Directory of Research and Expertise

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Research Summary and Profile

Research interests:

Civil Rights, Colonies & Colonization, emigration & immigration, Communities, Classes, Races, Globalization & Development, History, Human rights, International Relations, Politics

Regions:

Africa

Summary of research interests and expertise:

Dag Hammarskjöld and the United Nations; (History of) Racism, Southern Africa, Namibia, Liberation Movements as Governments

Project summary relevant to Fellowship:

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Publication Details

Related publications/articles:

Date	Details
16-Oct-2023	Challenging Global Development. Towards Decoloniality and Justice Edited Book Co-editor (with Laura Camfield, Uma Kothari and Kees Biekart) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 260 pp.
16-Oct-2023	Rethinking Development and Decolonising Development Studies Chapters Co-author (with Kees Biekart, Laura Camfield, and Uma Kothari) In: Henning Melber/Uma Kothari/Laura Camfield/Kees Biekart eds.), Challenging Global Development. Towards Decoloniality and Justice. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan 2023, pp. 1-13
10-Oct-2023	Namibia Chapters In: Seidu M. Alidu/Benedikt Kamski/Andreas Mehler/David Sebudububu (eds.), Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2022. Leiden: Brill 2023, pp. 518-526
24-Jul-2023	Südafrika und BRICS Journal articles In WeltTrends, vol. 31, no. 197, summer 2023, pp. 69-75
10-Jul-2023	Namibia - From liberation movement as government to government without liberation: Democracy under the governance of SWAPO (1990-2015). Chapters In: Lesley Blaauw/Dennis U. Zaire (eds.), Dominant Parties as Governments in Southern Africa. Their changing nature and its implications for democracy and democratic consolidation. Windhoek: Konrad Adenauer Foundation, pp. 45-65
26-Jun-2023	'We will not move' from the Old Location to Katutura: Forced Resettlement in Windhoek, South West Africa (1959-1968) Articles In: Historia, vol. 68, no. 1, 2023, pp. 54-85.
05-Jun-2023	Rassismus und Entwicklungspolitik Chapters In: Manuela Boatca/Karin Fischer/ Gerhard Hauck (eds), Handbuch Entwicklungsforschung. 2nd, revised and updated edition. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 311-321
10-May-2023	Namibia and South Africa’s ruling parties share a heroic history - but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak Articles How Swapo and the ANC respond to any further decline in electoral support will define the future of democracy in both countries.
08-May-2023	African middle classness, politics and protest: on the context of this issue Journal articles With Antje Daniel and Florian Stoll. In: Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 41, no. 1, 2023, pp. 1-12
08-May-2023	Explorations into middle class urbanites, social movements and political dynamics: impressions from Namibia’s capital Windhoek Journal articles In: Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 41, no. 1, 2023, pp. 94-105
02-Mar-2023	Citizenship Matters. Explorations into the Citizen-State Relationship in Africa. Journal articles With Jesper Bjarnesen, Cristiano Lanzano and Patience Mususa. In: Forum for Development Studies, vol. 50, no. 1, 2023, pp. 35-58
28-Feb-2023	Polylog im Schatten afrikanischer Perspektiven oder: afrikanische Perspektiven im Schatten? Chapters In: Franz Gmainer-Pranzl/Lara Hofner (eds), Polylog als Aufklärung? Interkulturell-philosophische Impulse. Wien: Facultas, pp. 123-138
20-Dec-2022	Ein “Versöhnungsabkommen“, das keines ist. Die deutsch-namibische Gemeinsame Erklärung zum Völkermord in Deutsch-Südwestafrika Journal articles In: Zeitschrift für Genozidforschung, vol. 20, no. 2, 2022, pp. 290-305
12-Dec-2022	Abdullah Ibrahim: The healing power of music Chapters In: Narnia Bohler-Muller/Vasu Reddy/Gregory Houston/Maxi Schoeman/Heather Thuynsma (eds.), The Texture of Dissent: Defiant Public Intellectuals in South Africa. Pretoria: HSRC Press, pp. 190-194
12-Dec-2022	Sibongile Khumalo: African nightingale Chapters In: Narnia Bohler-Muller/Vasu Reddy/Gregory Houston/Maxi Schoeman/Heather Thuynsma (eds.), The Texture of Dissent: Defiant Public Intellectuals in South Africa. Pretoria: HSRC Press 2022, pp. 200-203
12-Dec-2022	Brenda Fassie: MaBrrr, the African Madonna Chapters In: Narnia Bohler-Muller/Vasu Reddy/Gregory Houston/Maxi Schoeman/Heather Thuynsma (eds.), The Texture of Dissent: Defiant Public Intellectuals in South Africa. Pretoria: HSRC Press 2022, pp. 209-212
05-Dec-2022	Colonialism, reconciliation and education – learning from the past for the future – a keynote Journal articles In: Journal of Namibian Studies, no. 32, 2022, pp. 165-172
24-Nov-2022	Namibia’s Resource Based Economy: Protection versus Exploitation on Nature. Chapters In: Charles M. Fombad/Nico Steytler (eds.), Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 288-309
20-Oct-2022	Namibia Chapters In: Albert K. Awedoba/Benedikt Kamski/Andreas Mehler/David Sebudubudu (eds), Africa Yearbook, volume 18. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2021. Leiden and Boston: Brill, pp. 515-523
10-Oct-2022	Jenseits von Mbembe – Geschichte, Erinnerung, Solidarität. Edited Book Co-editor (with Matthias Böckmann, Matthias Gockel and Reinhart Kößler). Berlin, Metropol, 358 pp.
10-Oct-2022	Jenseits der Mbembe-Debatte – Geschichte, Erinnerung, Solidarität. Chapters With Matthias Böckmann, Matthias Gockel and Reinhart Kößler. In: Matthias Böckmann/Matthias Gockel/Reinhart Kößler/Henning Melber (eds.), Jenseits von Mbembe, Berlin: Metropol, pp. 9-22
10-Oct-2022	Koloniale Amnesie, Verdrängung und Asymmetrie. (Post-)Koloniale Katerstimmung Made in Germany Chapters In: Matthias Böckmann/Matthias Gockel/Reinhart Kößler/Henning Melber (eds.), Jenseits von Mbembe, Berlin: Metropol, pp. 317-336
15-Sep-2022	Germany and reparations: the reconciliation agreement with Namibia Journal articles In: The Round Table, vol. 111, no. 4, 2022, pp. 475-488
10-Sep-2022	Zum Völkermord in Deutsch-Südwestafrika In: Henning Melber/Kristin Platt (eds), Koloniale Vergangenheit – postkoloniale Zukunft? Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel, pp. 41-54
10-Sep-2022	Koloniale Vergangenheit – postkoloniale Zukunft? Die deutsch-namibischen Beziehungen neu denken. Edited Book Co-editor (with Kristin Platt). Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel, 252 pp.
30-Jun-2022	Africa’s Middle Classes Journal articles Africa Spectrum, vol. 57, no. 2, 2022, pp. 204-219
20-Apr-2022	Namibia since Independence Articles The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. Oxford University Press
04-Mar-2022	The Struggle Continues: Namibia’s Enduring Land Question. Chapters In: Freedom Mazwi, George Tonderai Mudimu and Kirk Helliker (eds): Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa. Neoliberal Restructuring. Cham: Springer, pp. 79-99
01-Feb-2022	Populism in Southern Africa Under Liberation Movements as Governments: The Cases of Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe Chapters In: Michael Oswald (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Populism. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer, pp. 497-509
30-Dec-2021	“One Namibia, One Nation”? Social Cohesion under a Liberation Movement as Government in Decline Articles In: Stichproben. Vienna Journal of African Studies, vol. 21, no. 41, pp. 129-158
29-Nov-2021	Selective commemoration: coming to terms with German colonialism. Chapters With Reinhart Kössler, in Tatjana Louis/Mokgadi Molope/Stefan Peters (eds), Dealing with the Past in Latin America, Southern Africa and Germany. Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 87-106
01-Nov-2021	Namibia Chapters In: Albert K. Awedoba/Benedikt Kamski/Andreas Mehler/David Sebudubudu (eds), Africa Yearbook, volume 17. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2020. Leiden and Boston: Brill 2021, pp. 508-516
15-Oct-2021	Development Chapters In: Ulf Engel (ed.), Yearbook on the African Union. Volume 1 (2020). Leiden: Brill 2021, pp. 51-67
11-Oct-2021	Kritik des deutschen Kolonialismus. Postkoloniale Sicht auf Erinnerung und Geschichtsvermittlung. Edited Book Co-editor (with Wolfgang Geiger). Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel
01-Oct-2021	“La mort est un maître d’Allemagne” Chapters In: Penser les génocides. Les chercheurs face aux génocides et crimes de masse. Paris: CNRS 2021, pp. 27-34
01-Jun-2021	Namibia’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections 2020: Democracy beyond SWAPO Articles In: Journal of Namibian Studies, no. 29, 2021, pp. 73-83
01-Jun-2021	Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte als Gegenwart: Land und Entwicklung in Namibia Journal articles Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 10-25
18-May-2021	Competitive Authoritarianism in a Constitutional Democracy: The Case of SWAPO in Namibia Chapters In: Charles M. Fombad/Nico Steytler (eds), Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 161-185
22-Mar-2021	Zimbabwe’s Foreign Policy Under Mnangagwa (with RogerSouthall) Journal articles Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 234-250
31-Dec-2020	In the Shadow of Apartheid: The Windhoek Old Location Journal articles Southern Journal for Contemporary History, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 33-58
07-Dec-2020	Die Welt aus der Perspektive der Entwicklungssoziologe. Festschrift für Dieter Neubert Edited Book Co-editor (with Artur Bogner, Reinhart Kößler and Rüdiger Korff,) Baden-Baden: Nomos
12-Oct-2020	Namibia Chapters In: Albert K. Awedoba/Benedikt Kamski/Andreas Mehler/David Sebudubudu (eds), Africa Yearbook, volume 16. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2019. Leiden and Boston: Brill, pp. 506-514
20-Aug-2020	Germany and Namibia: Negotiating Genocide Journal articles Journal of Genocide Research, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 502-514
26-Jun-2020	Geingob 2.0. Namibia’s new government Journal articles Journal of Namibian Studies, no. 27, pp. 101-121
20-Feb-2020	Namibia’s parliamentary and presidential elections: the honeymoon is over Journal articles The Round Table, vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 13-22
03-Jan-2020	Sam Nujoma: Lebenslänglich Freiheitskämpfer. Chapters In: Michael Epkenhans/Ewald Frie (eds), Politiker ohne Amt. Von Metternich bis Helmut Schmidt. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, pp. 239-256
02-Dec-2019	Global governance and human rights: South Africa and the United Nations Chapters In: Vasu Reddy/Heather Thuynsma (eds), The undiscovered country. Essays in honour of Maxi Schoeman. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies 2019, pp. 49-66
01-Nov-2019	No Rainbow yet in Sight: Southern Africa under Liberation Movements as Governments. Journal articles The Round Table, vol. 108, no. 5, pp. 531-541
15-Oct-2019	Deutschland und Afrika. Anatomie eines komplexen Verhältnisses Edited Book Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel. Including own chapters on Das Deutsche Afrika, pp. 7-21 and Herausforderungen deutscher Dekolonisierung, pp. 209-219
10-Oct-2019	Africa Yearbook, volume 15. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2018 Edited Book (Co-editor, with Victor Adetula, Benedikt Kamski and Andreas Mehler). Leiden: Brill Including own chapters on Southern Africa, pp. 415-423 and Namibia, pp. 487-495 and a co-authored chapter (with co-editors) on Sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 3-15
01-Jul-2019	Auf der Suche nach “Entwicklung”. Ein Abgesang auf eine Begriffsverwirrung. Chapters In: Michaela Fink, Jonas Metzger and Anne Zulauf (eds), Was wird aus der Hoffnung? Interdisziplinäre Denkanstöße für neue Formen des Miteinanders. Gießen: Psychosozial-Verlag, pp. 105-115
15-Apr-2019	Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations and the Decolonisation of Africa. Monographs London: Hurst
10-Apr-2019	Elmar Altvater (1938-2018) Chapters In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 18-23
10-Apr-2019	Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) Chapters In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 195-200
10-Apr-2019	Inge Kaul (1944-) Chapters In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 234-239
05-Apr-2019	Populism in Southern Africa under liberation movements as governments. Journal articles In: Review of African Political Economy, vol. 45, no. 158, 2018, pp. 678-686
30-Mar-2019	China in Namibia: An ’All-Weather-Friendship’ Examined. Journal articles In: afriche e orienti, vol. 20, nos. 1-2, 2018, pp. 7-23
20-Mar-2019	Colonialism, Land, Ethnicity, and Class: Namibia after the Second National Land Conference Journal articles In: Africa Spectrum, vol. 54, no. 1, 2019, pp. 73-86
01-Feb-2019	Knowledge Production, Ownership and the Power of Definition: Perspectives on and from Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapters In: Isa Baud/Elisabetta Basile/Tiina Kontinen/Susanne von Itter (eds), Building Development Studies for the New Millennium. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 265-287
15-Dec-2018	Looking East/Going South: The Namibian-Chinese “All Weather Friendship” Journal articles Stichproben. Vienna Journal of African Studies, no. 35, pp. 25-50
01-Nov-2018	Völkermord – Anerkennung ohne Entschuldigung und Entschädigung? Verwicklungen in verwobener Geschichte Chapters Co-authored with Reinhart Kössler. In: Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst/Joachim Zeller (eds), Deutschland postcolonial? Die Gegenwart der imperialen Vergangenheit. Berlin: Metropol Verlag, pp. 223-242
15-Oct-2018	Africa Yearbook, volume 14. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2017 Edited Book Leiden: Brill
30-Aug-2018	United in Separation? Lozi Secessionism in Zambia and Malawi. Chapters Co-authored with Wolfgang Zeller. In: Lotje de Vries, Pierre Englebert, Mareike Schomerus (eds), Secessionism in African Politics: Aspiration, Grievance, Performance, Disenchantment. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan 2018, pp. 293-328
01-Jun-2018	Knowledge Production and Decolonisation – Not Only African Challenges Journal articles  Strategic Review for Southern Africa
01-Apr-2018	The shifting grounds of emancipation: From the anti-colonial struggle to a critique of post-colonial society Chapters  UNAM Press
01-Dec-2017	Heroic narratives, patriotic history and Namibian politics: The case of (Herman) Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo (1924-2017) Journal articles  Journal of Namibian Studies
01-Dec-2017	Genocide Matters. Negotiating a Namibian-German Past in the Present Journal articles  Stichproben. Vienna Journal for African Studies
01-Oct-2017	Namibia. Gesellschaftspolitische Erkundungen seit der Unabhängigkeit. Monographs  Brandes & Apsel (2nd, enlarged edition)
01-Oct-2017	Explorations into modernity, colonialism and genocide: Revisiting the past in the present Journal articles  acta academica
01-Oct-2017	Explorations into modernity, colonialism and genocide: Revisiting the past in the present Journal articles  acta academica
01-May-2017	Völkermord - und was dann? Zur Politik deutsch-namibischer Vergangenheitsbearbeitung Monographs  Brandes & Apsel
01-May-2017	Africa Yearbook, volume 13. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2016 Edited Book  Brill
01-May-2017	China and Namibia: an All-Weather Friendship Investigated Chapters  Palgrave MacMillan
01-May-2017	Agency Chapters  J.B. Metzeler
01-May-2017	Why we need a Constitution Chapters  Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
01-May-2017	Mediating Decolonization. Dealing with conflict parties - the long way to Namibia's transition to independence Chapters  Nomos/Bloomsbury
01-May-2017	Struggle Mentality versus Democracy: The case of SWAPO of Namibia Chapters  Routledge
01-May-2017	The African Middle Classes - in the middle of what? Journal articles  in ROAPE Taylor and Francis
01-May-2017	Changing of the Guard? An Journal articles  in African Affairs
01-May-2017	How Democratic is Namibia's Democracy? Journal articles  in Taiwan Journal of Democracy
01-May-2017	Mission Impossible: Hammarskjöld and the UN Mandate for the Congo (1960-1961) Journal articles  in Africa Security, Tayler and Francis
01-Oct-2016	Rassismus und Entwicklungspolitik Chapters  Springer
01-Oct-2016	Wieviel Klasse hat die afrikanische Chapters  Nomos
01-Oct-2016	Update: Journey for Truth - From Chapters  Hurst
01-Oct-2016	Africa Yearbook, volume 12. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2015 Edited Book  Brill
01-Oct-2016	The Rise of Africa's Middle Class Edited Book  Zed
01-Oct-2015	Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Edited Book Co-editor (with Sebastian Elischer, Rolf Hofmeier and Andreas Mehler). Leiden: Brill
01-Mar-2015	Namibia. Gesellschaftspolitische Erkundungen seit der Unabhängigkeit. Monographs Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel
01-Dec-2014	Understanding Namibia. The trials of Independence. Monographs London: Hurst and Johannesburg: Jacana (also New York: Oxford University Press 2015)
01-May-2014	Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and Inter-national Agency. Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld Edited Book Co-editor (with Carsten Stahn). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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