Sociology
Dr Y. Ahmed
Distinguished Fellow of Southshore university College · University of Cape Town
Biography
Dr Ahmed researches youth labour markets and informal economies, contributing to Southshore's joint African Cities Lab on livelihoods.
- Discipline
- Sociology
- Country
- South Africa
- Current university
- University of Cape Town
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa
Areas of expertise
- Youth labour
- Informal economies
- Urban sociology
- Mixed-methods research
Appointments
- Distinguished Fellow, Southshore university College (Present)
- Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town (2018 – present)
Education
- PhD Sociology, University of Cape Town (2015)
- MA Development Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (2010)
Selected publications
- Hustle Economies: Young Workers in Three African Cities. Wits UP, 2023.
- Platform Work in the Global South. Work, Employment & Society, 2021.
Awards & honours
- CODESRIA Meaningful Africa Award (2022)
Contact
- Email: y.ahmed@southshore.edu.gh
- Office: Social Sciences · 2F
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7733-9911
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