Radical Activism: Epistemology, Agency and Positionality

Unpacking Abstracts
Submission deadline: Sunday, 14 April 2024 @ 23h59 PM

Choose an abstract of a paper from any development studies journal and answer
the questions.

When answering the questions please do not copy and paste what is in the abstract.
You must write the answers in your own words.

Please do not work copy from each other and complete the activity on your own as this
will assist you in identifying: your strengths and weaknesses in critical reading, writing
and thinking skills.

Questions:

First, paste the full abstract and then proceed to answer the following questions:

1. What is the title of the journal where you got the abstract from? Why did you
choose this abstract?
2. What is the name of the database where you got the abstract?
3. What is the title of the paper?
4. Who is the author(s), and year of publication?
5. What is the main research question in the abstract?
6. What is the main argument of the abstract?
7. What are the main findings in the abstract?
8. What methodology did the author (s) use in the abstract?
9. Write the citation of the abstract in full applying the UJ Harvard Referencing
Style.
10. Reflect on the following: a) What did you like about the assignment? b) What did
you dislike about the assignment?