Contact details
- Name:
- Dr Mark Simpson
- Qualifications:
- PhD (LSE)
- Position/Fellowship type:
- Senior Research Fellow
- Fellowship term:
- 01-Jan-2017 to 31-Jul-2026
- Institute:
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- Home institution:
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study
- Location:
- Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
- Email address:
- Mark.Simpson@sas.ac.uk
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- Globalization & Development
- Regions:
- Africa
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Inequality and Poverty Reduction, State-Business Relations, Informal Economies, Post-Conflict and Post-Crisis Multi-Sectoral Reconstruction, Social Protection and Economic Recovery Strategies. Role of aid in Africa. Analysis and translation of evidence into policy advice for governments and multilateral organisations.
- Project summary relevant to Fellowship:
Currently researching the links between the extractive economic practices and political repressive policies pursued by Southern African governments led by National Liberation Movements, and their impact on the economic, social, political and civil rights of citizens.
- Publication Details
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Related publications/articles:
Date Details 01-Dec-2024 Donors, Democracy and Development: Western Aid and Political Repression in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan 2024. Monographs
01-Jan-2019 The Primacy of Regime Survival: State Fragility and Economic Destruction in Zimbabwe (co-authored with Tony Hawkins), Palgrave MacMillan.