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BOOKS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Giovanni Carbone \u2013 Lucia Ragazzi (eds.), Is Africa turning against the West?<\/em><\/a>, Milan, ISPI, 2023<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone \u2013 Camillo Casola (eds.), Sahel: 10 years of instability. Local, regional and international dynamics<\/em><\/a>, Milan, ISPI, 2022<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Europe and Africa. The long search for common ground<\/a><\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2021<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone \u2013 Alessandro Pellegata, Political leadership in Africa. Leaders and development south of the Sahara<\/em><\/a>, Cambridge University Press, 2020<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Africa\u2019s thorny Horn. Searching for a new balance in the age of pandemic<\/a>, <\/em>Milan, ISPI, 2020<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone, L\u2019Africa. Gli stati, la politica, i conflitti<\/em><\/a>, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (IV ed. aggiornata, I ed. 2005)<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Leaders for a new Africa. Democrats, autocrats and development<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2019<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.),\u00a0A vision of Africa’s future, Mapping change, transformations and trajectories towards 2030<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2018<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.),\u00a0Out of Africa. Why people migrate<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2017<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.), South Africa: the need for change<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2016<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Africa: still rising?<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2015<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (with Marta Montanini), Leoni d’Africa. Come l’Italia pu\u00f2 intercettare la crescita subsahariana<\/em><\/a>, Milano, Universit\u00e0 Bocconi Editore, 2015<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone (with Gianpaolo Bruno, Gian Paolo Calchi Novati, Marta Montanini), Scommettere sull\u2019Africa emergente. Opportunit\u00e0 e scenari della presenza italiana nell\u2019Africa subsahariana<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2013<\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone, No-party democracy? Ugandan politics in comparative perspective<\/a>, <\/em>Boulder (Co), Lynne Rienner, 2008 (selezionato tra i candidati al Best Book on African Politics Award dell\u2019African Politics Conference Group)<\/p>\n

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES ON INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giovanni Carbone\u00a0(with Tiziana Corda and Christian Mella), \u201cBeyond recipient needs and donor self-interests: third-kind relational drivers of Italy\u2019s aid policy in Africa\u201d, Journal of Development Studies<\/em>, 2026 (forthcoming<\/em>)<\/p>\n

– , \u201cAnti-Westernism in Africa: meanings, roots and reach of a growing aversion<\/a>\u201d, Third World Quarterly<\/em>, 2025<\/p>\n

– (with Alessandro Pellegata), “Better days to come? Military coups, economic growth, and the restoration of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa<\/a>“, African Security<\/em>, 18(4), 2025, pp. 320-344<\/p>\n

– (with Marco Giuliani and Massimo Chignoli), “Italy\u2019s bilateral agreements with sub-Saharan countries: A quantitative exploration of intensity, timing and drivers<\/a>“, Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche<\/em>, 1, 2026, pp. 31-59<\/p>\n

– (with Andrea Cassani), \u201cAfrica’s lame ducks: second-term presidents and the rule of law<\/a>\u201d, Government & Opposition<\/em>, 59, 2024, pp. 543-565<\/p>\n

– , \u201cItaly\u2019s return to Africa: between external and domestic drivers\u201d, Italian Political Science Review<\/em><\/a>, 53, 2023, pp. 293-311<\/p>\n

– (with Alessandro Pellegata), \u201cResearching the dynamics of leaders\u2019 replacement: The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset<\/a>\u201d, European Political Science<\/em>,\u00a017(2), 2018,\u00a0pp. 187\u2013210<\/p>\n

– (with Alessandro Pellegata), \u201cTo elect or not to elect. Leaders, alternation in power and social welfare in sub-Saharan Africa\u201d<\/a>, Journal of Development Studies<\/em>, 53 (12), 2017, pp.\u00a01965-1987<\/p>\n

– (with Andrea Cassani), \u201cNigeria and democratic progress by elections in Africa\u201d<\/a>, Africa Spectrum<\/em>, 3, 2016, pp. 33-59<\/p>\n

– (with Vincenzo Memoli and Lia Quartapelle), \u201cAre lions democrats? The impact of democratization on economic growth in Africa, 1980-2010\u201d<\/a>, Democratization<\/em>, 23 (1), 2016, pp. 27-48<\/p>\n

– (with Andrea Cassani), \u201cCitizen wellbeing in African competitive authoritarian regimes\u201d<\/a>, Zeitschrift fuer Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft \/ Comparative Politics and Governance<\/em>, 10 (supplement 1), 2016, pp. 191-213<\/p>\n

– (with Vincenzo Memoli), \u201cDoes democratization foster state consolidation? Democratic rule, political order, and administrative capacity\u201d<\/a>, Governance<\/em>, 28 (1), 2015, pp. 5-24<\/p>\n

– , \u201cDemocratization as a state-building mechanism: a preliminary discussion of an understudied relationship\u201d<\/a>, Political Studies Review<\/em>, 13 (1), 2015, pp. 11-21<\/p>\n

– ,\u00a0\u201cDo new democracies deliver social welfare? Political regimes and health policy in Ghana and Cameroon”<\/a>,\u00a0Democratization<\/em>, 19 (2), 2012, pp.157-183 (Premio Frank Cass 2012 per il Migliore Articolo su Democratization, Routledge\/Taylor & Francis Publishers<\/u>)<\/p>\n

– , \u201cDemocratic demands and social policies: the politics of health reform in Ghana\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0Journal of Modern African Studies<\/em>, 49 (3), 2011, pp.381-408<\/p>\n

– , \u201cLas consecuencias de la democratizaci\u00f3n\u201d, Journal of Democracy en Espa\u00f1ol<\/em>, 2, 2010, pp.139-156<\/p>\n

– , \u201cThe consequences of democratization\u201d<\/a>, Journal of Democracy<\/em>, 20 (2), 2009, pp. 123-137<\/p>\n

– , \u201cPolitical parties and party systems in Africa: themes and research perspectives\u201d, World Political Science Review<\/em>, 3 (3), 2007, pp.1-29<\/p>\n

– , \u201cComprendre les partis et les syst\u00e8mes de partis africains: entre mod\u00e8les et recherches empiriques\u201d<\/a>, Politique Africaine<\/em>, 104, 2006, pp. 18-37<\/p>\n

– , \u201cContinuidade na renova\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em>? Ten years of multiparty politics in Mozambique: roots, evolution and stabilisation of the Frelimo-Renamo party system\u201d<\/a>, Journal of Modern African Studies<\/em>, 43 (3), 2005, pp. 417-442<\/p>\n

– , \u201cPolitical parties in a ‘no-party democracy’. Hegemony and opposition under ‘Movement democracy’ in Uganda\u201d<\/a>, Party Politics<\/em>, 9 (4), 2003, pp. 485-502<\/p>\n

– , \u201cConstitutional alternatives for the regulation of ethnic politics? Institution-building principles in Uganda\u2019s and South Africa\u2019s transitions\u201d<\/a>, Journal of Contemporary African Studies<\/em>, 19 (2), July 2001, pp.229-252<\/p>\n

OTHER PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

G.Carbone, \u201cSudafrica. La democrazia dopo l\u2019apartheid\u201d, in Salvatore Vassallo (ed.), Sistemi politici comparati<\/em>, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2026 (III ed.), pp. 381-399<\/p>\n

– (with Lucia Ragazzi), Rebooting Italy\u2019s Africa policy: making the Mattei Plan work<\/a><\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2024 [Il Piano Mattei: verso nuove relazioni Italia-Africa?<\/a><\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2025]<\/p>\n

– (with Andrea Cassani), \u201cElectoral Authoritarianism: Persistence and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa\u201d, in Natasha Lindstaedt \u2013 Jeroen Van den Bosch (eds), Research Handbook on Authoritarianism<\/em><\/a>, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024, pp. 25-41<\/p>\n

– (with Andrea Cassani and Tiziana Corda), \u201cSub-Saharan Africa\u201d, in A. Croissant and L. Tomini (eds), Routledge Handbook of Autocratization<\/em><\/a>, London, Routledge, 2024, pp. 548-563<\/p>\n

– (lead author), Il Piano Mattei: rilanciare l\u2019<\/em>Africa policy dell\u2019Italia<\/em><\/a>, Position Paper della Comunit\u00e0 Italiana di Politica Estera, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, 2024<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 (lead author with Lucia Ragazzi), L\u2019Africa al centro della riorganizzazione del sistema internazionale<\/em><\/a>, Position Paper Comunit\u00e0 Italiana di Politica Estera, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, 2024<\/p>\n

– (with Federico Donelli, Lucia Ragazzi, Valeria Talbot), La Turchia in Africa: ambizioni e interessi di una potenza regionale<\/em><\/a>, Approfondimenti n. 208, Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale, Camera dei Deputati \u2013 Senato della Repubblica \u2013 Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Roma, 2023<\/p>\n

– (with Lucia Ragazzi), \u201cThe return of poverty and hunger<\/a>“, in A. Colombo \u2013 P. Magri (eds), Back to the future<\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2023, pp. 107-121<\/p>\n

– , \u201cMajor external players in Africa: A \u2018competitive chain\u2019<\/a>“, in A. Colombo \u2013 P. Magri (eds), The great transition<\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2022, pp. 175-185<\/p>\n

– , \u201cThe EU\u2019s New Africa Strategy: Brussels\u2019 proposal and African\u00a0responses<\/a>\u201d, in A. Colombo \u2013 P. Magri (eds), The world and the pandemic: Europe\u2019s hour?<\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2021, pp. 161-174<\/p>\n

– (with Alessandro Pellegata), \u201cLeaders, multiparty elections and developmental performances in sub-Saharan Africa\u201d, in Gordon Crawford and Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai (eds), Research Handbook on Democracy and Development<\/em><\/a>, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2021, pp. 194-211<\/p>\n

– , Europe: Team Play in Africa? The Africa Policies of EU Member States<\/em><\/a>, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin, 2020<\/p>\n

– , \u201cA new Horn. Still thorny\u201d, in Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Africa\u2019s thorny Horn. Searching for a new balance in the age of pandemic<\/a>, <\/em>Milan, ISPI, 2020, pp. 13-30<\/p>\n

– <\/em>(lead author), Cause di migrazione e contesti di origine<\/em><\/a>, ISPI-Caritas, Milan, 2020<\/p>\n

– , \u201cAfrica<\/a>\u201d, in Alessandro Colombo e Paolo Magri (ed.), Work in progress. The end of a world – Part I<\/em>I<\/em>, Milano, ISPI, 2020, pp.109-119<\/p>\n

– , \u201cAfrican leaders: a changing landscape and its implications\u201d, in Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Leaders for a new Africa. Democrats, autocrats and development<\/em><\/a>, Milan, ISPI, 2019, pp.10-25<\/p>\n

– , \u201cNigeria and contemporary African migration\u201d, in Torelli, Stefano (ed.), The great Mediterranean challenge What pushes people from Africa northwards<\/em><\/a>, Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations, Milan, 2019, pp. 43-55<\/p>\n

– , \u201cMapping change in Africa<\/a>\u201d, in Giovanni Carbone (ed.),\u00a0A <\/em>vision<\/em> of Africa’s future, Mapping change, transformations and trajectories towards 2030<\/em>, Milano, ISPI, 2018, pp.15-40<\/p>\n

– , \u201cBetween a rock and a hard place: why Africans migrate\u201d, in Giovanni Carbone (ed.), Out of Africa. Why people migrate<\/em>, Milan, ISPI, 2017, pp. 13-30<\/p>\n

-, \u201cSudafrica. La democrazia dopo l’apartheid\u201d, in Salvatore Vassallo (a cura di),\u00a0Sistemi politici comparati<\/em>, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2016 (II edizione),\u00a0pp. 385-408<\/p>\n

-, \u201cBig shoes to fill: the ANC and Zuma\u2019s leadership deficit\u201d<\/a>, in Giovanni Carbone (a cura di),\u00a0South Africa: the need for change<\/em>, Milano, ISPI, 2016, pp. 17-34<\/p>\n

-, (con Camillo Casola), Dal Sahel al Corno d\u2019Africa: l\u2019arco di instabilit\u00e0 e le aree di crisi in Africa subsahariana<\/em><\/a>, Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale ISPI (Pubblicazioni per il Parlamento e il Ministero degli Affari Esteri), n. 122, agosto 2016<\/p>\n

-, \u201cThe end of emerging Africa? Prospects for sub-Saharan frontier markets\u201d<\/a>, in Giovanni Carbone (a cura di),\u00a0Africa: still rising?<\/em><\/a>, Milano, ISPI, 2015, pp. 111-135<\/p>\n

– , \u201cOpportunit\u00e0 e strategie per le imprese italiane\u201d, in Gian Paolo Calchi Novati e Marta Montanini (a cura di), La Nigeria in Africa e la politica dell’Italia<\/em><\/a>, Rapporto ISPI per il Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Milano, ISPI, 2014, pp. 68-74<\/p>\n

– , \u201cEconomic and social trends in sub-Saharan Africa\u201d, in Federico Casprini, Sonia Lucarelli, Alessandro Marrone (a cura di), Flexible frameworks, beyond borders. Understanding regional dynamics to enhance cooperative security<\/em>, NATO, Brussels, 2014, pp. 78-89<\/p>\n

– (con Pietro Grilli di Cortona), \u201cDemocrazia e democratizzazioni\u201d, in Gianfranco Pasquino, Marta Regalia, Marco Valbruzzi (eds), Quarant\u2019anni di scienza politica in Italia<\/em>, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013, pp. 49-63<\/p>\n

– , \u201cElections and leadership changes: How do political leaders take (and leave) power in Africa?\u201d, Discussion Papers<\/em>, Consultancy Intelligence Africa, 26 February 2014<\/p>\n

– , \u201cLeadership turnovers in sub-Saharan Africa: from violence and coups to peaceful elections?\u201d, ISPI Analysis<\/em>, no.192, 2013<\/p>\n

– , \u201cL\u2019alba di un tramonto? La guerra in nord Uganda e le prospettive di pace e giustizia\u201d, Afriche e Orienti<\/em>, 10 (1), 2008, pp. 113-120<\/p>\n

– , \u201cLa nuova generazione dei partiti politici africani\u201d, Afriche e Orienti<\/em>, 8 (3-4), 2006, pp. 124-135<\/p>\n

– , \u201cPartiti politici e sistemi di partito in Africa. Temi e prospettive di ricerca\u201d<\/a>, Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica<\/em>, 36 (1), 2006, pp. 57-86<\/p>\n

– , ‘Populism\u2019 visits Africa. The case of Yoweri Museveni and no-party democracy in Uganda<\/em><\/a>, Crisis States Programme Working Paper Series 1, No.73, Development Research Centre, London School of Economics, 2005<\/p>\n

– , \u201cAfrica sub-sahariana\u201d, in Atlante geopolitico mondiale<\/em>, Milano, Touring Club Italiano \u2013 Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, 2004<\/p>\n

– , \u201cState and conflict in Africa: lessons from the Congo wars (1996-2003)\u201d, in Alessandro Gobbicchi (ed.), Globalization, armed conflicts and security<\/em>, Roma, Rubbettino, 2004, pp.171-184<\/p>\n

– , Developing multi-party politics: stability and change in Ghana and Mozambique<\/em><\/a>, Crisis States Programme Working Paper Series 1, No.36, Development Research Centre, London School of Economics, 2003<\/p>\n

– , Transizioni di regime e tentativi di consolidamento in Africa, 1990-2002<\/em>, Working Paper no.1\/2003, Dipartimento di Studi Sociali e Politici, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, 2003<\/p>\n

– , Emerging pluralist politics in Mozambique: the Frelimo-Renamo party system<\/em><\/a>, Crisis States Programme Working Paper Series 1, no. 23, Development Research Centre, London School of Economics, 2002<\/p>\n

– , \u201cFragili tentativi di democratizzazione in Africa\u201d, ISPI-Relazioni Internazionali<\/em>, 10 (10), 2002, pp.31-33<\/p>\n

– , \u201cLe elezioni 2001 in Uganda: evoluzione o involuzione del regime?\u201d, Afriche e Orienti<\/em>, n.3-4, 2001, pp. 106-111<\/p>\n

– , \u201cLo stato dei partiti in uno \u2018stato senza partiti\u2019. L\u2019organizzazione delle opposizioni nella \u2018democrazia del movimento\u2019 ugandese\u201d, Africa<\/em> (Roma), 61(1), marzo 2001, pp. 46-68<\/p>\n

– , \u201cDisguising partisanship and hegemony: A new type of democracy in Uganda?\u201d<\/a>, Il Politico<\/em>, 65(4), 2000, pp.517-538<\/p>\n

– , \u201cRegolazione dei conflitti etnici: le transizioni di Uganda e Sudafrica\u201d, Politica Internazionale<\/em>, 28 (3), maggio-giugno 2000, pp. 243-256<\/p>\n

Short articles and commentaries on African politics and development published, among others, in: La Lettura (Corriere della Sera)<\/em>, Africa&Affari, L<\/em>aVoce.info, Vita NonProfitMagazine, Nigrizia, Formiche, Il Manifesto, Atlante Geopolitico Treccani<\/em>, Dossier ISPI<\/em> and a number of African newspapers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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