Sylvia Tamale

1.6k total citations
28 papers, 709 citations indexed

About

Sylvia Tamale is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvia Tamale has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 709 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in History and 5 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Sylvia Tamale's work include African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (10 papers), Human Rights and Development (8 papers) and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (6 papers). Sylvia Tamale is often cited by papers focused on African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (10 papers), Human Rights and Development (8 papers) and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (6 papers). Sylvia Tamale collaborates with scholars based in Uganda. Sylvia Tamale's co-authors include J. Oloka-Onyango and has published in prestigious journals such as African Studies Review, Qualitative Sociology and IDS Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Sylvia Tamale

28 papers receiving 533 citations

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  • Sociology and Political Science 491
  • Gender Studies 226
  • Social Psychology 161
  • Political Science and International Relations 83
  • General Health Professions 78
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvia Tamale

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
Nudity, Protest and the Law in Uganda
11
2
Controlling Women’s Fertility in Uganda
5
3
Exploring the contours of African sexualities : religion, law and power
52
4 76
5
African Sexualities: A Reader
81
6
A human rights impact assessment of the anti-homosexuality bill
15
7
Paradoxes of sex work and sexuality in modern-day Uganda
11
8 58
9
Homosexuality : perspectives from Uganda
18
10 28
11 49
12
Out of the closet: unveiling sexuality discourses in Uganda
62
13
How old is old enough?: defilement law and the age of consent in Uganda
12
14 25
15
Bitches at the academy: gender and academic freedom at the African University
10
16
When hens begin to crow : gender and parliamentary politics in contemporary Uganda
8
17
Taking the Beast by its Horns: Formal Resistance to Women's Oppression in Africa
4
18 14
19 54
20
Law Reform and Women's Rights in Uganda
5

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