I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. My research focuses on African politics and policy. My early research addressed political and economic liberalisation in Tanzania, and its impacts and..
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. My research focuses on African politics and policy. My early research addressed political and economic liberalisation in Tanzania, and its impacts and opportunities for women, in particular those working in the informal sector. Continuing from an interest in Tanzania, I narrowed my focus to Zanzibar, exploring how ethnic, racial, and religious divides were creating challenges for both the recent democratic process in the nation and for the union between Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. More recently I am researching the politics of urban food security in East Africa, exploring how different urban populations - women and migrants for example - fit into the emerging policy process. This research compares the Ugandan, Kenyan, and Tanzanian policy environments, particularly with how urban food security and sustainable urban development support one another. My research is published in a number of venues, including Urban Forum, Sustainable Futures, The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, and the Canadian Journal of African Studies.
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