Faculty Member, International Relations
Professor
Thesis Title: Hegemony, “Common Sense” and Compromise: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis of Multilateralism in South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Foreign Policy
About
I am a Professor in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews’ School of International Relations and a Professor Extraordinary in Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, as well as a Visiting Lecturer to the Faculty of Development Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
I hold a DPhil from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, and an MPhil. from the University of Hong Kong. I also hold a teaching certificate from the International Language Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
Prior to joining St Andrews I taught African politics at the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana for four years. In 2007, due to criticising the government in some of my academic work, I was officially banned from entering Botswana, which is annoying as my daughter was born there.
I have taught at Dalhousie University in Canada; the University of Hong Kong; Mbarara University of Science and Technology; and the University of Stellenbosch.
I am interested primarily in Africa's political economy and its international relations and in Chinese foreign policy. These two strands come together in an extensive body of work, conducted since 1994, on China's emerging relationships with Africa. I have just finished a second book on Sino-African ties, to be published in 2008. This book is based on fieldwork and interviews in 14 African countries as well as three research visits to China and visits to London and Washington DC.
I am currently now writing a new book on Africa's international relations, to be published in 2009.
I am interested in theoretical work involving the ideas of Antonio Gramsci and neo-Gramscian scholars and its application to IR theory, particularly in the developing world. Utilising this framework, I have published a substantial body of work on post-apartheid South Africa's foreign policies.
I have visited 29 African countries plus Reunion island (a little outpost of la gloire française).
I am the co-editor of the academic journal "African Security", published by Taylor & Francis, and also of the "Review of International Studies", journal of the British International Studies Association.
Contact Information
School of International Relations,
University of St. Andrews,
St Andrews KY16 9AL,
Scotland
UK
+44 (0)1334 462926