Visiting Scholars
Visiting Scholars
Henrik ernstson
Henrik Ernstson is the Stig Hagström scholar (2013-2015) of The Wallenberg Foundation at Department of History, Stanford University. He is Principal Investigator of two interdisciplinary research projects between the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town and the KTH Environmental Humanities at KTH Institute of Technology in Stockholm. From studies in Physics (Linköping University) and Systems Ecology (Stockholm University), he has developed a core interest in urban political ecology, collective action, and African urbanism in which he draws on relational social movement theory, actor-network theory and postfoundational political thought to unpack the inherently political of urban environments. Recent publications include "Provincializing Urban Political Ecology" (2013, forthcoming in Antipode with M Lawhon and J Silver), "The Social Production of Ecosystem Services" (2013), and "Ecosystem Services as Technology of Globalization" (2013 with S Sörlin). Currently is editing a book with Sverker Sörlin on "Grounding Urban Natures: Histories and Futures of Urban Political Ecologies" with environmental historical and critical studies from China, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, Germany, and USA. He recently submitted a special issue to IJURR on "Politicizing African Urban Environments" with Mary Lawhon and Jonathan Silver with studies from Burkina Faso, Ghana and South Africa. For more information follow his blog "In Rhizomia" (http://www.rhizomia.net/) and their collaborative platform at "Situated [Urban Political] Ecologies" (http://www.situatedecologies.net/). His twitter is @rhizomia (check out #SUPE).
BARRY SCHUTZ
Barry Schutz has been affiliated with Stanford since 2004. Before that Dr. Schutz was an Africa analyst in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the Department of State. He has taught at Georgetown University, Mills College, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the National Intelligence University. Internationally he has taught in Mozambique (as a Fulbright Professor), University of Zimbabwe, University of Lancaster in the UK and Trent University, Canada. He has published extensively on Southern African politics, his most recent publication being "South Africa's Paradox of Violence and Legitimacy" in the book, Terrorism, Identity, and Legitimacy, edited by Jean Rosenfeld and published by Routledge.
LANDRY SIGNÉ
Dr. Landry Signé is a distinguished fellow at Stanford University’s Center for African Studies, founding chairman of the award-winning Global Network for Africa’s Prosperity, co-chair of the Faculty Senate Committee on Research and Creative Activity and professor of political science at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), lecturer in emerging African markets at Stanford Continuing Studies, and adviser to global leaders on African affairs and development issues. He has been honored as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, an Archbishop Tutu Fellow, and named in the worldwide list of “35 Africans Under 35” making a “substantial impact on critical African issues and international affairs.”
His research interest includes the political economy of development, political and institutional innovation, democratization, sustainable development goals, and emerging African markets. His work particularly focuses on the transformation of African economies, governance, political processes, development, policy implementation, and management of natural resources, explaining successful and failed trajectories. He has authored or co-authored more than 27 manuscripts (books, book chapters, articles, and ongoing working papers), 28 high-level strategic notes and policy briefs to global leaders, 50 conference and guest presentations, and 55 monitoring reports at the United Nations. His recent book, Le NEPAD et les institutions financières internationales en Afrique au 21e siècle [NEPAD and International Financial Institutions in Africa of the 21st Century] (L’Harmattan, 2013), received the Best International Book on Africa Award from TOUKI Montreal.
Dr. Signé has also won more than 38 prestigious international awards, fellowships, and recognitions from four continents bestowed by Heads of State, Governors, Chancellors, Governments, Media, Universities, and NGOs. He has been bestowed two UAA Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Research and Creative Activity within his first year at UAA, and won the Stanford University (SUPD) Recognition Award for “exceptional contributions to the postdoc experience and major university policy changes.” Dr. Signé was previously visiting scholar at the University of Oxford, and have taught at the Regional Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISSEA-Yaoundé/Cameroon) and the universities of Montreal and Ottawa. He is a frequent commentator and special adviser on issues of African governance, emerging markets, and economic development. His work has appeared in prestigious platforms, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harvard International Review.
