Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa
Published by one of the worlds leading publishers on African issues, Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa seeks to provide accessible but in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues affecting countries within the continent. Featuring a wealth of empirical material and case study detail, and focussing on a diverse range of subject matter from conflict to gender, development to the environment the series is a platform for scholars to present original and often provocative arguments. Selected titles in the series are published in association with the International African Institute.
Published in Partnership with the International Africa Institute
The principal aim of the International African Institute is to promote scholarly understanding of Africa, notably its changing societies, cultures and languages. Founded in 1926 and based in London, it supports a range of seminars and publications including the journal Africa .
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Managing editor: Stephanie Kitchen
Series editors: Jon Schubert (Brunel University) and Elliot Green (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Editorial board
Rita Abrahamsen (University of Ottawa); Morten Boas (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs); David Booth (Overseas Development Institute); Pdraig Carmody (Trinity College Dublin); Neil Carrier (University of Bristol); Fantu Cheru (Leiden University); Kevin Dunn (Hobart and William Smith Colleges); Amanda Hammar (University of Copenhagen); Alcinda Honwana (Open University); Paul Jackson (University of Birmingham); Gabrielle Lynch (University of Warwick); Zachariah Mampilly (Vassar College); Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjld Foundation); Garth A. Myers (Trinity College Hartford Connecticut); Lonce Ndikumana (UMass Amherst); Cyril Obi (Social Science Research Council); Susan Parnell (University of Cape Town); Mareike Schomerus (Overseas Development Institute); Laura Seay (Morehouse College); Howard Stein (University of Michigan); Mats Utas (Uppsala University); Alex de Waal (Tufts University)
Already published
Mobility between Africa, Asia and Latin America: Economic Networks and Cultural Interactions , edited by Ute Rschenthaler and Alessandro Jedlowski
Agricultural Reform in Rwanda: Authoritarianism, Markets and Spaces of Governance , Chris Huggins
Liberias Female Veterans: War, Roles and Reintegration , Leena Vastapuu and Emmi Nieminen
Food Aid in Sudan: A History of Power, Politics and Profit , Susanne Jaspars
Kakuma Refugee Camp: Humanitarian Urbanism in Kenyas Accidental City , Bram J. Jansen
Development Planning in South Africa: Provincial Policy and State Power in the Eastern Cape , John Reynolds
Uganda: The Dynamics of Neoliberal Transformation , Jrg Wiegratz, Giuliano Martiniello and Elisa Greco
Aids in the Shadow of Biomedicine: Inside South Africas Epidemic , Isak Niehaus
Negotiating Public Services in the Congo: State, Society and Governance , Tom De Herdt and Kristof Titeca
BRICS and Resistance in Africa: Contention, Assimilation and Cooptation , edited by Justin van der Merwe, Patrick Bond and Nicole Dodd
Ironies of Solidarity: Insurance and Financialization of Kinship in South Africa , Erik Bhre
Forthcoming titles
Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-Coup Intervention in Madagascar , Antonia Witt
Malawi: Economy, Society and Political Affairs , Matthias Rompel and Reimer Gronemeyer
Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda: Conspicuous by Their Absence , David Poole
Contesting Africas New Green Revolution: Biotechnology and Philanthrocapitalist Development in Ghana , Jacqueline Ignatova
Youth on the Move: Views from Below on Ethiopian International Migration , Fana Gebresenbet and Asnake Kefale
Politics of Fear in South Sudan: Generating Chaos, Creating Conflict , Daniel Akech Thiong
Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique , Tanja Kleibl
War, Women and Post-Conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone , Josephine Beoku-Betts and Fredline Mcormack-Hale
Angolas Securitized State: Reframing Hegemonic Power and National Identity , Paula Roque
Economic Diversification in Nigeria: Fractious Politics and an Economy beyond Oil , Zainab Usman
Africas Shadow Rise: China and the Mirage of African Economic Development was first published in 2020 by Zed Books Ltd, The Foundry, Oval Way, London SE RR, UK.
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About the authors
Pdraig Carmody teaches geography at Trinity College Dublin where he directs the Masters in Development Practice and is a senior research associate at the School of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg. His research centres on the political economy of globalisation in Africa and he has published in journals such as European Journal of Development Research , Review of African Political Economy , Economic Geography and World Development . He sits on the boards of Political Geography , Economies and African Geographical Review and is a former editor-in-chief of Geoforum and current associate editor of Transnational Corporations published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. He is a Fellow of Trinity College and was elected to the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences in 2018 .
Peter Kragelund is head of the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University. Peter holds an MA in Economic Geography from the University of Copenhagen and a PhD in International Development Studies from Roskilde University, Denmark. His main interests include changes in the global economy and how these affect developing countries. In particular, his research has examined how the tectonic shift brought about by emerging economic actors renewed interest in Africa has affected the political economy of the host countries. His work has been published, inter alia, in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs , Development and Change , Development Policy Review , European Journal of Development Research , Extractive Industries and Society , Journal of Modern African Studies , Resources Policy and Review of African Political Economy .
