GDI Lecture: The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise
| Dates: | 19 May 2026 |
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| Times: | 16:30 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Lecture |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Current University students |
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Speaker: Pritish Behuria, Global Development Institute
In this lecture, GDI’s Pritish Behuria will launch his new Open Access book, The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise. Drawing on a decade of research and more than 580 interviews, this innovative political economy case study explores Rwanda's bold attempt to transform its economy after the 1994 genocide into one of the most rapidly growing countries in Africa.
Behuria offers a multi-sector analysis of how globalisation and domestic politics shape contemporary development challenges. This study critically analyses the Rwandan Patriotic Front's ambitions to reshape Rwanda into a regional services hub while grappling with foreign dependency, elite vulnerability and limited financial resources.
Through extensive analysis of the political economy of multiple sectors and the macro-economy, Behuria uses the Rwandan case as a window into answering why structural transformation remains so elusive on the continent. The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise provides fresh insights into highlighting the contemporary challenges facing African countries as they integrate into the global economy.
Join us for pizza and drinks at Sandbar following the event!
Pritish Behuria is Reader/Associate Professor in Politics, Governance and Development at GDI. He is co-convenor of the Institute’s Politics, Governance and Management Research Group, a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, Editor of the European Journal of Development Research, Reviews Editor at the Journal of Development Studies, and co-convenor of the DSA and EADI’s Politics & Political Economy Study Group.
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