accessible by female commercial sex workers operating in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda are investigated. Led by the welfare regime theory by Gough and Wood, information regarding formal and informal structures creating insecurity and security were acquired through expert and focus group interviews. The target group was expected to be of increased interest to formal actors on national and international level due to extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence among Ugandan sex workers. The findings reveal a picture of an overall highly insecure situation for the target group, mainly caused by a pervading exclusion from all levels of society and only limited options to negotiate security. This study contributes to the welfare regime theory by shedding light thoroughly on dynamic and interlocked factors compromising or enhancing the well-being of a target group which should have potentially increased chances to access welfare services due to its significance to a broader development process. (Less)
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- author
- Wegner, Nora LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- The Negotiation of Social Welfare of Commercial Sex Workers in Urban Uganda
- course
- SIMV29 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- welfare regime theory, commercial sex, Uganda, exclusion, HIV/AIDS
- language
- English
- id
- 3045129
- date added to LUP
- 2012-09-04 16:30:39
- date last changed
- 2012-09-04 16:30:39
@misc{3045129, abstract = {{Understanding and assessing the existing welfare structures and patterns in developing countries is essential for the aim of eradicating poverty around the globe. In this case study welfare patterns, accessible by female commercial sex workers operating in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda are investigated. Led by the welfare regime theory by Gough and Wood, information regarding formal and informal structures creating insecurity and security were acquired through expert and focus group interviews. The target group was expected to be of increased interest to formal actors on national and international level due to extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence among Ugandan sex workers. The findings reveal a picture of an overall highly insecure situation for the target group, mainly caused by a pervading exclusion from all levels of society and only limited options to negotiate security. This study contributes to the welfare regime theory by shedding light thoroughly on dynamic and interlocked factors compromising or enhancing the well-being of a target group which should have potentially increased chances to access welfare services due to its significance to a broader development process.}}, author = {{Wegner, Nora}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{The "Unwilling Parent"}}, year = {{2012}}, }