Reflections from Nairobi: ACRC’s first consortium-wide workshop
By Hannah van Rooyen, African Cities Research Consortium digital communications officer It has been an exciting month for the African Cities Research Consortium, as members from across the consortium met together in person for the first time in Nairobi. Running from...
Grant awarded for land value study in Kigali
We are pleased to announce that ACRC postdoc Matthew Sharp has been awarded a Young Researcher’s Grant by the International Growth Centre, worth £7,950. The project intends to explore the potential for land value capture and taxation through zoning in Kigali, Rwanda,...
Urban Action Lab founder Shuaib Lwasa joins ACRC
We are delighted to welcome Shuaib Lwasa, founder of the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University, to the African Cities Research Consortium’s senior management team. Shuaib will lead on specific aspects of ACRC’s capacity strengthening work, including the integration...
The political economy of urban reform in Africa: Call for papers
The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) will convene a panel at this year’s Development Studies Association Conference, exploring new research on the political economy of urban reform in African cities. The panel will have a dedicated focus on dealing with...