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ACRC at the 2023 DSA Conference

ACRC at the 2023 DSA Conference

Members of ACRC are convening two panels at this year’s Development Studies Association Conference, focusing on experiences of decoloniality in action and investigating the politics underpinning crises in African cities.

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Urban reform coalitions in Kampala: A conversation with Shuaib Lwasa

Urban reform coalitions in Kampala: A conversation with Shuaib Lwasa

Shuaib Lwasa, ACRC’s capacity strengthening lead and professor of urban resilience and global development at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, talks to Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael about building and sustaining reform coalitions, drawing on his experiences as founder of the Urban Action Lab.

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Building cities for all (not the privileged few)

Building cities for all (not the privileged few)

Economists have long claimed there is overwhelming evidence that urbanisation unlocks the potential for economic growth and, from this, development. They point to the fact that no country to date has reached middle-income status without undergoing an urban transition.

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Urban politics and power in Mogadishu

Urban politics and power in Mogadishu

ACRC researchers Surer Mohamed, Afyare Elmi, Abdirizak Muhumed and Abdifatah Tahir discuss urban politics and power dynamics, issues of security and citizenship, and the trends they are seeing that give them hope for urban reform in Mogadishu.

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