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Keyi Tang @keyitang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Really enjoyed this thoughtful conversation with Keren and Erik about my book, Power Over Progress. We got into the nitty-gritty of how host-country politics shape China-financed projects—and what that means for transparency, accountability, and who benefits. Please give it a listen!

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Keyi Tang @keyitang.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Super excited to come to Oxford next week to present my new book with @universitypress.cambridge.org!

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

📚 Blavatnik Book Talk: Power Over Progress Join author Keyi Tang in conversation with Prof Yeling Tan, which analyses geocoded projects financed by China, the World Bank, and OECD bilateral donors across 48 African countries. 📆 15 May, 5:30pm BST Register ⬇️ ow.ly/Sp9l50Yz6tJ

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Blavatnik Book Talk: Power Over Progress

Join author Keyi Tang in conversation with Professor Yeling Tan to discuss her new book Power Over Progress: How Politics Shape Development Finance in Africa.

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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Two districts need roads. One is poor, isolated, and needs a road to connect farmers to the market. The other is politically pivotal in the next election. Which one gets the road? That question reveals the politics behind development finance in Africa.

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Please share! Call for papers in the political economy of development @pavisuri.bsky.social and I are delighted to share details for the political economy of development section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 docs.google.com/document/d/1... We welcome great work and fresh ideas!

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Call for Papers

Call for Papers: Political Economy of Development (PED) Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast We invite submissions of high-quality work on any topic in the political economy of development or comparative pol...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

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Boston University Global Development Policy Center @gdp-center.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

A new journal article by Solomon Owusu, @keyitang.bsky.social + Gideon Ndubuisi examines the impact of 🇨🇳Chinese foreign direct investment on low-carbon industrialization in Africa, within the context of China’s growing economic ties with the continent. Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/07/...

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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

How will cuts to USAID affect the world's poorest? Insights from my research in Zambia www.youtube.com/shorts/e59VL...

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How will cuts to USAID affect the world’s poorest? Insights from my research https://t.co/RPlsMDYU0u

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Ken Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Also, a lot of people misread this piece when it came out. But it’s worth re-reading. Autocracy, esp in high-income contexts, can be boring and easy to ignore: Everyday Authoritarianism is Boring and Tolerable: tompepinsky.com/2017/01/06/e...

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Everyday Authoritarianism is Boring and Tolerable

Malaysia is a country that I know well, and whose political system I have studied closely for fifteen years. It is also a country whose political liberalization I have long awaited. Malaysia has a …

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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2025 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞! Know anyone who could use tools and networks to disseminate policy-relevant academic research? Now's the time! Applications close Sunday 1/26@11:59pm MT www.bridgingthegapproject.org/ipsi

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IPSI — Bridging the Gap

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