Nick Dines is a Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre. Since 2017 he has conducted fieldwork in Morocco and South Africa. His research focuses on the increasingly strategic role of African cities regarding issues such as political economy, conflict/security and mobility/migration.
During the last 10 years, in the face of continued massive urban growth across the continent, African cities have risen to the top of the agendas of national governments, pan-African development agencies and governmental institutions (such as the African Union) and universities, all of which share the common priority of working towards more sustainable forms of urban development.
