Study title

Human Rights in Development and Food Security in Malawi 2006

Dataset ID Number

FSD2727

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2727

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Sarelin, Alessandra (Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights)

Abstract

The study explored human rights-based approaches to development cooperation in Malawi, focusing on what the approach implied in the areas of development, HIV/AIDS and food security. The data consist of interviews of actors providing or receiving development aid in Malawi.

Questions covered, for instance, what kind of aid the organisation provided, foreseeable trends in food aid, impact of food aid programmes, causes of malnutrition, impact of the HIV/AIDS, the role of human rights in food security and sustainable livelihoods programmes, and people's right to food.

The interviewees were project personnel or representatives of the government, voluntary organisations/NGOs and other stakeholders. For the most part, data were collected through semistructured face-to-face interviews but there were some group interviews as well. The interviews took on average 45 minutes while the group interviews, including interviews of two persons together, lasted from one to two hours. The data are in English. In some group interviews, chichewa was also used but these have been translated into English.

Keywords

aids (disease); development aid (international); development policy; food aid; human rights; hunger; malnutrition; poverty; voluntary organisations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Sarelin, Alessandra (Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights)

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-11 – 2006-12

Nation

Malawi

Geographical Coverage

Malawi

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Development cooperation and food aid providers and receivers in Malawi

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Transcripts of 36 interviews in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data. In addition, a clause relating to the conditions of use has been added to the beginning of each data file.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Sarelin, Alessandra (Åbo Akademi University): Human Rights in Development and Food Security in Malawi 2006 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-04-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2727

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Direct identifiers have been removed from the data. In addition, users of the data shall make sure that quotes used in publications do now allow the interviewees or the persons they mention to be identified even indirectly.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Sarelin, Alessandra (2012) Exploring the role and transformative potential of human rights in development practice and food security : case study from Malawi. Turku: Åbo Akademi University Press.