Organization profile

Organisation profile

The Centre of African Economies is an interdisciplinary research centre within the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University. Scholars associated with the centre research and publish on contemporary economic dynamics in Africa.

The Centre of African Economies researches and publishes on contemporary economic dynamics in Africa with a particular focus on:

the nature, pace and outcomes of capitalist transformation processes unfolding across the African continent;
who benefits and how those benefits are shared as well as how the distribution of economic benefits is contested and the implications for political instability;
linkage between the regulation of economic transactions and state formation in African countries; and
how commodification shapes relationships of humanitarianism and development and its impact on Africans.

Researchers at the Centre provide unique insights into these processes by applying methodologies that emphasize in-depth country knowledge as well as comparative work, and by employing both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Countries currently covered by the centre research include Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Publication network Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.

Profiles

Sameer Ahmad Azizi

saazizi@ruc.dk

Department of Social Sciences and Business - Assistant professor
Management and organization - Assistant professor
Centre of African Economies

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Lars Buur

lbuur@ruc.dk

Department of Social Sciences and Business - Associate Professor
Global Political Sociology - Associate Professor
International Development Research Group - Associate Professor
Centre of African Economies

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Tobias Hagmann

thagmann@ruc.dk

Department of Social Sciences and Business - Associate Professor
Global Political Sociology - Associate Professor
International Development Research Group - Associate Professor
Centre of African Economies
The Dynamics of Globalisation, Inequality and New Processes of International Interaction

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Research Output 2010 2019

9 Working paper
6 Book chapter
6 Journal article
4 Paper
6 More

Light Manufacturing in Ethiopia: The apparel export industry

Whitfield, L. & Staritz, C., 17 Jan 2019, The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Cheru, F., Cramer, C. & Oqubay, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

The Corporate Karma Carnival: Offline and Online Games, Branding and Humanitarianism at the Roskilde Festival

Christiansen, L. B. & Olwig, M. F., 4 Jan 2019, Global Humanitarianism and Media Culture . Lawrence, M. & Tavernor, R. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 246-267 22 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Open Access

The Political Economy of Gas Governance in Mozambique

Salimo, P., Jaime Macuane, J. & Buur, L., 2019, p. 1-89. 89 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review

Projects 2015 2021

1 Finished
3 Active

SPIWORK: Informal Worker Organisation and Social Protection

Riisgaard, L., Torm, N. & Mitullah, W.

09/10/2017 → 09/10/2021

Project: Research

CoCo Research: Commodifying Compassion: Implications of Turning People and Humanitarian Causes Into Marketable Things

Richey, L. A., Vestergaard, M., Olwig, M. F. & Budabin, A.

01/01/2017 → 01/01/2021

Project: Research

Hierarchies of Rights

Buur, L., Jaime Macuane, J., Mondlane Tembe, C., Monjane, C. M., Salimo, P., Patey, L., Maganga, F., Pedersen, R. H., Mwakaje, A., Kweka, O., Sulle, E., Jacob, T. & Jarnholt, E. D.

01/01/2015 → …

Project: Research