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Ben Radley

Associate Professor in International Development

Researching the political economy of mining , energy and labour in the context of green transitions, with a regional focus on Africa and Asia-Pacific. Also writing on the history, theory and praxis of development and development studies.

Books
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“The analysis in this book should inspire policy makers in African countries who hope to chart a new course towards resource-based industrialization that is transformative, inclusive, and sustainable”

Léonce Ndikumana, Distinguished Professor of Economics

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An edited collection of 38 interviews bringing to life older voices of liberation and lost radical histories alongside newer initiatives, projects, and activists engaged in contemporary struggles to reshape Africa. Voices include Samir Amin, Issa Shivji, Hakim Adi, and Marjorie Mbilinyi.

Writing

Academic

Blogs &
Op-eds

Blog for EADI, with Jörg Wiegratz and others

September  2023

Letter to The Financial Times, with Sara Stevano and others

September 2023

Book review for African Arguments, of Siddharth Kara's Cobalt Red

March  2023

Blog for The Conversation, with Rachel Niehuus and others

February 2022

Book review for Africa is a Country, of Leo Zeilig’s The World Turned Upside Down

October 2021

Blog for Africa is a Country

June 2020

Webinar guest for University of Oxford and LSE, with Xiaolan Fu

May 2020

Blog for Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath

April 2020

Educational piece for Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

October 2019

Blog for International Institute of Social Studies

September 2019

Photo story for Deutsche Welle

April 2017

Op-ed for Jeune Afrique, with Philippe Alexandre Sondji

March 2017

Op-ed for the The Guardian, with Georgia Cole and Jean-Benoit Falisse

July 2015

Op-ed for Al Jazeera, with Christoph Vogel

September 2014

Blog for The Washington Post, with Christoph Vogel

September 2014

Blog for Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa

September 2013

Podcasts & Webinars

Creative Projects
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The Why Africa Podcast

In 2022, Cynthia Kamwengo and I co-hosted the Why Africa Podcast mini-series, produced and edited by Holly Jewell. Over five episodes, we spoke to students and academics engaged in the work of deconstructing and reconstructing how Africa and its people are taught and researched in the UK education system today.

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The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) was established in 1974 by a group of scholars and activists in the UK and Africa. The journal and its website are committed to understanding projects of radical transformation on the continent. As a member of the journal's Editorial Working Group, I interview and commission contributions from radical scholars, scholar-activists, and activists researching and/or contributing to these projects for publication on ROAPE's website. Occasionally, I write there myself. Below is a selection of some of these pieces.

borr20(at)bath.ac.uk

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