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ID191841
Title ProperWhy do different cultures form and persist? learning from the case of Makerere University
LanguageENG
AuthorRicart-Huguet, Joan
Summary / Abstract (Note)Culture is a central concept in the social sciences. It is also difficult to examine rigorously. I study the oldest university in East Africa and a cradle of political elites, Makerere University, where halls of residence developed distinct cultures in the 1970s such that some hall cultures are activist (e.g. Lumumba Hall) while others are respectful to authorities (e.g. Livingstone Hall) even though assignment to halls has been random since 1970. I leverage this unique setting to understand how culture forms and affects the values and behaviours of young adults. Participant observation, interviews and archives suggest that cultural differences arose from critical junctures that biased group (hall) composition and from intergroup (inter-hall) competition. Hall governments promote cultural and institutional persistence through the intergenerational transmission of norms and practices, thereby highlighting the role of political hierarchy in reproducing culture.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Modern African Studies Vol. 60, No.4; Dec 2022: p.429 - 456
Journal SourceJournal of Modern African Studies 2022-12 60, 4
Key WordsCulture ;  Uganda ;  Elites ;  Identity ;  Intergroup Relations