Dr Sarah Stockwell, a senior lecturer in Imperial and Commonwealth History at King’s College London, discuss the latest in a series of decolonisation workshops organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. I am greatly looking forward to the upcoming workshop ‘The hidden history of decolonisation’ at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) on 20 February.… Continue reading Hidden histories: Britain’s secret stash
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#PotW: The United Nations and End of Empire: Revisiting the Role of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld – 8 September
Dag Hammarskjöld left a lasting imprint on the United Nations and on approaches to global policy issues. This Colloquium will assess his legacy and will explore his role vis-à-vis the global South and decolonization, especially on the African continent.
#PoTW – A State of Our Own: Second Independence, Federalism and the Decolonisation of the State in Africa
The lecture interrogates the intriguing features of statehood and politics in Africa. It argues that the decolonisation process in Africa is incomplete without the liberation of the state which retains its colonial cast and remains the locus and embodiment of colonisation. This process is already underway in different forms and at various stages all over… Continue reading #PoTW – A State of Our Own: Second Independence, Federalism and the Decolonisation of the State in Africa