Research
I’m interested in the microdynamics of conflict and state-building in central Africa. My recent work is being reformatted and will be uploaded shortly.
Writing on conflict and state-building in central Africa, with the occasional bit of travel blogging thrown in.
Top Posts
Rwanda: What to Read • Kagame & the Need for Comparison • Updates from PrunierBurundi: What to Read • Corruption & Witchcraft in Burundi
DRC: What to Read • Autesserre on the Failure of Peacekeeping • The Social Norms of Bribery • Violence & Agency in the DRC • The UN Mapping Report
Conflict: War & Political Activism in Africa • When Things Fell Apart
Comparative politics: Why Don't Africans Protest? • Bayart on Globalization & the State • What Happened to African Liberation Theology?
Development epistemologies: Ferguson on Seeing What Isn't There • Experts & Epistemologies in Rwanda • Graduate School & the Development Industry
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- Three important new articles debunking myths about conflict minerals in the Congo: http://t.co/ahxVcfrL 1 day ago
- The Tour of Rwanda 2011: http://t.co/7JPbmov0 1 day ago
- The kingmaker is dead in the DRC: http://t.co/H212Vj6E 1 day ago
- Making money in Somaliland: http://t.co/Xa2ZZW9J 1 day ago
- Worth reading for the headline alone: "If Mugabe is the only invitee who turns up at your party, you have a problem" http://t.co/7dPoa4EY 1 day ago
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