Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

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...
Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, finance and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...
The political economy of urban reform in Africa: Call for papers

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...