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Mining and extractive urbanism: Postdevelopment in a Mozambican boomtown (2015)
Journal Article
Kirshner, J., & Power, M. (2015). Mining and extractive urbanism: Postdevelopment in a Mozambican boomtown. Geoforum, 61, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.02.019

Mozambique has attracted international attention in recent years following the discovery of huge reserves of coal and gas deposits. A major focus of Mozambique’s extractives boom is the province of Tete, once a remote outpost but now a hub of power g... Read More about Mining and extractive urbanism: Postdevelopment in a Mozambican boomtown.

Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context (2010)
Journal Article
Tan-Mullins, M., Mohan, G., & Power, M. (2010). Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context. Development and Change, 41(5), 857-881. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01662.x

Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with African development have been marked by increasing concern over Chinese use of aid in exchange for preferential energy deals. Normative liberal discourse criticizes the Chinese for disbursing ‘ro... Read More about Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context.

Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development (2010)
Journal Article
Power, M., & Mohan, G. (2010). Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development. Geopolitics, 15(3), 462-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650040903501021

China, in its quest for a closer strategic partnership with Africa, has increasingly dynamic economic, political and diplomatic activities on the continent. Chinese leaders and strategists believe that China's historical experience and vision of econ... Read More about Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development.

'The Commonwealth, ‘development’ and post-colonial responsibility' (2009)
Journal Article
Power, M. (2009). 'The Commonwealth, ‘development’ and post-colonial responsibility'. Geoforum, 40(1), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.04.008

One important (though often neglected) part of the ‘development business’ committed to principles of partnership is the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 54 independent countries, almost all of which were formerly under British rule. This pape... Read More about 'The Commonwealth, ‘development’ and post-colonial responsibility'.