School of Social and Political Science

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The Centre of African Studies is delighted to welcome you to come and hear about the following new book, followed by Q&A with the author:

Drawing on a decade of research and more than 580 interviews, this innovative political economy case study explores Rwanda's bold attempt to transform its economy after the 1994 genocide into one of the most rapidly growing countries in Africa. Pritish Behuria offers a multi-sector analysis of how globalisation and domestic politics shape contemporary development challenges. This study critically analyses the Rwandan Patriotic Front's ambitions to reshape Rwanda into a regional services hub while grappling with foreign dependency, elite vulnerability and limited financial resources. Through extensive analysis of the political economy of multiple sectors and the macro-economy, Behuria uses the Rwandan case as a window into answering why structural transformation remains so elusive on the continent. The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise provides fresh insights into highlighting the contemporary challenges facing African countries as they integrate into the global economy. 

Keynote Speaker: Dr Pritish Behuria

Pritish Behuria is a political economist, taking an interdisciplinary approach to analysing the constraints and possibilites associated with countries exerting more economic autonomy from subordinate positions within the global economy.
He is currently a Reader/Associate Professor at The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute (GDI), as well as a Visiting Associate Professor in the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development at The University of Johannesburg.