Robtel Neajai Pailey
Expertise
Conflict Resolution and Peace-buildingDemocracy and Political Participation
Human Rights
Refugees, Migration, IDPs
Social Movements & Non-violent Resistance
Women's Rights
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Media
Liberia has suffered 20 years of ‘negative peace’. It’s time for change Al Jazeera Aug 17, 2023
All you need to know about Liberia’s new dual citizenship law Al Jazeera Jul 27 2022
Can you be a citizen of more than one country? Here’s what to learn from Liberia. Book Review Washington Post Aug 27, 2021
Liberia’s Political Economy of Belonging: an interview with Robtel Neajai Pailey Review of African Political Economy July 13, 2021
Liberia’s Weah might be in for a rude awakening at the polls Aljazeera Dec 1, 2020
Africa does not need saving during this pandemic Aljazeera Apr 13, 2020
The struggles for Liberian citizenship Aljazeera Jan 29, 2019
Aljazeera: Treating Africans with an untested Ebola drug
The Guardian: Ebola has caused Liberia’s cauldron of dissatisfaction to boil over
Robtel Neajai Pailey (@RobtelNeajai) is a Liberian academic, activist and author with more than 15 years of professional experiences in Africa, Europe and North America. She is currently Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Her book, Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia, was published by Cambridge University Press in January 2021. She is also author of anti-corruption children’s books Gbagba and Jaadeh! Among Robtel’s core areas of expertise are the political economy of development, migration, conflict, post-war recovery, and governance.