ACRC at the 2024 DSA Conference: Call for papers
ACRC is convening two panels at this year’s Development Studies Association conference, focusing on community knowledge in academic research and the politics of social justice in African cities. Themed around “social justice and development in a polarising world”, the...
ACRC at the 2023 DSA Conference
Members of the African Cities Research Consortium (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. Being...
What are the political factors underpinning urban reform in African cities?
By Abdifatah Ismael Tahir Amid environmental disasters, dwindling resources, population growth and protracted conflicts, the social, economic and spatial reorganisation of cities is more imperative than ever. This year’s Development Studies Association...