Events in the last decade around the land question in Zimbabwe and the broader political
context in which they have played out have been dramatic and transformational. Sparked by …

James Ferguson examines the rise of social welfare programs in southern Africa in which
states give cash payments to their low income citizens. These programs, Ferguson argues …

Dependence on others has often figured, in liberal thought, as the opposite of freedom. But
the political anthropology of southern A frica has long recognized relations of social …

Placing labor at the center of the global 'land-grab'debate helps sharpen critical insights at
two scales. At the scale of agricultural enterprises, a labor perspective highlights the jobs …

Why do strong opposition party organizations emerge in some democratizing countries,
while those in others remain weak or quickly fragment on ethnic lines? From Protest to …

This paper explores the 'emerging forms of spatialised and socialised authority'adopted by
tenure-insecure peri-urbanites to secure coveted land in African peri-urban spaces. The …

What did the future hold for Rhodesia's white population at the end of a bloody armed
conflict fought against settler colonialism? Would there be a place for them in newly …

This article uses ethnographic material collected around Lake Mutirikwi in southern
Zimbabwe, to explore how the affective presence of graves and ruins, which materialize past …

Can political polarization, typically viewed as detrimental for political development, have
positive effects on institution-building and democratization in the long run? This article …

Finalist for the African Studies Association 2016 Melville J. Herskovits Award A detailed
ethnographic and historical study of the implications of fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe …