# Book launch: 'Decolonizing African Politics: Bridging the Contours of Debate'

Book launch: 'Decolonizing African Politics: Bridging the Contours of Debate' at SOAS University of London, Tuesday 27 October 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: SOAS University of London
- With: Zoë Marriage
- Go to page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-decolonizing-african-politics-bridging-contours-debate

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A book launch for 'Decolonizing African Politics: Bridging the Contours of Debate', held as a conversation between the author and a fellow academic. It is written by Dr Michael Amoah, a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London, who discusses it with Zoë Marriage, Professor of Security and International Development there. The book approaches Politics and International Relations from postcolonial and decolonial perspectives, offering empirical rebuttals to existing imperial and neocolonial narratives. It examines the etymologies of key concepts and topics used when teaching or discussing Africa at universities, and is aimed at scholars and students of African politics and international relations.

## Dates

- Tuesday 27 October 18:00 — SOAS University of London

Written by a model, sources: [soas.ac.uk](https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-decolonizing-african-politics-bridging-contours-debate)

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