Outputs (45)

Gender Contestations and the Implications for Inclusive Societies (2024)
Journal Article
Okech, A. (2024). Gender Contestations and the Implications for Inclusive Societies. African Journal of sustainable Development, 14(1), 47-59

This paper examines contemporary debates on gender and the state in Africa as a contribution to debates that will inform the United Nations (UN) Summit of the Future in September 2024. Specifically, this paper focuses on two intersecting questions. T... Read More about Gender Contestations and the Implications for Inclusive Societies.

Adaptive Shadow Research for Collaborative Field Work (2024)
Book Chapter
Okech, A. (2024). Adaptive Shadow Research for Collaborative Field Work. In SAGE Research Methods Cases: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research (1-16). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529691009

This case study proposes an expanded model of shadow research for collaborative field research. I draw on my experience on a collaborative pilot study on women associated with armed groups in Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria. This case study draws on the... Read More about Adaptive Shadow Research for Collaborative Field Work.

Feminist Protest Action in Kenya: Lessons and Directions (2023)
Journal Article
Okech, A. (2024). Feminist Protest Action in Kenya: Lessons and Directions. Politics & Gender, 20(2), 485-489. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X22000691

The Feminist Classroom in a Neoliberal University (2023)
Book Chapter
Okech, A. (2023). The Feminist Classroom in a Neoliberal University. In R. Ryan-Flood, I. Crowhurst, & L. James-Hawkins (Eds.), Difficult Conversations: A Feminist Dialogue. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003088417-20

We need a feminist economic alternative to Sunak and Hunt’s plans (2022)
Digital Artefact
Okech, A. (2022). We need a feminist economic alternative to Sunak and Hunt’s plans

Chinese Funded Projects and Open Governance in Kenya (2022)
Journal Article
Okech, A. (2022). Chinese Funded Projects and Open Governance in Kenya. The journal of leadership and developing societies, 6(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.47697/lds.35350022

This article examines how Kenyan civil society uses open governance to call for government accountability around debt acquisition from China. Through two case studies, I illustrate how strategic litigation has become a framework through which civil s... Read More about Chinese Funded Projects and Open Governance in Kenya.

Would Kenyan women’s rights be safe under William Ruto? Why they might not be (2022)
Digital Artefact
Okech, A. Would Kenyan women’s rights be safe under William Ruto? Why they might not be

Queer Movements and Disciplinary Laws in Africa (2022)
Book Chapter
Okech, A. (2022). Queer Movements and Disciplinary Laws in Africa. In S. Hotz, N. Kapferer, & M. Cottier (Eds.), Law on the Move: Technical, political, and social developments and theoretical challenges for legal gender studies (85-98). DIKE

Introduction: Feminist Protests and Politics in a World in Crisis (2021)
Journal Article
Nazneen, S., & Okech, A. (2021). Introduction: Feminist Protests and Politics in a World in Crisis. Gender & Development, 29(2/3), 231-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2021.2005358

Governing Gender: Violent Extremism in Northern Nigeria (2021)
Journal Article
Okech, A. (2021). Governing Gender: Violent Extremism in Northern Nigeria. Africa development, 46(3), 1-19

This article draws on a qualitative study piloted in Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria, to unpack the gender logics that shape why women join Boko Haram, their roles, how they are perceived by their communities on their return and how these dynamics inform... Read More about Governing Gender: Violent Extremism in Northern Nigeria.