African Agency
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Dr David Williams is head of the Department of International Politics at City University London. This paper explores the question of what might be meant by a specifically state agency. The paper is primarily theoretical, but it is inspired by recent events in Africa where the question of what is...
Published 11/14/11
Dr Danielle Beswick is a Lecturer in the International Development Department, University of Birmingham, and Director of the Research Group on Statebuilding in Difficult Environments. Reflecting the contention that politics should be seen in systemic perspective, and the need to embed analysis of...
Published 11/14/11
Professor Chris Landsberg is Head of the Department of Politics at the University of Johannesberg. This paper, given at the "African Agency: Implications for IR Theory" seminar at City University London in September 2011, seeks to explore the challenges faced by Africans as they struggle to...
Published 11/03/11