Thabani Mutambasere

Lecturer in African Studies and International Development

t.mutambasere@ed.ac.uk

https://twitter.com/@thabani_sere/

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Chrystal Macmillan Building

15a George Square

Edinburgh

EH8 9LD

Research interests

International development Migration and experiences of displacement

International development, African diasporas, migration and development, migration and mobility, humanitarianism, identity, citizenship in Africa, belonging, transnationalism (including religious transnationalism), diaspora political mobilisations, civil society, and social movements.

Background

I am a Lecturer in African Studies and International Development at the Centre of African Studies. My research interests include but are not limited to African diasporas, particularly how they contribute to their countries of origin via non-economic routes such as politics, development (charity), and humanitarianism.

Education

PhD International Development, University of Sussex
MSc Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
PG Diploma Development Studies, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
BSocSc Politics, Public Policy and Administration, University of Cape Town

Roles and Responsibilities

I am Programme Director of the MSc International Development (Online Learning).

In the 2022/23 academic, I will be convening the PG courses; Rethinking Africa: Race, Space, and Power; Key Skills in Development Practice (OL) and Displacement and Development (OL). I will also be contributing to teaching on the UG course; International Development, Aid, and Humanitarianism.

Works within

Centre of African Studies

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Publication	Research Explorer link
Collyer M, te Lintelo D, Mutambasere T, Zaman T. Moving Targets: Social Protection as a Link Between Humanitarianism, Development and Displacement. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. 2022 Jun 7, p. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.19088/BASIC.2022.017	View
Mutambasere T. Connecting religious transnationalism and development: Charitable giving amongst Zimbabwean Catholics in London. Third World Quarterly. 2021 Nov 29. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2021.2005463	View
Mutambasere T. [Review of] Development, (Dual) Citizenship and its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Pailey, Robtel Neajai. International Migration Review. 2021 Nov 29. https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183211059824	View
Mutambasere TG. Diaspora citizenship in practice: Identity, belonging and transnational civic activism amongst Zimbabweans in the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2021 May 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1916450	View
Mutambasere T. Mapping Study on the Role and Faces of African Diaspora Humanitarianism during COVID-19: Findings and Recommendations. 1 ed. Ethiopia: African Union Commission, 2021. 34 p.	View