Interview with Mats Utas
Who are the brokers and fixers?
Many panels about urban Africa at ECAS 4
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In countries where government structures are not functioning well there is room for brokers and fixers. Ordinary people will get together in groups to provide for their own security and services that the government does not offer. This is where brokers and fixers often step in as organisers.
Hear NAI researcher Dr Mats Utas talk about brokers and fixers. Together with Dr Ulrik Jennische he is organising a panel entitled “A Prosocial Approach to Brokers and Fixers in Urban Africa”.