David M. Anderson

Prof. David M. Anderson is a Professor of African History at the University of Warwick’s Global History & Culture Centre. He specializes in African political history, colonialism, and socio-economic transformations in the Global South. Anderson is a leading scholar on East Africa, with notable works analyzing colonial counter-insurgency strategies and postcolonial state dynamics.

• Member of the University of Cologne’s Global Faculty
• Editor of the African Studies Series at Cambridge University Press
• Founding editor of the Journal of Eastern African Studies

His current research includes projects funded by the Leverhulme Trust and AHRC, focusing on African counter-insurgency histories and transnational public office dynamics. He is developing a reparative colonial history initiative and collaborates with Cologne University on resilience studies in Eastern Africa and conservation-focused edited volumes.

Anderson advises doctoral students across disciplines at Cologne University and contributes to media discussions on African politics.