African Population Studies - Paper submissions are invited for a special edition with guest editor Osman Sankoh and journal editor Clifford Odimegwu

HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (SSA) Paper submissions are invited for a special edition of African Population Studies with guest editor Osman Sankoh and journal editor Clifford Odimegwu. The household is the basic building block of society and the unit of production as well as of reproduction. It is the primary context of socialisation and decision-making regarding the nutrition, health care and schooling of children.  The household is also a key context for the regulation of new unions, fertility, and migration. Almost all social institutions hinge on the household. Household structure reflects the living arrangement of persons, individually or in groups. Against this background, the family and household dynamics interest group of the INDEPTH Network proposes to publish a special issue of the African Population Studies on Household dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals in SSA. Data from HDSSs of the INDEPTH Network offer a unique opportunity to understand the pattern and dynamics of the households as well as their relationship with the MDG targets at the individual level. This will allow identifying patterns, similarities and differences in SSA, and recommending local, regional and country-specific as well as effective policies for improving the overall welfare of Africans. Manuscripts (in English only) should follow the style of the African Population Studies journal and are subject to both review and editing. 

Completed manuscripts should be submitted to the Journal through http://aps.journals.ac.za. Any inquiries regarding this special issue should be sent to jacques.emina@indepth-network.org and copied toosman.sankoh@indepth-network.org. Deadline: 31 October 2013.