Alastair Fraser

Dr. Alastair Fraser is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS University of London, where he serves as Admissions Tutor for MSc Politics of Africa and Director of Teaching and Learning (PG). An elected member of the University Senate, he holds a DPhil from Oxford, MSc from SOAS, and MA from Edinburgh.

His research intersects international relations, political economy of development, and comparative political sociology, with regional expertise in Southern Africa (especially Zambia). Key research themes include:

• Western aid and corporate influence in Africa
• African political responses to foreign intervention
• Mining political economy and resource governance
• Media and political communication
• Party politics and social movements

His scholarly work shows consistent focus on Zambian political development, examining topics from copper mining to Chinese investment impacts. Recent publications analyze pandemic-era trade justice and electoral politics.

He has supervised 5 PhD completions, examined 6, and currently mentors 3 doctoral candidates. Institutional roles include membership in the Centre for African Studies and editorial work for the Review of African Political Economy.