
Dr Portia Roelofs
@whowhywherewhen
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Lecturer in Politics at @Kingspol_econ | Author of: "Good Governance in Nigeria" https://t.co/L4zkZJYlBo On parental leave September 2024 -March 2025.
London, UK
Joined February 2011
The quote comes from a review of 'A Necessary Kindness: Stories from the Frontline of Abortion Care' by Juno Carey. I really recommend it:.
atlantic-books.co.uk
‘A frank, comprehensive and often moving book… A powerful insider account that opens a door into a long-hidden world in which secrecy and shame have been weaponised against women for too long.’...
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Gearing up to go on maternity leave very soon. Grateful and happy to soon be welcoming #2. But there is nothing like pregnancy, child birth and motherhood to reaffirm the importance of full reproductive rights for all. As Zoe Williams writes: .
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RT @TNneli: Recently presented my paper on the role of the diaspora in seperatist agitations in Nigeria and contributed to wider discussion….
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These are in the cloakroom - Harriet at the main conference desk can give access if anyone would like a copy! #ASAUK24.
My suitcase is packed with 10 author copies of 'Good Governance in Nigeria - if you are attending #asauk24 and based at an African institution let me know if you'd like one!.Thanks to @noirledge for making the Nigerian edition a reality and to @Kingspol_econ for financial support
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Saturday morning at #ASAUK24: Join myself, @musegeellejr and @MemorialU's Daniel Amoah for a panel on informal taxation in Ghana, governing remittances in Somalia and public-private partnerships in Nigeria. Saturday 9-10.30am in JHB 306 as part of the @AfrAfJournal stream
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My suitcase is packed with 10 author copies of 'Good Governance in Nigeria - if you are attending #asauk24 and based at an African institution let me know if you'd like one!.Thanks to @noirledge for making the Nigerian edition a reality and to @Kingspol_econ for financial support
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You can read @toby00green 's review of the winning "Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Abolitionist Movement in the 17th Century" by José Lingna Nafafé in the @lrb
lrb.co.uk
By piecing together the details of Lourenço da Silva de Mendonça’s campaign, José Lingna Nafafé shows that...
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On my way to #ASAUK24 and grateful for recognition from the @ASAUK_News Best Book Award panel for shortlisting 'Good Governance in Nigeria' and the judges generous write up here
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RT @gib_zzz: If you will be at the Conference this week and you read French and interested in reviewing books for @CJAS_RCEA do send me a D….
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RT @A_Beresford: Strong start to the @JSAS_Editors panels at the #ASAUK24 with @MCollord launching her excellent new book 👇 .
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It has been a long journey to get here, but I am thrilled to have had the pleasure of working with Servio and the @noirledge to make my book available to Nigerian readers at 1/15 (!) of the price of the UK edition: N11,000 = about £5.
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The Nigerian edition of my book 'Good Governance in Nigeria' is now available published by @noirledge @NoirledgeBooks and available for online order via @theflutterwave .
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Congrats @clairecmercer - looks fascinating!.
The Suburban Frontier: Middle Class Construction in Dar es Salaam - book out now! Published by University of California Press. Free to download from #ucpress, #LSEGeography
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Just seen this insightful and intelligent review of my book 'Good Governance in Nigeria' from @Dev4Security in @PoPpublicsphere, putting my work into conversation with the likes of Wale Adebanwi and Joel Migdal. 🙏
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Good Governance in Nigeria: Rethinking Accountability and Transparency in the Twenty-First Century. By Portia Roelofs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 264p. $99.99 cloth. - Volume 22 Issue 3
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RT @_claireamelia: @DrAyeshaOmar @whowhywherewhen @AfricanaCU @Kingspol_econ @Kings_GSRG Hi - available now!
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RT @Kings_GSRG: End of term drinks for the Global South group! @whowhywherewhen handing the baton to @GunningJeroen
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