Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda

Glozah, F., Bunn, C. , Sichali, J. M., Yendork, J. S., Mtema, O., Udedi, M., Reith, G. and McGee, D. (2023) Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda. Journal of the British Academy, 11(s3), pp. 153-172. (doi: 10.5871/jba/011s3.153)

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Abstract

Recent decades have seen gambling become a highly lucrative industry across sub-Saharan Africa. Fuelled by the democratisation of access to digital finance and internet technologies, this gambling boom has been concentrated in Africa’s urban economies, where expanding youth populations are increasingly connected to global circuits of sport, popular culture and speculative forms of consumption. This has engendered growing interest in gambling as a distinct and emerging field of academic enquiry across sub-Saharan Africa. To date, psychiatric, epidemiological and behavioural sciences have provided the dominant frame for measuring the extent of ‘problem gambling’ and addiction, but there remains the need to expand and diversify the field to encompass more critical and interdisciplinary approaches that recognise gambling as a densely significant social and cultural phenomenon. This article aims to provide a point of departure for a critical research agenda on the differentiated impacts of gambling on young people and their communities across the continent.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Bunn, Dr Christopher and Reith, Professor Gerda
Authors: Glozah, F., Bunn, C., Sichali, J. M., Yendork, J. S., Mtema, O., Udedi, M., Reith, G., and McGee, D.
Subjects:H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Social Scientists working in Health and Wellbeing
College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
Journal Name:Journal of the British Academy
Publisher:British Academy
ISSN:2052-7217
ISSN (Online):2052-7217
Copyright Holders:Copyright © The authors 2023
First Published:First published in Journal of the British Academy 11(s3):153-172
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
309893BA Youth FuturesChristopher BunnBritish Academy (BRITACAD)RC-FH1247 / ZR19-03922S&PS - Institute of Health & Wellbeing (Social Sciences)