Citing Africa

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The Citing Africa podcast investigates the decline of Africa-based contributions in top international academic journals, provides practical guidance to young scholars seeking to publish their own work and takes a critical look at the wider context.

  1. 11/10/2022

    Series 3 | Episode 3 - Assessing the Assessment, a look at the World Bank’s CPIA

    This episode builds on the previous theme by zooming in on the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score.

    38 min

  2. 11/03/2022

    Series 3 | Episode 2 - IMF creditworthiness: implications for knowledge production and African development

    This episode addresses how the IMF conceptualises creditworthiness.

    25 min

  3. 10/27/2022

    Series 3 | Episode 1 – Who Owns Knowledge: the Politics of Knowledge Production

    This podcast asks the question, what is considered legitimate knowledge within the development studies field?

    20 min

  4. 01/21/2021

    Explaining the hegemony of financial inclusion

    In this episode, we are joined by Julie Zollman from Tufts University to discuss financial inclusion and why it has gone viral as a solution for international development.

    17 min

  5. 12/16/2020

    Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)

    Quelle est la cause du taux de chômage croissant chez les diplômés au Bénin?

    22 min

  6. 12/10/2020

    Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issue

    Discussing why and how ideas ‘go viral’, we speak to LSE Professor Dr Ken Shadlen and NTD specialist at the SCI Foundation Yael Velleman to explore the power dynamics involved in global agenda-setting.

    21 min

  7. 12/02/2020

    Digital tech and inclusive social policy

    This episode discusses how digital measurement technologies are used in health insurance for risk assessments and the implications for inclusive healthcare systems in Africa.

  8. 11/25/2020

    Bargaining power and market information systems in agriculture

    This episode discusses Market Information Systems (MIS) to understand whether they have managed to increase the bargaining power and economic security of rural farmers.

    25 min
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The Citing Africa podcast investigates the decline of Africa-based contributions in top international academic journals, provides practical guidance to young scholars seeking to publish their own work and takes a critical look at the wider context.

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  • Creator
    LSE Film and Audio Team
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    20
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    Clean
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