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Folashade Soule

@folasoule.bsky.social
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Senior Research Associate@UniofOxford| Digital geopolitics - Africa-China - IR of Africa| SciencesPo alumnus| Reviews editor African Affairs Journal| Policyfacing academic

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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Sharing my essay in @currenthistory1.bsky.social on Africa’s historical role in the global order as a challenger, shaper, balancer and leader. It reviews decades of navigating a Western-centric system, leveraging collective weight and the challenges lying ahead online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...
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Africa in the Shifting Global Order
Africa has increasingly positioned itself as a strategic force in a fragmenting international order, driven by historical non-alignment and contemporary resource sovereignty. After decades of navigati...
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#Publication Sharing my new forum article in @ispjournal.bsky.social titled "What do Academics Bring to the Policy Table? Reflecting on the Africa–China Negotiators Workshop Series"where I reflect on my experience as a policy-facing academic with infrastructure negotiations between China and Africa
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Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo @chinasa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"Multiplexity as a conceptual framework also offers an avenue to reflect on better policy options in the digital sphere, as it could bring policymakers to better involve various actors in dynamic and complex digital partnerships." academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Navigating the Multiplexity of Africa’s Digital Partnerships amidst Global Rivalry
Abstract. Digital development has progressively become a public policy priority for many African governments and occupies an increasingly important place i
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Kicking off the new year with my new research article (open access) published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social Global Studies Quarterly on Navigating the Multiplexity of Africa’s digital partnerships amid global rivalry. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Navigating the Multiplexity of Africa’s Digital Partnerships amidst Global Rivalry
Abstract. Digital development has progressively become a public policy priority for many African governments and occupies an increasingly important place i
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Sharing my latest article titled "The Study of Agency in Africa–China Relations: The Case for Typologies" published in PS: Political science and Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social as part of a symposium Rethinking China–Africa Engagements in the Age of Discontent www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Study of Agency in Africa–China Relations: The Case for Typologies | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
The Study of Agency in Africa–China Relations: The Case for Typologies - Volume 58 Issue 3
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I am joining the editorial board of International Studies Perspectives @ispjournal.bsky.social . The journal encourages submissions that bridge different academic disciplines, the academic and policymaking worlds, and the teacher-student gap globally conceived. academic.oup.com/isp.
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International Studies Perspectives | Oxford Academic
An official journal of the International Studies Association. Publishes papers on policy research and commentary, pedagogical analyses, visions of the Discipline, and pieces of interest to the interna...
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Lionel Zevounou @lzevouno.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
J'ai le plaisir de partager mon dernier article paru dans African Affairs. Cet article explore la questions des droits humains dans la pensée de Paulin Hountondji. Bonne lecture : academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...
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La Question des Droits Humains dans la Pensée de Paulin Hountondji
Le philosophe béninois Paulin Hountondji nous a quittés le 2 février 2024 à Porto-Novo, Bénin. L’exploration et la critique de sa pensée n’en sont encore q
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
📍Chicago
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Many great panels and engagement at #ISA2025. Great seeing colleagues and friends again. A highlight was to be here in Chicago with my PhD students and research collaborators from LECIAD, University of Ghana who attended the annual convention and presented their ongoing research.
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Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Off to #ISA2025 ! If you plan to attend come and join the following discussions: (1) Global South and disruptive Technologies in Governance (2) The evolving global order and IR Theory (3) Professional development for scholars in and from the Global South (4)Why and how book reviews can benefit you
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