Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …

Political settlements analysis is a framework that helps us understand different development
trajectories. While it has been used to study the politics of pro-poor growth, there has been …

Following a decade from the mid-1990s that saw a near cessation in dam building, the
infrastructure has returned. This phenomenon is controversial because dams' social and …

Africa is experiencing a boom in electricity infrastructure, particularly in energy generation.
However, this trend is under-researched and deserves greater attention as to why and how it …

While the Rwandan government is acknowledged for assuming national ownership and
eloquently commits to local participation, its participation practices are severely criticised …

Abstract In the Democratic Republic of Congo, donors promoted rapid liberalisation and
presidential elections in the aftermath of the war, and after two terms, President Kabila has …

Across Africa, a number of major dam projects have been resurrected, often with the backing
of the so-called emerging powers. However, many are yet to reach construction and are …

In 1994, the people of Rwanda suffered genocidal violence and the destruction of their
homes and nation. In the years since, the process of reconstruction led by the Rwandan …

Heritage, a practice shot through with political forces, is mobilized by states within their
international relationships through methods such as heritage diplomacy. Focusing on the …

Following one hundred days of genocide, the country inherited by the Rwandan Patriotic
Front (RPF) in the summer of 1994 lay in ruins. With hundreds of thousands of Rwandans …