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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.

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Joined February 2011
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Dr Portia Roelofs
11 months
The quote comes from a review of 'A Necessary Kindness: Stories from the Frontline of Abortion Care' by Juno Carey. I really recommend it:.
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‘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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Dr Portia Roelofs
11 months
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
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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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
These are in the cloakroom - Harriet at the main conference desk can give access if anyone would like a copy! #ASAUK24.
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
I'll be presenting on sub-national public-private partnerships in Nigeria - explaining why we should care about them and what they tell us about the heterogeneity of the 'new privatisation' and the variability of how the 'Wall Street Consensus' plays out on the ground.
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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
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By piecing together the details of Lourenço da Silva de Mendonça’s campaign, José Lingna Nafafé shows that...
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
RT @A_Beresford: Strong start to the @JSAS_Editors panels at the #ASAUK24 with @MCollord launching her excellent new book 👇 .
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
I will one day write up my experience of negotiating local rights for an academic book published in the UK - but for now if you're interested in doing the same DM/email me and I will share what lessons I've learnt.
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
Also available at the following bookstores in Abeokuta, Abuja, Ibadan, Lagos and Oyo -->
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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
Congrats @clairecmercer - looks fascinating!.
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1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
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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Dr Portia Roelofs
1 year
RT @Kings_GSRG: End of term drinks for the Global South group! @whowhywherewhen handing the baton to @GunningJeroen
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