Presentations

Presentations at Conferences & Workshops

Yaoundé, 2013.
  1. [Invited] ‘New External Actors in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Cabinet Office/Royal United Services Institute workshop on “External Actors in Sub-Saharan Africa”, London, March 11, 2020.
  2. [Invited] ‘Sixty Years Later: Africa’s Stalled Decolonisation’, “Africa’s Past, Present and Future”, People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia, February 28, 2020 [keynote address].
  3. ‘Challenging China in Africa? The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and Indian Geopolitics’, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, November 21-23, 2019.
  4. [Invited] ‘China and Russia’s Energy Interests in Africa’, “Energy Spheres of Influence”, workshop, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC, USA, November 13, 2019 [via Skype].
  5. [Invited] ‘China’s Place in the World Order: Expansion but Little Transformation’, “China and the World Order” conference, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, October 27-28, 2019.
  6. [Invited] ‘In a Fix: Africa’s Place in the Belt and Road Initiative and the Reproduction of Dependency’, “One Belt, One Road and the Globalization of China’s Political Economy” conference, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC, October 3, 2019.
  7. ‘Chinese Spillovers in Angola and Zambia’, 8th AEGIS European Conference on African Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 11-14, 2019.
  8. [Invited] ‘The Institutional Framework for Managing Chinese Investment in Zambia’, “Spillover Effects from Chinese FDI” conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola, May 16, 2019.
  9. [Invited] ‘Sovereignty and Political Economy’, “Sovereignty: A Global Perspective” conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland, April 29-30, 2019.
  10. ‘The Political Economy of Indo-African Relations’, ‘Rethinking the Logic of Regional Cooperation in Southern Africa’, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 29-December 1, 2018.
  11. [Invited] ‘Challenges to the BRI: The Pakistan Conundrum’, “Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative: Dynamics, Prospects and Implications” conference, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, October 22-23, 2018.
  12. [Invited] ‘China’s Aid to Algeria and Egypt: A Historical Perspective’, “From Present to Past: China and Global History”, University of Pavia, Italy, October 1, 2018.
  13. [Invited] ‘Small States and International Law’, “Small States in Europe: Towards a Cross-Disciplinary Approach”, University of Malta, Malta, September 28, 2018,
  14. [Invited] ‘The Institutional Framework of Sino-African Relations’, “China-Africa and Economic Transformation” conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 30-31, 2018.
  15. [Invited] ‘Security Challenges for Africa’s Small States’, “Small States and the New Security Environment”, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 26, 2018.
  16. [Invited] ‘Chinese Engagement with Africa’, African Command Regional Seminar, Brussels, Belgium, June 11-13, 2018.
  17. ‘Why Africa is Not Rising’, 5th Pécs African Studies Conference, University of Pécs, Hungary, May 24-26, 2018.
  18. [Invited] ‘The Political Economy of Food Security in Africa’, India-Africa Partnerships for Food Security and Capacity Building’, Mumbai, India, January 23-24, 2018.
  19. [Invited] ‘The Next Asia? Globalization, Dependence and African Development’, “Debating Development” workshop, University of Antwerp, Belgium, November 28, 2017.
  20. [Invited] ‘Transnationalizing Capitalist Hegemony and the Interior Bourgeoisie’, “Contemporary Capitalism and the Revolutionary Possibilities 150 Years After Capital” conference, India International Centre, New Delhi, India, November, 3-4, 2017.
  21. ‘Political Economy of Afro-Asian Ties’, 7th AEGIS European Conference on African Studies, Basel, Switzerland, June 29-July 1, 2017.
  22. [Invited] ‘China’s “New Normal” and the Implications for Africa’, “Africa and China: The Cultural Lens” conference, Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel, June 6, 2017.
  23. ‘“Beyond the GDP Fetish: Africa Genuine Savings and Development’, Development Studies Association of Ireland conference, Dublin, Ireland, November 24-25, 2016. 
  24. [Invited] ‘“The Liberal Peace as a Security Regimen in Africa’, CODESRIA conference “Security Regimens in Africa”, Bamako, Mali, September 28-29, 2016.
  25. ‘The End of the Commodity Boom and the Sustainable Development Goals’, African Studies Association of the United Kingdom conference, University of Cambridge, England, September 7-9, 2016.
  26. [Invited] ‘Developmental States and the Question of Transferability’, “The Developmental State of Ethiopia”, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 4-5 July, 2016.
  27. [Invited] ‘FOCAC and African Industrialisation’, “China and African Industrialisation”, Johns Hopkins University workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-28 June, 2016.
  28. ‘BRICS in Africa: Reconfiguration of Dependency’, 4th Pécs African Studies Conference, University of Pécs, Hungary, June 9-210, 2016.
  29. [Invited] ‘Genuine Savings and Development: Africa as a Case Study’, “Rethinking Economic Measuring” workshop, Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York, NY, USA, April 23, 2016.
  30. [Invited] ‘Dependency Theories’, “Debating Development” conference, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, USA, April 22, 2016.
  31. [Invited] ‘Mauritius as a Small Developmental State’, “Small States: Advancing International Status Through Smart Governance” conference, Tallinn Technological University, Estonia, April 15, 2016.
  32. [Invited] ‘Situating Sino-African Relations’, “Africa-China Relations: Balance, Growth and a Sustainable Future” conference, Lagos Business School, Nigeria, March 16-17, 2016.
  33. [Invited] ‘Emerging Countries in Africa: Strategic Implications’, “Security in Africa” workshop, National Institute for Defense Studies, Tokyo, Japan, February 4-5, 2016.
  34. [Invited] ‘The Asian Century vs. “Africa Rising”’, “Reconfiguration of the Global South” conference, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, Spain, January 28-29, 2016.
  35. [Invited] ‘The Chinese Role in Africa: Popular Perceptions and Myths’, “Building Images: Exploring 21st Century Sino-African Dynamics”, University of Nottingham, England, 14-16 January 2016 [keynote address].
  36. [Invited] ‘Commodity Prices and Africa’s Future’, “African Enterprise and Economic Development” conference, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, November 12-13, 2015.
  37. [Invited] ‘The Current Economic State of Africa’, “New Industrial Policy in Africa” conference, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 3-4, 2015 [keynote address].
  38. ‘Growth for Who? “Africa Rising” and Mainstream Analyses’, 9th VIVA Africa conference, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic, October 22-23, 2015.
  39. ‘The Eastern Industrial Zone in Ethiopia’, 6th AEGIS European Conference on African Studies, Paris, France, July 8-10, 2015.
  40. [Invited] ‘The BRICS in Africa: Diversifying Dependency?’, CODESRIA 14th General Assembly, Dakar, Senegal, June 8-12, 2015.
  41. [Invited] ‘South Africa’s Transition as Embourgeoisement’, “Middle Class in the Middle East and Beyond” conference, Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel, June 1-3, 2015.
  42. [Invited] ‘Africa’s Challenges’, 3rd Africa-Central Europe Economic Forum, Katowice, Poland, April 20-22, 2015.
  43. [Invited] ‘Afro-Asian Trade and the “Africa Rising” Story’, “Re-Thinking African-Asian Relationships” conference, Cape Town, South Africa, March 24-26, 2015 [keynote address].
  44. [Invited] ‘China’s Slowdown and Africa’, “China’s Slowdown: What Consequences for Developing Countries?” workshop, University of Oxford, England, January 23, 2015.
  45. [Invited] ‘Africa’s Challenges’, “Debating Africa in the 21st Century and Turkey” conference, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara, Turkey, January 19, 2015.
  46. [Invited] ‘Capitalist Hegemony in Theory and Practice’ “Emerging Powers in the Global Order” workshop, Aalborg University, Denmark, December 2-3, 2014.
  47. [Invited] ‘BRICS in Africa’, “Emerging Powers in the Global Order” workshop, Aalborg University, Denmark, December 2-3, 2014.
  48. ‘Africa Rising/Rising Powers and the Political Economy of Africa’, African Studies Association 57th Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, November 20-23, 2014.
  49. [Invited] ‘Chinese Interests in Eastern Africa’, Dutch Defense Intelligence and Security Service China Seminar, Marine Establishment, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2-3, 2015.
  50. [Invited] ‘Bait and Switch: The European Union’s Incoherency Towards Africa’, “The European Union and Africa: The Interregional Dynamics” conference, Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs, Athens, Greece, September 26-27, 2014.
  51. [Invited] ‘Africa’s Challenges’, “African Economic Prospects”, St Andrews Africa Summit, University of St Andrews, Scotland, September 22, 2014.
  52. [Invited] ‘British Interests in Africa’, “Protecting Interests and Nationals in Africa: Chinese and European Approaches and Experiences” conference, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing, China, September 12, 2014.
  53. [Invited] ‘The State of African Studies in Scotland’, “Teaching Africa” workshop, University of Dundee, Scotland, September 4, 2014.
  54. [Invited] ‘Rising Powers in Africa’, “The Present International System in Turmoil: Implications for the South” workshop, National University of Rosario, Argentina, July 28, 2014 [keynote address].
  55. ‘The BRICS and “Africa Rising”: Diversifying Dependency?’, FLACSO-ISA Joint International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 23-25, 2014.
  56. ‘Diamonds, Institutions and Causality: Botswana Success Story or a Resource Trap?’ 13th International Conference of Africanists, Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for African Studies, Moscow, Russia. May 27–30, 2014.
  57. ‘The BRICS in Africa: Diversifying Dependency?’, 13th International Conference of Africanists, Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for African Studies, Moscow, Russia. May 27–30, 2014.
  58. [Invited] ‘Emerging Modes of Regional Governance in Africa’, “New Regionalisms: The Pattern of a New Global Order?” workshop, University of Leipzig, Germany, April 25-26, 2014.
  59. [Invited] ‘Rwanda: A Developmental State?’, “20 Years Since Rwanda’s Genocide” workshop, Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, University of St Andrews, Scotland, April 11, 2014.
  60. [Invited] ‘Rising Powers in Africa’, ESRC Seminar Series, “Normative Challenges to International Society: Rising Powers and Global Responses”, University of Plymouth, England, March 1, 2014.
  61. [Invited] ‘India’s Role in Africa’, post-doctoral/staff workshop on Africa-Asia relations, University of Frankfurt, Germany, January 31, 2014.
  62. ‘The Politics of State Legitimacy in Botswana’, African Studies Association 56th Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA, November 21-24, 2013.
  63. [Invited] ‘Africa as a Reliable Source of Energy’, “New Realities: Energy Security in the 2010s and Implications for the U.S. Military”, U.S. Army War College conference, Washington DC, USA, November 19-20, 2013.
  64. [Invited] ‘Africa and the Emerging Economies’, “Emerging Powers Going Global” conference, British Academy, London, England, October 8-9, 2013.
  65. [Invited] ‘“Rising Africa”(?) or, the Diversification of Dependency?’ “Rising Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for India” conference, University of Delhi, India, September 12-13, 2013 [keynote address].
  66. ‘India in Africa’, AEGIS 5th European Conference on African Studies, Lisbon, Portugal, June 27-29, 2013.
  67. [Invited] ‘Hegemony and Peace: The African State and Political Violence’, “Interdisciplinary Symposium on Violence”, St Andrews/William & Mary, University of St Andrews, Scotland, May 15-17, 2013.
  68. [Invited] ‘Africa, India and China in the 21st Century’, “Africa in International Relations: Past, Present and Future” conference, University of Tel Aviv, Israel, May 1, 2013.
  69. [Invited] ‘The Sicomines Project in the Congo’, “Looking Forward in the Eastern DRC” conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland, April 19-20, 2013. 
  70. [Invited] ‘Problems in the Political Economy of Botswana-South Africa Relations’, “Country Meeting: Botswana-South Africa”, Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 15, 2013.
  71. ‘The Liberal Peace and Cultural Imperialism’, 1st AFRICE conference, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 1-3, 2013.
  72. [Invited] ‘EU, China and African Security’, China-Africa-EU Expert Working Group, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, Beijing, China, December 10, 2012.
  73. [Invited] ‘Chinese Contributions to Peacekeeping in Africa: The Evolution of a New Actor’, ‘“Peacekeeping in Africa” conference, ETH-Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, November 22-24, 2012.
  74. [Invited] ‘Emerging Powers and the “The New Scramble for Africa’”‘, BRICS Policy Center workshop, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 4, 2012.
  75. [Invited] ‘South Africa and the Emerging Powers’, “Intermediary Powers and the Contemporary Global Order” conference, PUC-Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October 1-2, 2012 [keynote address].
  76. [Invited] ‘Sino-African Relations’, “China and Canada in Africa” conference, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, September 20-21, 2012 [keynote address].
  77. [Invited] ‘The New Scramble for Africa’, “Emerging Africa” conference, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, June 14-15, 2012 [keynote address].
  78. ‘The Limits of the EU in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’, “CAS@50: Cutting Edges and Retrospectives”, Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, June 5-8, 2012.
  79. [Invited] ‘China’s Role in Sudan and South Sudan’, “China and Conflict-affected States in South Asia and Africa” conference, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, March 15, 2012.
  80. [Invited] ‘Situating the Chinese Discourse of Human Rights in Beijing’s Engagement with Africa’, 13th CODESRIA General Assembly, Rabat, Morocco, December 5-9, 2011.
  81. ‘The Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos, Nigeria’, African Studies Association conference, Washington DC, USA, November 16-19, 2011.
  82. [Invited] ‘The United States and Sino-African Relations: Strategic Cooperation or Competition?’, conference on “Security and Stability in Africa”, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, USA, November 3-4, 2011.
  83. [Invited] ‘Challenges to Security Cooperation in Africa’, symposium on “Defense, Diplomacy and Development”, United States Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlbert Field, FL, USA, October 6-7, 2011.
  84. [Invited] ‘China, “Non-interference” and Africa’, Dutch Intelligence and Security Service “China Seminar”, The Hague, Netherlands, September 29-30, 2011.
  85. ‘AFRICOM: The American Military in Africa’, workshop on “Africa’s International Relations”, Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, University of Khartoum, Sudan, September 4, 2011.
  86. ‘Make Spin History: Evaluating British Policy in Africa’, AEGIS 4th European Conference on African Studies, Uppsala, Sweden, June 15-18, 2011.
  87. [Invited] ‘Competition in the New Gulf? Chinese and American Relations in West Africa’, Patuxent Defense Forum, St Mary’s College, MD, USA, April 19-20, 2011.
  88. [Invited] ‘Labour and Civil Society in Sino-Nigerian Relations’, conference on “Chinese Investment and African Agency”, University of Oxford, England, March 11-12, 2011.
  89. [Invited] ‘China’s “Resource Diplomacy” in Nigeria: Implications for the United States’, conference “Resource Diplomacy Under Hegemony”, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/ University of Macao, Hong Kong/Macao, China, January 20-22, 2011.
  90. [Invited] ‘Challenges for the EU’, workshop on “The EU as a Global-Regional Actor in Security and Peace”, Center for Conflict Management, National University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, October 14, 2010.
  91. [Invited] ‘Rethinking US-Africa Relations after the Rise of China’, international workshop, “Rethinking America and Africa”, University of Oxford, England, September 20, 2010.
  92. [Invited] ‘A Retreat to the Margins? UNCTAD, Global Governance and Poverty Reduction’, conference on “Ten Years of the War against Poverty”, University of Manchester, England, September 8-10, 2010.
  93. [Invited] ‘The “New” Africa and EU-Africa Relations’, UACES conference “Exchanging Ideas on Europe: Europe at a Crossroads”, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, September 6-8, 2010.
  94. ‘With Power Comes Responsibility: China’s Changing International Relations’, Oceanic Conference on International Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand, June 30-July 2, 2010.
  95. [Invited] ‘China’s Political and Economic Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa’, 45th Otago Foreign Policy School “China’s Ascent: New Superpower or New Global System?”, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, June 25-27, 2010.
  96. [Invited] ‘African Security Issues’, workshop on “Security in Africa”, Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China, June 10, 2010.
  97. [Invited] ‘China’s Potential for Building Peace, Security and Development in Africa’, conference on “China-Africa Civil Society Forum on Peace and Development”, Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament/Saferworld, Beijing, China, June 2-4, 2010.
  98. [Invited] ‘Which China? Sino-African Ties in Perspective’, conference on “Developing Africa: A Lost Cause or a Rising Star?”, University of St Andrews, Scotland, April 23-25, 2010. 
  99. [Invited] ‘Demythologising Sino-African Ties: Africa’s Manufacturing Base and the Chinese “Invasion’, 3rd China Conference, University of Oxford, England, April 8-9, 2010 [keynote address].
  100. [Invited] ‘The China Factor’, workshop on “Equatorial Guinea”, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, England, February 16, 2010.
  101. [Invited] ‘The EU’s Perceptions and Interests Towards China’s Rising Influence on Human Rights in Africa’, conference on “The EU and China: Partners or Competitors in Africa?”, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, February 4-5, 2010.
  102. [Invited] ‘The Myth of the Chinese Tsunami’, conference on “China’s Quest for African Resources”, University of Wroclaw, Poland, December 14-15, 2009 [keynote address].
  103. [Invited] ‘The “New” Africa in a Global Context’, international symposium “EU-Africa Relations in the 21st Century”, University of Glasgow, Scotland, December 11, 2009.
  104. [Invited] ‘The Liberal Peace in Liberia’, workshop on “Peace in Africa”, Kofi Annan Institute, University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, November 24, 2009.
  105. [Invited] ‘Governance and Relations between the European Union and Africa: The Case of NEPAD’, 4th GARNET Annual Meeting, “Food Security and Sustainable Development”, Rome, Italy, November, 11-13, 2009.
  106. [Invited] ‘China’s Relations with Africa’, Summer School on ‘China’s Politics, International Relations and Political Economy of Contemporary China’, University of Turin, Italy, July 8, 2009.
  107. ‘A Case of Mistaken Identity: “China Inc.” and its “Imperialism” in Sub-Saharan Africa’; ‘Understanding the Dynamics of Afro-regions’, AEGIS 3rd European Conference on African Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany, June 4-7, 2009.
  108. [Invited] ‘China’s New Role in Africa’, conference on “Understanding Chinese Engagement with Africa”, Center on China’s Transnational Relations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, May 14, 2009.
  109. [Invited] ‘Governance and Relations Between the European Union, the African Union and NEPAD’, GARNET workshop on “EU Development Policies and Governance”, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands, November 26, 2008.
  110. [Invited] ‘Africa’s Political Economy and its Implications for Chinese Engagement’, workshop on “The Politics of Chinese Engagement with African Development”, Open University, London, England, November 7, 2008.
  111. ‘Flexigemony and Force in China’s Geo-economic Strategy in Africa: Sudan and Zambia Compared’, “Critical Geopolitics” conference, University of Durham, England, September 23-24, 2008.
  112. ‘The Myth of the Chinese Tsunami: Beijing’s Impact on Africa’s Textile Industry’, China Forum, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 21, 2008.
  113. [Invited] ‘Chinese Engagement in Africa: History and Trends’, Summer School on “China’s Politics, International Relations and Political Economy of Contemporary China”, University of Turin, Italy, July 4, 2008.
  114. [Invited] ‘Main Issues in Sino-African Ties’, Summer School on “China’s Politics, International Relations and Political Economy of Contemporary China”, University of Turin, Italy, July 4, 2008.
  115. [Invited] ‘China’s Changing International Relations’, Scottish Centre for Chinese Social Science Research Launch Conference, University of Glasgow, Scotland, June 6, 2008.
  116. [Invited] ‘Theorizing Regions in Asia: Towards a More Eclectic Approach to Chinese Regionalism’, conference on “Comparative Regionalism: Europe and Asia”, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, February 21-22, 2008.
  117. ‘China in Africa: Convergences and Contradictions‘, AEGIS 2nd European Conference on African Studies, University of Leiden, Netherlands, July 11-14, 2007.
  118. [Invited] ‘Win-Win Situation? The Case of China and Africa’, conference on “China and Globalisation”, Goodenough College, London, England, May 11, 2007.
  119. [Invited] ‘China’s Emerging Africa Policy: History and Trends’, conference on “China Outside China: China in Africa”, organized by Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Naples, Italy, April 20, 2007.
  120. [Invited] ‘China’s Emerging Africa Policy: History and Trends’, conference on “China Outside China: China in Africa”, organized by Centro di Alti Studi sulla Cina Contemporanea, Turin, Italy, April 18, 2007.
  121. [Invited] ‘Sino-African Relations and the Human Rights Factor’, conference on “China’s Engagement with Africa: Opportunity and Challenge”, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University/SIS, American University, Washington DC, USA, April 6-7, 2007.
  122. [Invited] ‘Bandung Returns? South-South Linkages in the Global Political Economy’, workshop on African-Asian Relations, Grinnell College, IA, USA, April 2, 2007.
  123. [Invited] ‘Sino-African Relations and the Implications for Africa’s Human Security’, Wilton Park Conference WP843 “China’s Growing International Security and Diplomatic Role”, Steyning, England, March 15-19, 2007.
  124. [Invited] ‘Can South Africa as the Former Apartheid State Become an Accepted Regional Power in Africa?’, conference on “Regional Powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Near and Middle East”, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany, December 11-12, 2006.
  125. [Invited] ‘Unpacking China’s Resource Diplomacy in Africa’, “China-Africa Links”, Center for China’s Transnational Relations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, November 11-12, 2006.
  126. [Invited] ‘The Liberal Peace in Africa’, workshop on the Liberal Peace, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda, November 2, 2006.
  127. [Invited] ‘Challenges to the Liberal Peace in the African Context’, workshop on the Liberal Peace, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 4, 2006.
  128. ‘What Fit for the Liberal Peace in Africa?’, International Studies Association annual conference, San Diego, CA, USA, March 22-25, 2006.
  129. [Invited] ‘Confronting the Elephant in the Living Room: Africa, the Commonwealth and the Millennium Development Goals’, Round Table meeting “The Commonwealth After Valetta”, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England, January 5-6, 2006.
  130. ‘British Policy Towards Africa and the Dangers of Soundbite Politicking’, British International Studies Association, Annual Conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland, December 19-21, 2005.
  131. [Invited] ‘Where Do We Go From Here? The Evolution of “Solutions” to Africa’s Economic Crises’, African Studies Association of Ireland, Annual Conference, University College Dublin, Ireland, December 2-3, 2005 [keynote address].
  132. [Invited] ‘Poverty in Africa and Trade Liberalisation: Does NEPAD Make Sense?’, 8th OSSREA conference on “International Aid, Trade and Development in Africa”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 21-23, 2005.
  133. ‘“Partnership” Through Accommodation? The Tensions Between “Africa-owned” Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions’, 11th EADI General Conference, Bonn, Germany, September 22-24, 2005.
  134. ‘Africa and the Emerging New Trade Geography: The India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum and its Implications for Global Governance’, AEGIS 1st European Conference on African Studies, University of London, England, June 29-July 2, 2005.
  135. [Invited] ‘Can NEPAD Succeed Without Prior Political Reform?’, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs workshop “The New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Hopes, Ambitions and Political Reality”, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 3, 2005.
  136. ‘NEPAD and its Economic Solutions: A Critique’, British International Studies Association annual conference, University of Warwick, England, December 20-22, 2004.
  137. [Invited] ‘South Africa’s Quest for Global Dialogue: The G20+ and the India-Brazil-South Africa Forum’, workshop “Regional Cooperation/Conflicts/Contrasts”, University of London, England, December 19-20, 2004.
  138. [Invited] ‘Botswana as a Model for African Presidential Transitions: A Case of Mistaken Identity?’, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa/Nordic Africa Institute workshop on “Presidential Transitions and Ex-Presidents in Africa”, Cape Town, South Africa, December 8-9, 2004.
  139. [Invited] ‘South Africa, the G-20, the G-20+ and the IBSA Dialogue Forum: Implications for Future Global Governance’, United Nations University conference on “The Ideas-Institutional Nexus Project: The Case of the G-20”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 19-21, 2004.
  140. [Invited] ‘Micro-regionalisation in Africa in the 21st Century’; ‘The Maputo Development Corridor and Regionalisation in Southern Africa’, workshop sponsored by United Nations University on “The Making of the Afro-regions”, Bruges, Belgium, April 22-24, 2004.
  141. ‘Hegemony and Development: A Gramscian Analysis of Post-Independence Botswana’ International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 17- 20, 2004.
  142. ‘China and Africa: From Tiananmen Square to the Sino-Africa Forum’ International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 17- 20, 2004.
  143. ‘Globalisation and Regionalisation in Africa: The Case of the Maputo Development Corridor’ International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 17- 20, 2004.
  144. ‘Democratic Charters and the Problem of Implementation: The Zimbabwe Crisis and NEPAD’s First Test’, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 17- 20, 2004.
  145. [Invited] ‘Political Legitimacy in Botswana’s “Developmental State”‘, workshop on the ‘Potentiality of Developmental States in Africa: Botswana and Uganda Compared’, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda, February 12-14, 2004.
  146. [Invited] ‘South African Multilateralism: A Theoretical Approach’, workshop on “The New Multilateralism in South Africa’s Diplomacy”, Diplomacy Research Group, University of Birmingham, England, October 13, 2003.
  147. [Invited] ‘Neo-liberal Globalism and Multilateralism: The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (APEC) as a Terrain of Struggle’, conference on “Globalisation, Conflict and Political Regimes in East and Southeast Asia”, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, August 15-16, 2003.
  148. ‘Botswana and the San: Conflict Diamonds from the “African Miracle” Canadian African Studies Association conference, Halifax, Canada, June 1-4, 2003.
  149. ‘The “All-Weather Friend”? Sino-African Interaction from Tiananmen Square to the China Africa Forum’, Canadian African Studies Association conference, Halifax, Canada, June 1-4, 2003.
  150. [Invited] ‘The Developmental State in Africa: The Case of Botswana’, ‘Botswana and Uganda as Developmental States (?): A Discussion Paper’, CODESRIA workshop on “The Potentiality of Developmental States in Africa”, Gaborone, Botswana, 15-16 April, 2003.
  151. [Invited] ‘The Globalisation Myth and the Discourse on South Africa’s Democratic Transition’, conference on “Founding Myths of the New South Africa”, University of Réunion, Réunion, March 25-29, 2003.
  152. ‘Transboundary Networks of Accumulation in Central Africa: Regionalising Illicit Political Economies Within and Beyond Africa’, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Portland, OR, USA, February 26-March 1, 2003.
  153. ‘Poverty and Global Transformation: Does the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Help or Hinder?’, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Portland, OR, USA, February 26-March 1, 2003.
  154. [Invited]‘HIV/AIDS and the Functioning of State Institutions: Implications for Botswana’, “Political Implications of HIV/AIDS” Friedrich Ebert Stiftung conference, Berlin, Germany, November 27-28, 2002.
  155. [Invited] ‘Botswana and the Conflict Diamonds Campaign: “Diamonds for Development” vs. “Diamonds for Despair?”’, “Challenges Facing the Minerals Industry in Developing Countries” conference, Gaborone, Botswana, November 19-21, 2002.
  156. [Invited] ‘The HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Botswana: Implications for the “African Miracle”‘, African Academy of Sciences/Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, ‘Is AIDS a Threat to Political Stability in Africa?’, Nairobi, Kenya, September 16-18, 2002.
  157. [Invited] ‘As Good as it Gets? Botswana’s “Democratic Development” From a Critical Perspective’, Nordic Africa Institute, “Reconceptualising Democracy and Liberation in Southern Africa”, Windhoek, Namibia, July 11-13, 2002.
  158. ‘Botswana’s “Developmental State” and the Politics of Legitimacy’, conference “Towards a New Political Economy of Development: Globalisation and Governance”, University of Sheffield, England, July 4-6, 2002.
  159. [Invited] ‘The New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Global Political Economy: Towards the African Century or Another False Start?’, CODESRIA/TWN-Africa conference, “Africa and the Development Challenges of the New Millennium”, Accra, Ghana, April 23-26, 2002.
  160. ‘Globalization, Intellectuals and Societies in Passage: South Africa’s “Democratic Transition” and its “Change Industry”‘, International Studies Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, USA, March 24-27 2002.
  161. [Invited] ‘Neo-liberalism and Democracy: The Role of Intellectuals in South Africa’s “Democratic Transition”‘, workshop on “Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa”, organised by the Nordic Africa Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, December 13-14, 2001.
  162. [Invited] ‘The Events of September 11, 2001, Their Global Context and the Political Implications for Africa’, workshop on “9/11 and their Aftermath”, Botswana Centre for Human Rights, Gaborone, Botswana, October 26, 2001.
  163. [Invited] ‘Multilateralism, Neo-liberalism and Security in Asia: The Role of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum’, United Nations University “Asian Security in the 21st Century: Globalisation, Environment and Governance”, Singapore, October 9-11, 2001.
  164. [Invited] ‘The New Africa Initiative and the Global Political Economy: Towards the African Century?’, workshop on ‘Regionalism and Security in Africa and Asia: Implications for Commonwealth Studies/Policies’, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, England, September 11, 2001.
  165. ‘The New Africa Initiative and the Global Political Economy: Towards the African Century?’; ‘Drowning with Neglect? The Issue of Water Security in East Asia and the Role of APEC’, 4th Pan-European International Relations Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, England, September 6-10, 2001.
  166. [Invited] ‘No Mathatha (?): Botswana’s Strategies for Gaborone’s Place in the Global Economy’, Japan Foundation and the Stellenbosch Asia Project, “State/Society Responses to Globalisation”, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 2-3, 2001.
  167. [Invited] ‘The Logic of Disorder: Clandestine Regional Networks in Central Africa as “Malignant Regionalisation”‘, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs workshop “New Regionalism and New/Old Security Issues”, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, May 31-June 2, 2001.
  168. [Invited] ‘Review of South Africa’s Spatial Development Initiatives: Methodology and Application of Resources’, “Spatial Development Initiatives” workshop, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 29, 2000.
  169. [Invited] ‘The Maputo Development Corridor: Public-Private Partnerships’, conference “Southern African Development Community: Industrial Development through Regional Co-operation and Integration”, Windhoek, Namibia, September 29-30, 2000.
  170. [Invited] ‘The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum and Neo-liberal Restructuring: Contributing to, or Undermining, Security in Asia?’, Ford Foundation conference “Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia”, Singapore, September 21-22, 2000
  171. [Invited] ‘Re-emerging Micro-regions in Southern Africa: The (Im)possibility of Neo-liberal Regionness’, IPSA RC#40 workshop ‘Globalisations/New Regionalism/Development’, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, August 8-11, 2000.
  172. ‘Competing Capitalisms, Competing Regionalisms: Contested Notions of Governance in a Globalising Southern Africa’, International Political Science Association triennial conference, Quebec City, Canada, August 1-5, 2000.
  173. ‘Globalisation and Immutability: Problematising Contemporary Theory in South African International Relations’, African Association of Political Science conference, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, May 25-26, 2000.
  174. ‘Problematising the Maputo Development Corridor: Gender and Ecology in an Emerging “Micro-Region”’, conference “Africa: Capturing the Future”, University of Leeds, England, April 28-30, 2000.
  175. [Invited] ‘Global Capitalism and the Advancement of Polyarchy: Rethinking the Link Between Africa’s “Democratisation”, Aid, and Neo-Liberalism’, conference “Development, Democracy and Aid in Southern Africa”, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, November 22-23, 1999.
  176. [Invited] ‘South Africa’s Promotion of “Democracy” and “Stability” in Southern Africa: Good Governance or Good for Business?’, “After the Global Crises: What Next for Regionalism?” conference, University of Warwick, England, September 16-18, 1999.
  177. ‘Promoting Polyarchy: The Case of South Africa’s Transition and its “Change Industry”‘, South African Political Studies Association congress, South African Military Academy, Saldanha, South Africa, June 29-July 2, 1999.
  178. [Invited] ‘European Integration and its Implications for Sino-African Relations’, conference “The Start of the Euro: Opportunities and Challenges”, Renmin University of China/China Economic Monitoring Committee, Beijing, China, April 9-11, 1999.
  179. ‘Multilateralism in South Africa’s Foreign Policy: The Search for a Critical Rationale’, ECPR/ISA conference, Economics University, Vienna, Austria, September 16-19, 1998.
  180. ‘Developing a “South” Identity: Post-Apartheid South Africa, Multilateralism and the Non-Aligned Movement’ African Studies Association of the United Kingdom conference, University of London, England, September 14-16, 1998.
  181. ‘China’s Relations with Africa Post-Tiananmen Square’, African Studies Association of the United Kingdom conference, University of London, England, September 14-16, 1998.
  182. ‘Launching a “Democratic” Foreign Policy? Post-Apartheid South Africa’s Multilateral Behaviour’, workshop on “Democratisation and Foreign Policy: Post-Apartheid South Africa in the International System”, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 9-11, 1998.
  183. ‘China’s Foreign Policy and Africa in the 1990s’, South African Political Science Association congress, University of the North West, Mmabatho, South Africa, October 8-10, 1997.