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Giovanni Carbone

Head - Africa Programme Business Scenarios, Africa

Giovanni Carbone (PhD, London School of Economics) is Head of the ISPI Africa Programme and Professor of Political Science at the Università degli Studi di Milano. His research focus is the comparative study of politics, geopolitics and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular regard to political institutions.

Giovanni was previously a Research Associate at the Crisis States Programme of the London School of Economics and the Principal Investigator of a European Research Council (ERC) project. He edited and co-authored a report commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Italy’s policy in Africa, focusing on business opportunities in emerging sub-Saharan economies (La Politica dell’Italia in Africa. Contesto, interessi e scenari della presenza politica e economica italiana nell’Africa subsahariana, ISPI, 2013).

His publications include: Political Leadership in Africa, Cambridge University Press (forthcoming 2018; co-authored with A.Pellegata); “Are lions democrats? The im­pact of democratisation on economic growth in Africa, 1980-2010” (Democratization, 2016, co-authored with V. Memoli and L. Quartapelle); "Leoni d’Africa. Come l’Italia può intercettare la crescita subsahariana" (2015, co-authored with M. Montanini); "L’Africa. Gli stati, la politica, i conflitti" (2012, II ed.)

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latest releases

Africa
United We Stand? The Winding Road Towards Africa's Regional Integration
23 June 2022
Africa
Side Effects: Ukraine's Perfect Storm Looming Over Africa
07 May 2022
Europe and Global Governance, Africa
Africa and Europe: Time to Summ-it Up
16 February 2022
Africa
Back from the Barracks: The 2021 Comeback of Putschist Africa
18 December 2021

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EVENTS

23 Mar
Africa and Italy - Ivory Coast and Senegal, winds of recovery?
9:30
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CICLI DI INCONTRI, Evento pubblico
24 Feb
Africa and Italy - Kenya, a hub of innovation and resilience?
9:30
Virtual meeting
CICLI DI INCONTRI, Evento pubblico
24 Feb
Africa and Italy - Kenya, a hub of innovation and resilience?
9:30
Virtual meeting
CICLI DI INCONTRI, Evento pubblico
27 Jan
Africa and Italy - Ghana, a virtuous example in recovery?
9:30
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