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Power & Politics in the Horn of Africa
Alex de Waal is one the world’s most well versed scholars on East African politics, and has been intimately engaged with the region for decades. His 2015 book, “The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power,” is essential reading for those interested in the region, or the intersection of […]
Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) Online Course (free)
The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results is a free 12-week experiential training program that will provide you with the necessary frameworks and tools that you need to do PDIA in your context. The training will be offered from April 3- June 26, 2016 and will include video lectures, required reading, assignments, reflection […]
Capitalism and Human Time: Reflections from Unequal Development
A recent post explored the concept of unequal development, under-development and the exploitation of the third world proposed by Amin several decades ago. In this post, we continue exploring Samir Amin’s “Unequal Development: An Essay on the Social Formations of Peripheral Capitalism” from 1976, and focus upon his analysis of capitalism – what it is, how […]
2016 UN Momentum for Change Awards
Applications are being accepted from 19 February to 25 April. Spearheaded by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, Momentum for Change shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change. Who: Organizations, communities, cities, businesses, governments and others that are taking concrete […]
STAARS Initiative (Fellowship for African Researchers)
PEP is calling for concept proposals for the Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship, supported by the International Center for International Development (IDRC) of Canada. The STAARS project is a collaboration with Cornell University, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), and the World Bank. PEP aims […]
Unequal Development & Underdevelopment
Continuing the “Thought Provokers” series from essential development studies reading, this post covers Samir Amin’s 1976 “Unequal Development: An Essay on the Social Formations of Peripheral Capitalism.” This work represents some of the earlier writing on ideas of unequal development, inequality and underdevelopment. Plenty of food for thought and discussion: “External equilibrium – international order – is possible […]
AgreenSkills’ Post-doc Research Fellowships
AgreenSkills+ is an European Union co-funded fellowship programmes, accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships from experienced young and independent postdoctoral researchers, in the fields of life, agricultural, nutrition, and environmental sciences. Proposals are accepted, without any topic guideline, for basic or applied sciences. Fellows are offered 12-36 month positions in a laboratory based within one of […]
Post-Doc Fellowship: Labrador Institute
The Postdoctoral Fellowship program of the Faculty of Arts and the Labrador Institute (Goose Bay) supports promising new scholars in the social sciences and humanities with a focus on issues relating to Labrador and Aboriginal communities. The Labrador Institute is a multi-disciplinary administrative unit of Memorial University with responsibility for delivery of academic initiatives such as […]
Rockefeller Writing Residency
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program offers academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents from a wide array of backgrounds, disciplines, and geographies. The Foundation’s Bellagio Residency Program has a track record for supporting the generation […]
Oxford Policy Fellowship
Applications for the next round of the Oxford Policy Fellowship are now open. They will close on Sunday 10 April 2016 at 23:59 GMT. Depending on the specific post for which you are applying, a law degree, an LLM, a Masters in Law, a Masters in Public Policy, or a related field will be required. […]
About me
Logan Cochrane
Associate Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last fifteen years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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