People
Miles Tendi
BA, MPhil, DPhil Oxon
Associate Professor of the Politics of Africa
AFFILIATION
Government and Politics Network
College
St Antony's College
website
Miles Tendi joined the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) in 2017. His post is a joint appointment with the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA). Before moving to DPIR, he held a Departmental Lectureship in African Politics in the Oxford Department of International Development (QEH) from 2011 to 2017. Prior to joining the Oxford Department of International Development (QEH), he worked as a risk consultant for Control Risks (London).
Research
Tendi is interested in:
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Military Coups D'état.
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Militarism.
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Gender and Politics.
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Intellectuals and Politics.
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The Existence and Uses of ‘Evil’ in Politics.
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Biographical Research.
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Southern African Politics (especially Botswana, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Eswatini, Lesotho).

Publications
Sole Authored Books
- Fall of an African Dictator: Mugabe, a Gendered Coup and Military Power, Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
- The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe: Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker, Cambridge University Press.
- Making History in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe: Politics, Intellectuals and the Media, Peter Lang.
Edited Books
- The Oxford Handbook of Zimbabwean Politics, Oxford University Press. [Co-edited with Jocelyn Alexander and JoAnn McGregor]
- Transnational Histories of Southern African Liberation Movements, Taylor and Francis. [Co-edited with Jocelyn Alexander and JoAnn McGregor]
- Politics, Patronage and the State in Zimbabwe, Taylor and Francis. [Co-edited with Jocelyn Alexander and JoAnn McGregor]
Journal Articles
- 'The Motivations and Dynamics of Zimbabwe's 2017 Military Coup', African Affairs, 119, 474, 2019.
- ‘Transnationalism, Contingency and Loyalty in African Liberation Armies: The Case of ZANU’s 1974-1975 Nhari Mutiny’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 43, 1, 2017.
- ‘State Intelligence and Zimbabwe’s Presidential Succession Politics’, African Affairs, 115, 459, 2016.
- ‘Soldiers contra Diplomats: The Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Ceasefire (1979-80) Reconsidered’, Small Wars and Insurgencies, 26, 6, 2015.
- ‘The Origins and Functions of Demonisation Discourses in Britain-Zimbabwe Relations (2000-)’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 40, 6, 2014.
- ‘Ideology, Civilian Authority and the Zimbabwean Military’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 39, 4, 2013.
- ‘Robert Mugabe’s 2013 Presidential Election Campaign’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 39, 4, 2013.
- ‘Power-sharing in Comparative Perspective: the Origins and Consequences of ‘Unity Government’ in Kenya and Zimbabwe’, (co-author: Nic Cheeseman), Journal of Modern African Studies, 48, 2, 2010.
- ‘Patriotic History and Public Intellectuals Critical of Power’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 34, 2, 2008.
- ‘La Violence et les Urnes: Le Zimbabwe en 2008’, (co-author: Jocelyn Alexander), Politique Africaine, 111, 29, 2008.
- ‘A Tale of Two Elections: Zimbabwe at The Polls in 2008’, (co-author: Jocelyn Alexander), ACAS Bulletin, 2, 80, 2008.