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.

20 Episodes

Series 3 | Episode 3 - Assessing the Assessment, a look at the World Bank’s CPIA
11/10/2022
38:27
This episode builds on the previous theme by zooming in on the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score.
Series 3 | Episode 2 - IMF creditworthiness: implications for knowledge production and African development
11/3/2022
25:27
This episode addresses how the IMF conceptualises creditworthiness.
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Series 3 | Episode 1 – Who Owns Knowledge: the Politics of Knowledge Production
10/27/2022
20:17
This podcast asks the question, what is considered legitimate knowledge within the development studies field?
Explaining the hegemony of financial inclusion
1/21/2021
16:47
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.
Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)
12/16/2020
21:36
Quelle est la cause du taux de chômage croissant chez les diplômés au Bénin?
Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issue
12/10/2020
21:10
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.
Digital tech and inclusive social policy
12/2/2020
This episode discusses how digital measurement technologies are used in health insurance for risk assessments and the implications for inclusive healthcare systems in Africa.
Bargaining power and market information systems in agriculture
11/25/2020
24:59
This episode discusses Market Information Systems (MIS) to understand whether they have managed to increase the bargaining power and economic security of rural farmers.
What does data extractivism mean for African development?
11/20/2020
24:54
This episode explores how data is collected and used in African countries by discussing the power dynamics underpinning data practices.
Season two introduction: how knowledge and technology shapes development
11/11/2020
14:52
How does knowledge and technology shape economic and social development?

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Citing Africa

LSE Film and Audio Team

20 Episodes

Series 3 | Episode 3 - Assessing the Assessment, a look at the World Bank’s CPIA

Series 3 | Episode 2 - IMF creditworthiness: implications for knowledge production and African development

Series 3 | Episode 1 – Who Owns Knowledge: the Politics of Knowledge Production

Explaining the hegemony of financial inclusion

Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)

Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issue

Digital tech and inclusive social policy

Bargaining power and market information systems in agriculture

What does data extractivism mean for African development?

Season two introduction: how knowledge and technology shapes development