Contact details
- Name:
- Professor Henning Melber
- Qualifications:
- PhD (Political Sciences) Habilitation (Development Studies)
- Position/Fellowship type:
- Senior Research Fellow
- Fellowship term:
- 24-Jul-2015 to 31-Jul-2021
- Institute:
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- Home institution:
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Location:
- PO Box 1703 SE-75147 Uppsala Sweden
- Phone:
- +46-(0)706794411
- Email address:
- Henning.Melber@nai.uu.se
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- Civil Rights, Colonies & Colonization, emigration & immigration, Communities, Classes, Races, Globalization & Development, History, Human rights, International Relations, Politics
- Regions:
- Africa
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Dag Hammarskjöld and the United Nations; (History of) Racism, Southern Africa, Namibia, Liberation Movements as Governments
- Project summary relevant to Fellowship:
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- Publication Details
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Related publications/articles:
Date Details 01-Jun-2021 Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte als Gegenwart: Land und Entwicklung in Namibia Journal articles
Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 10-25
18-May-2021 Competitive Authoritarianism in a Constitutional Democracy: The Case of SWAPO in Namibia Chapters
In: Charles M. Fombad/Nico Steytler (eds), Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 161-185
22-Mar-2021 Zimbabwe’s Foreign Policy Under Mnangagwa (with RogerSouthall) Journal articles
Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 234-250
31-Dec-2020 In the Shadow of Apartheid: The Windhoek Old Location Journal articles
Southern Journal for Contemporary History, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 33-58
07-Dec-2020 Die Welt aus der Perspektive der Entwicklungssoziologe. Festschrift für Dieter Neubert Edited Book
Co-editor (with Artur Bogner, Reinhart Kößler and Rüdiger Korff,) Baden-Baden: Nomos
12-Oct-2020 Namibia Chapters
In: Albert K. Awedoba/Benedikt Kamski/Andreas Mehler/David Sebudubudu (eds), Africa Yearbook, volume 16. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2019. Leiden and Boston: Brill, pp. 506-514
20-Aug-2020 Germany and Namibia: Negotiating Genocide Journal articles
Journal of Genocide Research, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 502-514
26-Jun-2020 Geingob 2.0. Namibia’s new government Journal articles
Journal of Namibian Studies, no. 27, pp. 101-121
20-Feb-2020 Namibia’s parliamentary and presidential elections: the honeymoon is over Journal articles
The Round Table, vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 13-22
03-Jan-2020 Sam Nujoma: Lebenslänglich Freiheitskämpfer. Chapters
In: Michael Epkenhans/Ewald Frie (eds), Politiker ohne Amt. Von Metternich bis Helmut Schmidt. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, pp. 239-256
02-Dec-2019 Global governance and human rights: South Africa and the United Nations Chapters
In: Vasu Reddy/Heather Thuynsma (eds), The undiscovered country. Essays in honour of Maxi Schoeman. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies 2019, pp. 49-66
01-Nov-2019 No Rainbow yet in Sight: Southern Africa under Liberation Movements as Governments. Journal articles
The Round Table, vol. 108, no. 5, pp. 531-541
15-Oct-2019 Deutschland und Afrika. Anatomie eines komplexen Verhältnisses Edited Book
Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel. Including own chapters on Das Deutsche Afrika, pp. 7-21 and Herausforderungen deutscher Dekolonisierung, pp. 209-219
10-Oct-2019 Africa Yearbook, volume 15. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2018 Edited Book
(Co-editor, with Victor Adetula, Benedikt Kamski and Andreas Mehler). Leiden: Brill Including own chapters on Southern Africa, pp. 415-423 and Namibia, pp. 487-495 and a co-authored chapter (with co-editors) on Sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 3-15
01-Jul-2019 Auf der Suche nach “Entwicklung”. Ein Abgesang auf eine Begriffsverwirrung. Chapters
In: Michaela Fink, Jonas Metzger and Anne Zulauf (eds), Was wird aus der Hoffnung? Interdisziplinäre Denkanstöße für neue Formen des Miteinanders. Gießen: Psychosozial-Verlag, pp. 105-115
15-Apr-2019 Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations and the Decolonisation of Africa. Monographs
London: Hurst
10-Apr-2019 Elmar Altvater (1938-2018) Chapters
In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 18-23
10-Apr-2019 Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) Chapters
In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 195-200
10-Apr-2019 Inge Kaul (1944-) Chapters
In: David Simon (ed), Key Thinkers on Development. Second (expanded) edition. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 234-239
05-Apr-2019 Populism in Southern Africa under liberation movements as governments. Journal articles
In: Review of African Political Economy, vol. 45, no. 158, 2018, pp. 678-686
30-Mar-2019 China in Namibia: An ’All-Weather-Friendship’ Examined. Journal articles
In: afriche e orienti, vol. 20, nos. 1-2, 2018, pp. 7-23
20-Mar-2019 Colonialism, Land, Ethnicity, and Class: Namibia after the Second National Land Conference Journal articles
In: Africa Spectrum, vol. 54, no. 1, 2019, pp. 73-86
01-Feb-2019 Knowledge Production, Ownership and the Power of Definition: Perspectives on and from Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapters
In: Isa Baud/Elisabetta Basile/Tiina Kontinen/Susanne von Itter (eds), Building Development Studies for the New Millennium. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 265-287
15-Dec-2018 Looking East/Going South: The Namibian-Chinese “All Weather Friendship” Journal articles
Stichproben. Vienna Journal of African Studies, no. 35, pp. 25-50
01-Nov-2018 Völkermord – Anerkennung ohne Entschuldigung und Entschädigung? Verwicklungen in verwobener Geschichte Chapters
Co-authored with Reinhart Kössler. In: Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst/Joachim Zeller (eds), Deutschland postcolonial? Die Gegenwart der imperialen Vergangenheit. Berlin: Metropol Verlag, pp. 223-242
15-Oct-2018 Africa Yearbook, volume 14. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2017 Edited Book
Leiden: Brill
30-Aug-2018 United in Separation? Lozi Secessionism in Zambia and Malawi. Chapters
Co-authored with Wolfgang Zeller. In: Lotje de Vries, Pierre Englebert, Mareike Schomerus (eds), Secessionism in African Politics: Aspiration, Grievance, Performance, Disenchantment. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan 2018, pp. 293-328
01-Jun-2018 Knowledge Production and Decolonisation – Not Only African Challenges Journal articles
Strategic Review for Southern Africa
01-Apr-2018 The shifting grounds of emancipation: From the anti-colonial struggle to a critique of post-colonial society Chapters
UNAM Press
01-Dec-2017 Heroic narratives, patriotic history and Namibian politics: The case of (Herman) Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo (1924-2017) Journal articles
Journal of Namibian Studies
01-Dec-2017 Genocide Matters. Negotiating a Namibian-German Past in the Present Journal articles
Stichproben. Vienna Journal for African Studies
01-Oct-2017 Namibia. Gesellschaftspolitische Erkundungen seit der Unabhängigkeit. Monographs
Brandes & Apsel (2nd, enlarged edition)
01-Oct-2017 Explorations into modernity, colonialism and genocide: Revisiting the past in the present Journal articles
acta academica
01-Oct-2017 Explorations into modernity, colonialism and genocide: Revisiting the past in the present Journal articles
acta academica
01-May-2017 Völkermord - und was dann? Zur Politik deutsch-namibischer Vergangenheitsbearbeitung Monographs
Brandes & Apsel
01-May-2017 Africa Yearbook, volume 13. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2016 Edited Book
Brill
01-May-2017 China and Namibia: an All-Weather Friendship Investigated Chapters
Palgrave MacMillan
01-May-2017 Agency Chapters
J.B. Metzeler
01-May-2017 Why we need a Constitution Chapters
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
01-May-2017 Mediating Decolonization. Dealing with conflict parties - the long way to Namibia's transition to independence Chapters
Nomos/Bloomsbury
01-May-2017 Struggle Mentality versus Democracy: The case of SWAPO of Namibia Chapters
Routledge
01-May-2017 The African Middle Classes - in the middle of what? Journal articles
in ROAPE Taylor and Francis
01-May-2017 Changing of the Guard? An Journal articles
in African Affairs
01-May-2017 How Democratic is Namibia's Democracy? Journal articles
in Taiwan Journal of Democracy
01-May-2017 Mission Impossible: Hammarskjöld and the UN Mandate for the Congo (1960-1961) Journal articles
in Africa Security, Tayler and Francis
01-Oct-2016 Rassismus und Entwicklungspolitik Chapters
Springer
01-Oct-2016 Wieviel Klasse hat die afrikanische Chapters
Nomos
01-Oct-2016 Update: Journey for Truth - From Chapters
Hurst
01-Oct-2016 Africa Yearbook, volume 12. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2015 Edited Book
Brill
01-Oct-2016 The Rise of Africa's Middle Class Edited Book
Zed
01-Oct-2015 Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Edited Book
Co-editor (with Sebastian Elischer, Rolf Hofmeier and Andreas Mehler). Leiden: Brill
01-Mar-2015 Namibia. Gesellschaftspolitische Erkundungen seit der Unabhängigkeit. Monographs
Frankfurt/Main: Brandes & Apsel
01-Dec-2014 Understanding Namibia. The trials of Independence. Monographs
London: Hurst and Johannesburg: Jacana (also New York: Oxford University Press 2015)
01-May-2014 Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and Inter-national Agency. Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld Edited Book
Co-editor (with Carsten Stahn). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press