Rachel Strohm

rachelstrohm.bsky.social

02 October 2026 23:19

Very good piece from @kopalo.bsky.social about the structural drivers of the conflict in Ethiopia, including a thought-provoking bit about the challenges of federalism in an ethnically polarised state www.africanistperspective.com/p/on-the-esc...

Clive Woodbridge

blandishments.bsky.social

19 September 2026 21:56

Bring back the globe

Simon Allison

simonallison.bsky.social

13 August 2026 17:23

This quote from @kopalo.bsky.social has been whirring around my brain for the past few weeks. He argues that not all corruption is created equal - and that for economies to develop, they also have to move towards a more sophisticated form of corruption. Brown paper bags won't get us anywhere.

lastpositivist.bsky.social

06 August 2026 09:11

Fwiw I think I am the first ever black person LSE philosophy has employed? Maybe in any academic role at all, certainly in a permanent role. Just logging this here to make my inevitable fall from grace more spicy for yinz. You're welcome btw.

gquaggiotto.bsky.social

28 July 2026 14:39

Debates about Rwanda’s growth success are largely concerned with quarrelling over the veracity of data. There is less attention to the distinct nature of its development strategy and what that tells us about the challenge of late development under contemporary globalisation