Beyond solidarity and mutual aid: Tension and conflict in burial groups in rural Uganda
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Date
2022
Authors
Kashaija Musinguzi, Laban
Rwemisisi, Jude T.
Turinawe, Emmanueil Benon
Vries, Danny De
Groot, Marije De
Kaawa Mafigiri, David
Katamba, Achilles
Pool, Robert C.
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International Social Work
Abstract
Drawing from ethnographic data collected between 2012 and 2014 and January and June 2018 in
Luwero district, Uganda, this article questions the romanticised depiction of burial groups as a means
of enhancing social support, a sense of solidarity and mutual aid. We found that the felt sense of
identity and belonging for members is not shared across community members, and that solidary
relations between members and non-group members in the community are fraught with tensions
and conflicts. Beyond the romanticised view of burial groups, we need to study burial groups as a
model of solidarity in disunity and diversity.
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Diversity, Obligations, Togetherness, Unity, Solidarity
Citation
Musinguzi, L. K., Rwemisisi, J. T., Turinawe, E. B., De Vries, D., De Groot, M., Muhangi, D., ... & Pool, R. C. (2022). Beyond solidarity and mutual aid: Tension and conflict in burial groups in rural Uganda. International Social Work, 65(2), 314-327. DOI: 10.1177/0020872819896826