ASAA 2019

Paper Topic: Informality and AIR: A Research AgendaPaper Abstract: This paper provides a conceptual framework and outlines a research agenda for studying informal dimensions of international relations in Africa. It argues that the concept of informality offers a useful framework for... Read More →

Paper Topic: Black Internationalism as Erased IR: Locating Gender and Race in American Foreign PolicyPaper Abstract: Pan-Africanism tends to be viewed as merely a political ideology that speaks to Black resistance and self-determination globally, with much of the literature on the... Read More →

Paper Topic: (Dis)Trust and African Collective Action: Exploring the Informal Dynamics of Trust and Their Implications for the African UnionPaper Abstract:  The last 17 years have seen an increased debate and scholarship on the Africa Union. Many of the discussions have focused on... Read More →

Paper Topic: “If you want to mine you must first meet the custodians of the land”: Relations between Global Corporate Actors and Informal AuthoritiesPaper Abstract: The International Political Economy (IPE) literature on transnational corporations and foreign direct investment... Read More →