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African studies and sociopolitical issues

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Brooks Marmon
University of Pretoria
2
Tatiana Thieme
University College London
3
Gift Mwonzora
University of Erfurt
4
David Mhlanga
Institute on Governance
5
Innocent Batsani‐Ncube
Queen Mary University of London
6
Logan Govender
Human Sciences Research Council
7
Sean Bradley Power
Montpellier Business School
8
Rufaro Hamish Mushonga
University of Health Science
9
Stacey Langwick
Cornell University
10
Gebru Kahsay Kiflu
Mekelle University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Digital transformation of education, the limitations and prospects of introducing the fourth industrial revolution asynchronous online learning in emerging markets
Discover Education|2024
72 cit.
2
The role of big data in financial technology toward financial inclusion
Frontiers in Big Data|2024
29 cit.
3
Bibliometric study on organizational resilience: trends and future research agenda
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility|2024
19 cit.
4
ChatGPT and accounting in African contexts: Amplifying epistemic injustice
Critical Perspectives on Accounting|2024
14 cit.
5
Director and shareholder interactions at shareholder meetings: Compromising accountability in the service of colonialism
Critical Perspectives on Accounting|2024
10 cit.
6
Digital Revolution in African Agriculture
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
9 cit.
7
Generative AI for Emerging Researchers: The Promises, Ethics, and Risks
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
8 cit.
8
Artificial Intelligence in Elderly Care: Navigating Ethical and Responsible AI Adoption for Seniors
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
7 cit.
9
AI beyond efficiency, navigating the rebound effect in AI-driven sustainable development
Frontiers in Energy Research|2025
7 cit.
10
African Agency in Medical Innovation and Practices: From Antiquity to the Present
African Renaissance|2024
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Marime Norman
Great Zimbabwe University
2
Ângela Manjichi
Unknown
3
Sérgio Chichava
Institute for Social and Economic Research
4
Felix Murimbarimba
Ahmedabad University
5
Sharon Mushure
Harare Institute of Technology
6
Simukai Tinhu
Film Independent
7
Nicole Van Staden
University of Johannesburg
8
Farai Mtero
University of the Western Cape
9
Stephen Berrisford
University of Cape Town
10
Jeremy Waiswa
University of the Western Cape

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Elite Capture in South Africa’s Land Redistribution: The Convergence of Policy Bias, Corrupt Practices and Class Dynamics
Journal of Southern African Studies|2023
21 cit.
2
Tobacco Farming Following Land Reform in Zimbabwe: A New Dynamic of Social Differentiation and Accumulation
Journal of Southern African Studies|2022
10 cit.
3
Emerging patterns of accumulation in land redistribution in South Africa
Journal of Agrarian Change|2023
8 cit.
4
An Evaluation of Predatory Governance in Uganda and Indonesia
Journal of Sociological Research|2022
1 cit.
5
Points of Entry into Zimbabwean Post-Independence Politics: Mugabe, the Military or the Social SubalternsStephen Chan, <i>Mugabe: A Life of Power and Violence</i> (London, I.B. Tarius, 2019), 288 pp., paperback, £14.39, US$17.90, ISBN 978-1-788-31428-2; £11.51, e-book, US$23.74, ISBN 978-18386-088-73. Godfrey Maringira, <i>Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe</i> (Abingdon and New York, Routledge, 2018), 142 pp., hardback, $58.31, ISBN 978-1-138-49618-7; paperback, £38.98, ISBN 978-1-03224-110-4; e-book, £35.09, ISBN 978-13510-223-47. Erasmus Masitera and Fortune Sibanda (eds), <i>Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe</i> (Abingdon and New York, Routledge, 2018), 194 pp., hardback, £152.39, US$88.17, ISBN 978-1-138-47914-2; paperback, £38.99, ISBN 978-03675-911-82; e-book, £35.09, ISBN 978-13510-665-01.
Journal of Southern African Studies|2023
0 cit.
6
Olaf Bachmann. Quasi-Armies and State-Building in Africa: Towards a Global Understanding of Civil-Military Relations. London: Zed Books, 2024. 224 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $80.50. Hardback. ISBN: 9781350413382.
African Studies Review|2025
0 cit.
7
Exploring the Feasibility of Solar Mini-Grids for Island Communities in Uganda: A Case of Koome and Damba Islands
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy|2026
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Annemarie Mol
University of Amsterdam
2
Barbara F. Walter
Harvard University
3
Daniel Posner
University of California System
4
Béatrice Hibou
Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de Sciences Po
5
Ian Scoones
University of Sussex
6
Henning Bjørnlund
University of South Australia
7
Lucan A. Way
University of Toronto
8
Victoria A. Beard
University of California, Irvine
9
Nicolas van de Walle
University of Washington
10
William Wolmer
Fauna and Flora International

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Elections Without Democracy: The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism
Journal of democracy|2002
2.7k cit.
2
Livelihoods perspectives and rural development
The Journal of Peasant Studies|2009
1.8k cit.
3
Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of nature?
The Journal of Peasant Studies|2012
1.8k cit.
4
The logic of care: health and the problem of patient choice
Choice Reviews Online|2009
1.6k cit.
5
Ontological Politics. A Word and Some Questions
The Sociological Review|1999
1.6k cit.
6
Environmental Entitlements: Dynamics and Institutions in Community-Based Natural Resource Management
World Development|1999
1.4k cit.
7
Regions, Networks and Fluids: Anaemia and Social Topology
Social Studies of Science|1994
1.1k cit.
8
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Social Studies of Science|2000
1.1k cit.
9
The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement
International Organization|1997
1.1k cit.
10
The Political Salience of Cultural Difference: Why Chewas and Tumbukas Are Allies in Zambia and Adversaries in Malawi
American Political Science Review|2004
942 cit.

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