The Politics of Aid
African Strategies for Dealing with Donors
Edited by Lindsay Whitfield
Author Information
Lindsay Whitfield is a Research Fellow at the Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford. She completed her doctorate in 2005 in Politics at the University of Oxford. She holds an M.Phil. in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA). Her research focuses on the intersection between African politics and foreign aid. She has written several articles on foreign aid in Ghana and is writing a book on economic development and the politics of foreign aid in Ghana. She has also co-edited and contributed to Turning Points? The Politics of African States in the Era of Democratization (James Currey, forthcoming).
Contributors:
Isaline Bergamaschi is a doctoral candidate in Politics and International Relations at Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris (Sciences-Po).
Rachel Hayman is an ESRC post-doctoral fellow at the School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh.
Alastair Fraser is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford.
Xavier Furtado is with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Joe Hanlon is a Senior Lecturer in Development Policy and Practice at the Open University, UK.
Graham Harrison is Reader in Politics and Director of the Political Economy Research Centre at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Duncan Holtom is a Senior Researcher at the People and Work Unit, a voluntary sector organization based in the UK.
Emily Jones is Trade Policy Adviser for Oxfam GB where she leads advocacy work on regional and bilateral trade agreements.
Gervase Maipose is an Associate Professor and currently Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana.
Sarah Mulley is coordinator of the UK Aid Network, a coalition of NGOs advocating for more and better aid.
Paolo de Renzio is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and a Research Associate of the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure at the Overseas Development Institute.
James Smith is retired following a 24-year career at the World Bank dealing with aid and poverty issues, where his last position was Lead Economist for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management in Africa.
Lindsay Whitfield was a Research Fellow at the Global Economic Governance Programme (2005-2008), and is currently a Research Fellow at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark.
