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'Pailey has broken new ground, creating the first in-depth scholarly examination of Liberian citizenship. Her engaging interdisciplinary study draws on over 200 interviews with Liberians and the diaspora to examine the 'political economy of belonging'. An invaluable contribution to the literature of citizenship and dual citizenship in Africa.' Bronwen Manby, London School of Economics and Political Science 'In a global context of growing ferment in citizenship, Pailey's brilliant historical and socio-anthropological account of the politics of belonging in and to Liberia exposes the games of power and privilege in claims, denials and contestations of citizenship and its materialisations.' Francis B. Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town 'Pailey combines an in-depth understanding of Liberian society, politics, and economy that only an insider can possess with the thoroughness, nuance, and rigour of the best kind of outside academic research. The result is an analysis of identity and citizenship in Liberia that is as illuminating as it is convincing.' Severine Autesserre, Barnard College, Columbia University 'Pailey weaves together theory, interviews and reflections from her own experiences navigating Liberia and the diaspora, bringing a richness to the discussion that makes the book accessible to a broad audience.' Beth Elise Whitaker, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 'Robtel Neajai Pailey is prominent among a new cohort of young African scholars who are reinvigorating the way we look at African societies, diasporas, mobility, conflict and citizenship.' Nicholas Van Hear, University of Oxford

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Robtel Neajai Pailey is Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). A Liberian academic, activist, and author, she was previously Mo Ibrahim Foundation PhD Scholar at SOAS, University of London, and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her core areas of research and policy expertise include the political economy of development, migration, race, citizenship, conflict, post-war recovery, and governance.

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