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Karin started her PhD-candidate in January 2010 and due to two maternity leave Karin hope to be finished in 2016. Before starting her PhD she worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina for four years in various projects related to education, women and internal refugees.
Karins main interest within Human Geography is Development Geography and especially education and rural-urban diversities.
Current research project
Within Karins research she is interested in how formal education is perceived by parents and teachers depending on geographical context, in quality of education and if Skipped Generation Households have a different perception of education.
Karins Research is carried out in rural and urban setting in Iringa region, Tanzania. The region is affected by the ongoing AIDS epidemic in Africa and thus many Skipped Generation Households are found here. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be used in data collecting.
The collected data will link to a theoretical framework of rural-urban livelihoods and social justice and capabilities approach.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Social Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations the last five years
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Generational dynamics of agricultural intensification in Malawi: challenges for the youth and elderly smallholder farmers
Lindsjö, K., Mulwafu, W., Andersson Djurfeldt, A. & Joshua, M. K., 2021, In: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 19, 44687, p. 423-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Youths’ participation in agricultural intensification in Tanzania
Lindsjö, K., Djurfeldt, A. A., Isinika, A. C. & Msuya, E., 2020, In: AIMS Agriculture and Food. 5, 4, p. 681-699 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Yearning to farm – Youth, agricultural intensification and land in Mkushi, Zambia
Andersson Djurfeldt, A., Kalindi, A., Lindsjö, K. & Wamulume, M., 2019 Oct, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 71, p. 85-93 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Youths’ participation in agricultural intensification in Tanzania
Lindsjö, K., Isinika, A. C. & Andersson Djurfeldt, A., 2019 JunResearch output: Other contribution › Miscellaneous › Popular science
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Generational dynamics and agricultural intensification among smallholders in Malawi
Andersson Djurfeldt, A., Lindsjö, K., Mulwafu, W. & Joshua, M., 2019Research output: Other contribution › Miscellaneous › Popular science
Projects
- 1 Active
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Ageing Regions: Turning liabilities into opportunities for regional development
Rekers, J. (PI), Hansen, H. K. (CoI), Lindsjö, K. (Researcher) & Händén-Svensson, S. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2027/12/03
Project: Research