This blog on politics, aid and development in Africa is inspired by our own recent research in more than fifteen African countries.
Some of us have also done comparative research on countries outside Africa (e.g. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Yemen). We will also draw on that research experience in this blog.
The participating research programmes are:
Africa Power and Politics Programme, APPP, led by ODI, London
Developmental Leadership Programme, DLP
Elites, Production and Poverty: a Comparative Analysis, EPP, led by the Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen
Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa, PEAPA, led by SOAS, London
Tracking Development, TD, led by the African Studies Centre and Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden
Researchers from these programmes will participate in the blog. Among them are:
 Adrian Leftwich, DLP |
 André Leliveld, TD |
 Colin Poulton, PEAPA |
 David Booth, APPP |
 David Henley, TD |
 Lars Buur, EPP |
 Lindsay Whitfield, EPP |
 Anne Mette Kjær, EPP |
 Ole Therkildsen, EPP |
 Richard Crook, APPP |
 Tim Kelsall, APPP |
 Ton Dietz, TD |
The blog is moderated by Ole Therkildsen, EPP, oth@diis.dk
