urban development - ACRC

New research: Overcoming systemic barriers facing young people in African cities

Jul 11, 2024 | Addis Ababa, Freetown, Kampala, Maiduguri, Mogadishu, News, Research

By 2050, half of Africa’s population will be under the age of 25. This makes young people key to development outcomes across the continent’s cities, with youth often regarded as the “makers or breakers” of the future. A new ACRC paper presents research into the...

ACRC at the 2024 Development Studies Association Conference

Jul 3, 2024 | News

By Chris Jordan With our publication rate hotting up over the last couple of months, it was perhaps unsurprising that ACRC researchers had much to say at the annual Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference at SOAS last week. ACRC convened two well-attended...

New research: Understanding the political economy of development in Freetown

Jun 19, 2024 | Freetown, News, Research

ACRC has published a new report examining the politics, systems and key urban development domains in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It highlights how national, city and domain-level power and politics interact and the implications for solving intractable development...

Localising and decolonising ACRC: Taking action

Jun 17, 2024 | Research

From the outset of ACRC, we have recognised the essential contribution of diverse African researchers, including those based in the global North and South. We have also recognised the importance of working with knowledge-rich, city-specific research agencies and other...

Localising and decolonising ACRC: Taking the temperature

Jun 17, 2024 | Research

Ever since our initial bid for ACRC, we’ve been discussing how we can better localise decision-making and decolonise knowledge processes. While led from The University of Manchester and funded by FCDO, we’ve sought to prioritise African expertise within the consortium...

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