Publishing

What are the consequences of the growing foreign control of African land to grow biofuels and ensure food security? ”Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa” by Kjell Havnevik, Prosper Matondi, Atakilte Beyene (eds.) is the latest book in the Africa Now series published by Zed Books and NAI. The authors attempt to answer the question and find that the interest of foreign investors and African governments stands in stark contrast to the needs of the smallholders and rural population in Africa. Read more about the book in the digital archive DiVA.

Africa Now is an exciting new series published by NAI in association with Zed Books. Featuring high-quality, cutting-edge research from leading academics, the series will address the big issues confronting Africa today.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE SERIES:

Child Migration in Africa by Iman Hashim & Dorte Thorsen.
This book explores the mobility of children without their parents in West Africa. The children’s accounts challenge the normative ideals of what a “good” childhood is.
Read an interview with Dorte Thorsen.
Read a chapter from the book.
Find more information in the digital archive.

Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta. Managing the Complex Politics of Petroviolence. Eds. Cyril Obi & Siri Aas Rustad.
Read a chapter from the book.
Find more information in the digital archive.

The Rise of China and India in Africa. Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions.
Edited by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi. Find more information about the book in the digital archive.
Read an article and interview with Fantu Cheru about the book here.

Africa's Informal Workers: Collective agency alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa. By Ilda Lindell. Find more information about the book in the digital archive.

The theme of NAI’s Annual Report 2010 reflects the impressive economic growth and encouraging political developments in many parts of the continent. However, in terms of democracy and human rights there are also worrying signs in several countries. The Annual Report offers a window on to NAI’s work. Drawing on their research, NAI scholars provide readers with engaging stories about the rapidly changing political, economic and social character of African societies.
Find the file for download or order a printed copy here.

AFRICA/HAS/THE/FLOOR
To coincide with last year's Göteborg Book Fair which focused on African literature, NAI published "Afrika har ordet". The book has now been translated into English entitled "Africa has the floor". The book contains pictures of and biographical notes on all the African authors who visited the book fair. The introduction is by NAI director Carin Norberg, the biographical notes are by Anita Theorell, while Henning Mankell and Véronique Tadjo have written their personal reflections.
Find the publication for free download in the digital archive.