Dr Robert Michael Ahearne
Lecturer
International Relations; African Politics; Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory; East African politics; Political Economy; Natural Resources
Department of Social Sciences , School of Childhood and Social Care
Areas Of Interest
- Decoloniality
- Political economy
- African politics
- Environmental politics
- Global governance
OVERVIEW
My background is in Sociology and Economics, but in my postgraduate study I moved into the intersection of International Development and politics. In my PhD and postgraduate work I have focused on this in the context of Tanzania. I therefore bring an interdisciplinary and somewhat critical element to the way that I see and teach International Relations. Postcolonial and decolonial theory heavily influences my teaching practice and is central to my current research interests.
Publications
- The legacy of autocratic rule in Tanzania
- Why hostilities between Tanganyika and Zanzibar still challenge Tanzanian unity
- Tanzania at 56: echoes of the best and worst of Nyerere under Magufuli
- Tanzania’s latest clampdown takes decades of repression to new lows
- Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list
- Tanzania’s Hassan has put out positive signals: deeper change is yet to come
Publications
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Full publications list
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- ‘National Resources’? The Fragmented Citizenship of Gas Extraction in Tanzania Journal of Eastern African Studies. 12 (4), pp. 696-715. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2018.1518366
- Development and Progress as Historical Phenomena in Tanzania: “Maendeleo? We Had That in the Past” African Studies Review. 59 (1), pp. 77-96