Commentary
“To conduct quality research, you need to be on the ground”

NAI Senior Researcher Patience Mususa talking to two young men in the mining town of Luangshia on the Zambian Copperbelt. Photo: Mattias Sköld
Date • 4 Feb 2025
Anthropologist Patience Mususa spends time in mining communities, engages with locals and speaks to policymakers on the Zambian Copperbelt. This is crucial in order to understand the nuances of the Zambian mining sector's role in the green transition, she argues.