Oct 13, 2022 | News, Research
By Rosebella Apollo, ACRC research uptake officer Despite numerous interventions, African cities continue to grapple with urbanisation challenges that affect living conditions, service delivery and life chances of city residents – especially those from marginalised...
Jul 4, 2022 | Commentary, Research
Urban development domains ACRC’s analytical framework uses the concept of urban development domains to transcend both sectoral and traditional systems-based thinking. We define domains as fields of power, policy and practice that are relevant to solving particular...
May 13, 2021 | Commentary, Covid Collective
By Professor Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium This case study – originally published as part of the Covid Collective Research for Policy and Practice series – shows how an urban social movement was able to produce the knowledge that state...
Dec 18, 2020 | Commentary, Covid Collective
By Professor Diana Mitlin, CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium As news on Covid-19 vaccines spreads good cheer in the wealthier countries of the global North, thoughts turn to when we will be able to return to normal life. Meanwhile governments are anxiously...
