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The Scopic Regime of Africa. (2010)
Book Chapter
Campbell, D., & Power, M. (2010). The Scopic Regime of Africa. In F. MacDonald, R. Hughes, & K. Dodds (Eds.), Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture (167-198). I.B. Tauris

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.

China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’ (2010)
Book Chapter
Power, M., & Mohan, G. (2010). China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’. In C. Dent (Ed.), China and Africa Development Relations (42-67). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845028

In its pursuit of this growth-oriented model, a number of African countries have come to occupy centrestage in Chinese foreign policy as potential sources of raw materials to fuel China’s growth or as emerging markets for Chinese goods. In this way,... Read More about China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’.

'Digital war games and post 9/11 geographies of militarism'. (2009)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2009). 'Digital war games and post 9/11 geographies of militarism'. In R. Schubart, F. Virchow, & D. White-Stanley (Eds.), War Isn't Hell, it's Entertainment: Essays on Visual Media and the Representation of Conflict (198-215). McFarland

'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'.

'New African Choices? The Politics of Chinese Engagement' (2008)
Journal Article
Mohan, G., & Power, M. (2008). 'New African Choices? The Politics of Chinese Engagement'. Review of African Political Economy, 35(115), 23-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056240802011394

The role of China in Africa must be understood in the context of competing and intensified global energy politics, in which the US, India and China are among the key players vying for security of supply. Contrary to popular representation, China's ro... Read More about 'New African Choices? The Politics of Chinese Engagement'.

National States (2007)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2007). National States. In I. Douglas, R. Huggett, & C. Perkins (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geography. Routledge

War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa (2007)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2007). War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa. In E. Gilbert, & E. Cowen (Eds.), War, Citizenship, Territory. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203938126

Introduction: Postcolonial Transformations As an imperial power, Portugal encountered numerous diculties in seeking to integrate its African colonial territories (Angola, Moçambique, GuineaBissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé, and Principé) into the empire a... Read More about War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa.

Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence (2007)
Journal Article
Power, M. (2007). Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence. Security Dialogue, 38(2), 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010607078552

In post-9/11 America, digital war games have increasingly come to provide a space of cyber-deterrence where Americans are able to `play through' the anxieties that attend uncertain times and new configurations of power. This article seeks to examine... Read More about Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence.