Citing Africa
Citing Africa
LSE Film and Audio Team
The Citing Africa podcast investigates the decline of Africa-based contributions in top international academic journals, provides practical guidance to young scholars seeking to publish their own work and takes a critical look at the wider context.
Series 3 | Episode 3 - Assessing the Assessment, a look at the World Bank’s CPIA
This episode builds on the previous theme by zooming in on the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score.
Nov 10, 2022
38 min
Series 3 | Episode 2 - IMF creditworthiness: implications for knowledge production and African development
Nov 3, 2022
25 min
Series 3 | Episode 1 – Who Owns Knowledge: the Politics of Knowledge Production
This podcast asks the question, what is considered legitimate knowledge within the development studies field?
Oct 27, 2022
20 min
Explaining the hegemony of financial inclusion
In this episode, we are joined by Julie Zollman from Tufts University to discuss financial inclusion and why it has gone viral as a solution for international development.
Jan 21, 2021
16 min
Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)
Dec 16, 2020
21 min
Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issue
Discussing why and how ideas ‘go viral’, we speak to LSE Professor Dr Ken Shadlen and NTD specialist at the SCI Foundation Yael Velleman to explore the power dynamics involved in global agenda-setting.
Dec 10, 2020
21 min
Digital tech and inclusive social policy
This episode discusses how digital measurement technologies are used in health insurance for risk assessments and the implications for inclusive healthcare systems in Africa.
Dec 2, 2020
Bargaining power and market information systems in agriculture
This episode discusses Market Information Systems (MIS) to understand whether they have managed to increase the bargaining power and economic security of rural farmers.
Nov 25, 2020
24 min
What does data extractivism mean for African development?
This episode explores how data is collected and used in African countries by discussing the power dynamics underpinning data practices.
Nov 20, 2020
24 min
Season two introduction: how knowledge and technology shapes development
How does knowledge and technology shape economic and social development?
Nov 11, 2020
14 min
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