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Dr Barnaby Dye is a Lecturer in Development Policy and Practice at King's College London's Department of International Development (School of Global Affairs). He holds a BA from the University of Cambridge, MA from King's College London, and PhD from Oxford University. His research focuses on infrastructure development in Africa, particularly analyzing India and Brazil's roles in African infrastructure projects, South-South cooperation dynamics, and the political economy of energy policy. He has contributed to major journals like African Affairs and Energy Research and Social Science, and is currently completing a book with Oxford University Press on development ideologies.
Educations: BA Geography (Cambridge), MA (KCL), PhD Politics (Oxford)
Research interests include: Indian foreign policy towards Africa, hydropower politics, authoritarian modernization paradigms, and the socio-environmental impacts of large infrastructure projects. He examines how global institutions like the World Bank interact with national and local contexts in shaping development outcomes.
His recent work analyzes electricity crises in Rwanda and Ghana, showing how overcentralized governance structures undermine effective policy implementation. He also critiques 'illiberal modernization' trends in African states like Rwanda and Tanzania.
Key awards: No specific prizes mentioned, but notable contributions include policy briefs for UK FCDO and collaborations with NGOs like WWF.
Lab affiliations: Member of India & South Asia Analysts Network, and part of research groups like Social Justice, Global Capitalism, and Climate Environment at King's College.
