Book launch: The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise
Alumni Theatre, Cheng Kin Kuu Buiilding (CKK), The London School of Economics and Political Science, WC2A 3LJ
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Co-hosted by the Global South Research Group and Africa Research Collective, FLIA, LSE.
Join us for the launch of Pritish Behuria’s new book, The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise, published by Cambridge University Press and available open access via Cambridge Core.
Drawing on a decade of research and more than 580 interviews, this innovative political economy case study explores Rwanda’s bold attempt to transform its economy after the 1994 genocide into one of the most rapidly growing countries in Africa. Pritish Behuria offers a multi-sector analysis of how globalisation and domestic politics shape contemporary development challenges.
This study critically analyses the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s ambitions to reshape Rwanda into a regional services hub while grappling with foreign dependency, elite vulnerability and limited financial resources. Through extensive analysis of the political economy of multiple sectors and the macroeconomy, Behuria uses the Rwandan case as a window into why structural transformation remains so elusive on the continent. The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise provides fresh insights into highlighting the contemporary challenges facing African countries as they integrate into the global economy. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Discussants:
- Dr Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Research Affiliate in the Department of International Development at King's College London
- Dr Carl Adams Kopati Gbali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at SOAS
Join us for the launch of Pritish Behuria’s new book, The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise, published by Cambridge University Press and available open access via Cambridge Core.
Drawing on a decade of research and more than 580 interviews, this innovative political economy case study explores Rwanda’s bold attempt to transform its economy after the 1994 genocide into one of the most rapidly growing countries in Africa. Pritish Behuria offers a multi-sector analysis of how globalisation and domestic politics shape contemporary development challenges.
This study critically analyses the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s ambitions to reshape Rwanda into a regional services hub while grappling with foreign dependency, elite vulnerability and limited financial resources. Through extensive analysis of the political economy of multiple sectors and the macroeconomy, Behuria uses the Rwandan case as a window into why structural transformation remains so elusive on the continent. The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise provides fresh insights into highlighting the contemporary challenges facing African countries as they integrate into the global economy. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Discussants:
- Dr Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Research Affiliate in the Department of International Development at King's College London
- Dr Carl Adams Kopati Gbali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at SOAS
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