LSE Fellow
Department of International Development
Biography
Pritish Behuria's research focuses on the political economy of late development. In particular, his research explores the politics of industrial policy. His research engages with the literature on political settlements and developmental states, exploring how ruling elites use ideology, violence and rents to protect their reign while sometimes committing to development.
Pritish completed an MSc in International Politics and a PhD in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. He also obtained a BSc in Journalism and International Relations from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Pritish also worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS, teaching at the department and the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy for two years. He is currently also working as a Researcher in the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre at the Brooks World Poverty Institute in the University of Manchester. His future research will compare the development experiences of Ethiopia and Rwanda.
He teaches on DV400, the core course of the MSc Development Studies programme.
Research Interests
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Politics of industrial policy;
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Political settlements;
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Developmental states;
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Regional focus: East and Central Africa
Publications
Peer-reviewed Articles:
Behuria, P. 2015. Between party capitalism and market reforms–understanding sector differences in Rwanda. The Journal of Modern African Studies 53 (3): 415-450.
Behuria, P. Forthcoming. Centralising Rents and Dispersing Power while Pursuing Development: Exploring the Strategic Uses of Military Firms in Rwanda. Forthcoming at Review of African Political Economy.
Book Reviews:
Behuria, P. 2015. Book Review of ‘Rwanda 1994: The Myth of the Akazu Genocide Conspiracy and its Consequences’, by Barrie Collins. Journal of Modern African Studies 53 (2): 258-259.
Behuria, P. 2015. Book Review of ‘Peasants in Power: The Political Economy of Development and Genocide in Rwanda’, By Philip Verwimp. Journal of Agrarian Change 15 (4): 606-609.
Behuria, P. 2015. ‘Comparative Regionalisms for Development in the 21st Century.’, edited by Emmanuel Fanta, Timothy M. Shaw and Vanessa T. Tang. African Affairs 114 (457): 658-660.
Blogs:
Behuria, P. and T. Goodfellow. 2014. Big Houses, Hotels and Increasingly Expensive Gorillas: A Look at Rwanda’s Services-led Developmental State. Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute. http://bit.ly/1vR7ruB
Behuria, P. 2013. Bringing Industrial Policy Back In: A New Flavour to the Narrative of Post-1994 Rwanda. Democracy in Africa. http://democracyinafrica.org/bringing-industrial-policy-back-new-flavour-narrative-post-1994-rwanda/
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