Prof Horman Chitonge (African Studies & Linguistics)

Professor of ASL

Professor Horman Chitonge's research interests include agrarian political economy, hydro-politics, and alternative strategies for economic growth in Africa. He has conducted research on behalf of several African governments and international organisations, including the International Growth Centre, Human Sciences Research Council, Energia and the United Nations, and published extensively on these and related themes.

Horman's most recent books include:

  • Economic Growth and Development in Africa: Understanding Trends and Prospects (Routledge, 2015)
  • Contemporary Customary Land Issues in Africa: Navigating the Contours of Change (Cambridge Publishers, 2017)
  • Social Welfare Policy in South Africa: From the Poor White Problem to a Digitised Social Contract (Peter Lang, 2018)
  • Land, The State and the Unfinished Decolonisation Project in Africa: Essays in Honour of Professor Sam Moyo (Laanga Publishers, 2019)
  • Industrialising Africa: Unlocking the Economic Potential of the Continent (Peter Lang, 2019).