Henning Melber
Impact in
- Development top 1%
- International Development and Aid
- Anthropology top 2%
- African history and culture studies
Papers in
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- African studies and sociopolitical issues 13
- South African History and Culture 12
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- German Colonialism and Identity Studies 24
- Co-authors
- Roger Southall (4 shared papers)Reinhart Kößler (7 shared papers)Yul Derek Davids (1 shared paper)Christopher Saunders (3 shared papers)Joshua B. Forrest (1 shared paper)Nicolas van de Walle (1 shared paper)Francis B. Nyamnjoh (1 shared paper)Amina Mama (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Africa Spectrum (9 papers)Review of African Political Economy (8 papers)Journal of Contemporary African Studies (7 papers)Forum for Development Studies (3 papers)South African Journal of International Affairs (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaSwedenGermany
In The Last Decade
Henning Melber
114 papers receiving 608 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 84
- Development 161
- Anthropology 204
- Sociology and Political Science 518
- Political Science and International Relations 225
- General Energy 8
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Henning Melber, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A new scramble for Africa? Imperialism, investment and development | 2009 | 47 |
| 2 | MEDIA, PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND POLITICAL CONTESTATION IN ZIMBABWE | 2004 | 39 |
| 3 | Identity and beyond : rethinking Africanity | 2001 | 39 |
| 4 | 2006 | 37 | |
| 5 | Limits to liberation in southern Africa : the unfinished business of democratic consolidation | 2003 | 36 |
| 6 | Understanding Namibia: The Trials of Independence | 2015 | 35 |
| 7 | Transitions in Namibia : which changes for whom? | 2007 | 34 |
| 8 | The rise of Africa's middle class : myths, realities and critical engagements | 2016 | 31 |
| 9 | Measuring Democracy and Human Rights in Southern Africa | 2002 | 28 |
| 10 | 2013 | 28 | |
| 11 | 2004 | 26 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 25 | |
| 13 | The New African Initiative and the African Union: A Preliminary Assessment and Documentation | 2002 | 21 |
| 14 | Transition in Southern Africa Comparative Aspects | 2001 | 21 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe - The Political Economy of Decline | 2004 | 19 |
| 16 | 2019 | 18 | |
| 17 | 2009 | 18 | |
| 18 | Political cultures in democratic South Africa | 2002 | 17 |
| 19 | The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) : African perspectives | 2001 | 17 |
| 20 | Chancen internationaler Zivilgesellschaft | 1993 | 17 |
About Henning Melber
Henning Melber is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Development, having authored 142 papers that have together received 968 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include German Colonialism and Identity Studies (24 papers), International Development and Aid (17 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (15 papers), African history and culture studies (14 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (13 papers), South African History and Culture (12 papers), ICT Impact and Policies (9 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (161 citations), Anthropology (204 citations), Sociology and Political Science (518 citations), Political Science and International Relations (225 citations) and General Energy (8 citations). Henning Melber has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Sweden and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Roger Southall, Reinhart Kößler, Yul Derek Davids, Christopher Saunders, Joshua B. Forrest, Nicolas van de Walle, Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Amina Mama, Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Ian Taylor. Their work appears in journals such as Africa Spectrum, Review of African Political Economy, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Forum for Development Studies and South African Journal of International Affairs.
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