New Nationalism and Development in Africa
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Germany
Dirk Kohnert, (Dr.) economist, is deputy director of the Institute of African Affairs at GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, and was editor of Africa Spectrum from 1991 to 2008. Before, he was lecturer in development planning at Bielefeld University; he has a longstanding professional experience as senior development expert in several African countries.