Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Development in Practice
For a Special Issue on
In Search of Green Jobs – Voices of (Unheard) Young People and Their Aspirations, Barriers, and Negotiations with Work in Africa
Abstract deadline
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Dr Garima Sahai,
University of Cambridge
[email protected]
Professor Pauline Rose,
University of Cambridge
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Professor Bhaskar Vira,
University of Cambridge
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In Search of Green Jobs – Voices of (Unheard) Young People and Their Aspirations, Barriers, and Negotiations with Work in Africa
Across Africa, millions of young people are navigating the twin challenges of unemployment and climate change. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that nearly 21 per cent of the continent’s youth is neither in employment, education, nor training (ILO 2024). At the same time, the green transition offers immense potential for countries in Africa.
Invitation
We invite submissions that engage with the theme of young people (15-35 years) and green jobs and skills in Africa, with a particular focus on the voices of young people (especially those from marginalised and disadvantaged backgrounds whose voices are often not heard). Examples of areas of focus for papers could include one or more of the following (but is not limited to this):
- Young People in Just Transitions
- Gender and Green Jobs
- The role of skills and education in green pathways for young people
- Youth voices and green jobs
- Aspirations, perceptions and meaning of (green) jobs to young people
Within these topics, papers might consider:
- Researching with young people
- Conceptual debates around green jobs
Submission Instructions
Abstracts:
- Abstract length: up to 150 words. Also include author details (affiliation and country/region of the author(s)).
- Deadline for abstracts: 10 April 2026.
- Please submit your abstract directly to the guest editor Garima Sahai ([email protected]) by the deadline.
Full-length manuscripts:
- Papers must fall within the journal's Aims & Scope and follow our Instructions to Authors. Research articles should be approximately 6000 words (+/- 10%).
- Submit your manuscript through the Development in Practice Submission Portal and select "Young People and Green Jobs in Africa" as the special issue category.
- Final acceptance of manuscripts will be subject to editorial and peer review, regardless of whether abstracts have been selected for the issue.