Dr. Sandra Bhatasara

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Rhodes University, South Africa,2015; Masters of Science in Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Zimbabwe, 2010; Masters of Science in Public Policy and Human Development, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2008; Bachelor of Science(Honours) in Sociology, University of Zimbabwe, 2005.

Academic Appointments:

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

Land and natural resources governance, globalization, global and local environment and sustainability, rural development and poverty alleviation, indigenous knowledge, climate change, adaptation and mitigation, gender

Faculty: Social And Behavioural Sciences

Department: Community and Social Development

Research Category: Behavioral Sciences

Biography:

Dr Sandra Bhatasara is Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, Research Associate (Women and Law in Southern Africa). Her current research interests include studying land and natural resources governance, globalization, global and local environment and sustainability, rural development and poverty alleviation, indigenous knowledge, climate change, adaptation and mitigation, gender, HIV and AIDS. Dr Sandra is widely published.

Email: sandrabhatasara@gmail.com

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Publications:

1. Bhatasara, S., & Helliker, K. (2018). The party-state in the land occupations of Zimbabwe: The case of Shamva district. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53(1), 81-97.
2. Bhatasara, S. (2018). Understanding adaptation to climate variability in smallholder farming systems in eastern Zimbabwe: a sociological perspective. Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, 99(2), 149-166.
3. Helliker, K., & Bhatasara, S. (2018). Inside the land occupations in Bindura District, Zimbabwe. African Studies Quarterly, 18(1), 1-17.
4. Bhatasara, S., & Nyamwanza, A. (2018). Sustainability: a missing dimension in climate change adaptation discourse in Africa? Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 15(1), 83-97.
5. Bhatasara, S., & Helliker, K. (2018). The party-state in the land occupations of Zimbabwe: The case of Shamva district. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53(1), 81-97.
6. Nyamwanza, A. M., & Bhatasara, S. (2017). Exploring pathways to private sector investment in climate change adaptation and resilience in Africa. Journal 1, 47(2), 54-64.
7. Mudege, N. N., Mdege, N., Abidin, P. E., & Bhatasara, S. (2017). The role of gender norms in access to agricultural training in Chikwawa and Phalombe, Malawi. Gender, Place & Culture, 24(12), 1689-1710.
8. Bhatasara, S. (2017). Towards sociology of adaptation to rainfall variability in rural Zimbabwe: the case of Charewa in Mutoko. Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(4), 547-568.
9. Bhatasara, S., & Chiweshe, M. K. (2017). Beyond gender: interrogating women’s experiences in FTLRP in Zimbabwe. Africa Review, 9(2), 154-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/09744053.2017.1329808
10. Bhatasara, S. (2017). Rethinking climate change research in Zimbabwe. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 7(1), 39-52.
11. Bhatasara, S. (2017). Rethinking climate change research in Zimbabwe. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 7(1), 39-52.
12. Bhatasara, S. (2015). Debating sociology and climate change. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 12(3), 217-233.
13. Bhatasara, S., & Chiweshe, M. K. (2015). Universal access to HIV treatment in the context of vulnerability: Female farm workers in Zimbabwe. Health care for women international, 36(2), 188-204.
14. Nyamwanza, A. M., & Bhatasara, S. (2015). The utility of postmodern thinking in climate adaptation research. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 17(5), 1183-1196.
15. Bhatasara, S. (2015). Debating sociology and climate change. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 12(3), 217-233.
16. Bhatasara, S., & Chiweshe, M. K. (2015). Universal access to HIV treatment in the context of vulnerability: Female farm workers in Zimbabwe. Health care for women international, 36(2), 188-204
17. Chiweshe, M. K., & Bhatasara, S. (2013). NdezveVarumeIzvi: Hegemonic masculinities and misogyny in popular music in Zimbabwe. Africa media review, 21(1), 151-170.
18. Bhatasara, S. (2013). Globalization, social policies, and the nation state. Journal of Globalization Studies, 4(2), 48-59.
19. Bhatasara, S., Nyamwanza, A. M., & Kujinga, K. (2013). Transfrontier parks and development in southern Africa: The case of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Development Southern Africa, 30(4-5), 629-639.
20. Bhatasara, S. (2013). Black granite mining and the implications for the development of sustainability in Zimbabwe: The case of Mutoko communities. Environment, development and sustainability, 15(6), 1527-1541
21. Bhatasara, S., Chevo, T., & Changadeya, T. (2013). An exploratory study of male adolescent sexuality in Zimbabwe: The case of adolescents in Kuwadzana extension, Harare. Journal of Anthropology, 2013, 1-11.
22. Chevo, T., &Bhatasara, S. (2012). HIV and AIDS programmes in Zimbabwe: implications for the health system. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012, 1-11.
23. Bhatasara, S. (2011). From globalization to global sustainability: Perspectives on transitions. Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education, 1(1), 1-14.
24. Bhatasara,S. (2000). Understanding corruption in social service delivery in Zimbabwe: case studies from the local government sector. Political Economy of Corruption and the Battle for Accountability in Zimbabwe, 2015, 55-68.
Book Chapters
1. Chiweshe, M.K. &Bhatasara, S. (2019). Women in agriculture in Contemporary Africa. In O.Yacob-Haliso, & T. Falola, (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of African Women’s Studies (pp.1-18). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Bhatasara, S., Chiweshe, M.K., & Muparamoto, N. (2019). Stolen childhood: understanding sexualization of young girls through “child marriage” in Zimbabwe. In S.Lamb, & G.Jen (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development (pp. 505-518). New York: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108116121.026
3. Chiweshe, M.K., &Bhatasara, S. (2018). Performing manhood in Zimdancehall: music as partriachised space in Zimbabwe. In L.G. Amoros &, M.T. Vambe (Eds.), Performing Zimbabwe: A Transdisciplinary Study of Zimbabwean Music (pp. 251-273).Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
4. Bhatasara, S., Chiweshe, M. K., & Helliker, K. (2018). Introduction: Theorising the political economy of livelihoods in contemporary Zimbabwe. In K. Helliker, M.K. Chiweshe, & S. Bhatasara, (Eds.), The Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe (pp. 1-25). London: Routledge.
5. Bhatasara, S. (2018). Climate variability in local scales: Narratives and ambivalences from Mutoko District. In K. Helliker, M.K. Chiweshe, & S. Bhatasara, (eds.) The Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe (pp. 139-153). New York: Routledge.
6. Chiweshe M.K., Bhatasara, S., Choguya, N., & Shamuyedova, R. (2017). Women and Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe: negotiating leadership in the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God 'Forward in Faith' (zaogafif) Ministry. In M. Wilkinson, & P. Althouse,. (Eds.), Pentacostals and Body (pp 291-306). Leiden: Brill Press
7. Chiweshe, M. K., &Bhatasara, S. (2016). Victims, victors and saviours: The politics of aid and women’s rights in Zimbabwe. In T. Bonackervon J.Heusinger, & K. Zimmer, (Eds.), Localization in Development Aid (pp. 185-200). London: Routledge
8. Mandizadza, E.J.R., Bhatasara, S. & Nyamwanza, O. (2014). Land reform and rural tourism in Zimbabwe. In C.G. Mararike (ed.), Land: an empowerment asset for Africa: the human factor perspective (pp. 203-223). Harare: UZ Publication.
Edited Books
1. Helliker, K., Chiweshe, M.K., & Bhatasara, S. (Eds.), (2018). Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe, London: Routledge
2. Helliker, K., Chiweshe, M. K., & Bhatasara, S. (Eds.), (2018). The political economy of livelihoods in contemporary Zimbabwe. London: Routledge.

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