Focusing on David Clement Scott, the head of the Church of Scotland mission in Malawi,
who came to see Europeans as learners in Africa, this innovative book narrates the rise and …

Candidate debates are increasingly organized during elections in democracies and
electoral autocracies. How do debates impact partisan divisions and preferences in these …

Chiefs in Malawi exercise significant authority based on legitimacy derived from the
position's purportedly deep historical origins. But, does such legitimacy confer when a new …

This study demonstrates that religion and culture play a substantial role in sha** the
dietary preferences of rural Malawians. Therefore, it is imperative that cultural and …

This paper reports on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) public
participation in Malawi with a focus on the role of women from matrilineal and patrilineal …

Ethnic identities around the world are deeply intertwined with modern statehood, yet the
extent to which territorial governance has shaped ethnic groups is empirically unknown. I …

This chapter discusses the meaning and relevance of civil society in a rapidly changing
world for governance and development. The civil society concept is partly a product of …

This article critically examines oversimplified categories—especially binary categorization—
in analyses of collective violence. Researchers often use categories to make sense of …

In November 2018, while wearing the blue helmets of United Nations peacekeepers, six
Malawian soldiers died in an operation against rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of …

This article explores two interlinked forms of identity expression and heritage production in
postcolonial Malawi. The first is the way ethnic communities reconstruct their cultural …