Divisions
The Social and Environmental Studies Division specialises in the study of development issues using research methods in anthropology, sociology, demography, human geography, and environmental science. The Division’s research programs focus on the changing relationships between individuals in a variety of roles and occupations, and the changing relationships of families and communities with their natural and organisational environments.
Divisional Staff
Professorial Research Fellow Vacant
Senior Research Fellow: John Sowei (study leave)
Senior Research Fellow: vacant
Research Fellow: Esther Lavu
Research Officer: Henry Koi
Focus of the Division
The Division’s research focus is on specific social, natural
resource, environmental, and cultural areas such as:
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conservation of renewable resources
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political economy of forest management
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participatory land-use planning
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social impact of the mining industry
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project impact studies
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waste management
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gender, family, and population
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women’s informal and domestic labour
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HIV/AIDS
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indicators of sustainable development
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national sustainable development strategy analysis
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national human development indicators
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health and national development, and
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database development for social field research, and land management and agricultural systems.
2007 Divisional Work Plan - the 2007 work plan is in draft form and will be available shortly.
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