Dr Nic Cheeseman appointed the founding Editor in Chief of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics
Dr Nic Cheeseman has been appointed the founding Editor in Chief of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics, a new reference guide that will be published in hard copy and on-line by Oxford University Press. It is hoped that the Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics will help to mainstream research on and from Africa, and that in time the Encyclopaedia will become a touchstone for those interested in the continent. Articles are currently in the process of being commissioned, and a publication date in 2017 is anticipated.
Dr Cheeseman has put together a stellar team of Associate Editors to realise theEncyclopaedia, including:
Prof Lungisile Ntsebeza, the Professor and the holder of the AC Jordan Chair in African Studies at the University of Cape Town and the holder of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Research Chair in Land Reform and Democracy in South Africa.
Dr Peace Medie, Research Fellow in the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) at the University of Ghana, and a winner of theAfrican Affairs African Author prize.
Prof Richard Banegas, Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and the President of the Association des chercheurs de Politique africaine (ACPA).
Prof Rita Abrahamsen, Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottowa, and the former editor ofAfrican Affairs.
Dr Rachel Beatty Riedl, Assistant Professor in Political Science at Northwestern University, winner of the African Politics Conference Group’s Best Book award in 2014.
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In a separate development, Dr Nic Cheeseman will also become the founding Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of African Politics, also with Oxford University Press.
