Hazel Gray

Hazel Gray is a Senior Lecturer in African Studies and International Development at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the political economy of development in Africa, with a regional emphasis on East Africa, particularly Tanzania. She has extensive policy experience through collaborations with national and international development agencies.

• Education: BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (University of Oxford), MSc in Political Economy of Development (SOAS), PhD in Economics (SOAS)

Gray's research explores industrial policy, state-business relations, institutional dynamics, and heterodox economic theories in African contexts. Her work bridges academic and policy-oriented analysis, emphasizing economic transformation and social provisioning.

Recent research outputs highlight agro-industrialization pathways, political settlements frameworks, and the interplay between social policy and economic change. She has co-authored studies on corruption, banking regulation, and postcolonial critiques of development paradigms.

Gray supervises PhD projects on topics including:

• Political economy of development in Africa
• Industrial policy and governance
• Tanzania and East Africa case studies

She leads ESRC-funded projects on inclusive industrial policy and agro-processing in Tanzania, with prior engagements in online education innovation through the Principal's Teaching Award Scheme.