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Researching how digital technologies are reshaping work, entrepreneurship and economic development, with a particular focus on Africa.
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The Moral Economy of the Machine: A Sociology of Work and Digital Transformation in Nigeria examines how digital technologies are reshaping work, livelihoods and economic life in Nigeria. Drawing on research into digital workers and the changing organisation of work, the book explores the relationship between technology, labour, inequality, entrepreneurship and the wider social conditions in which digital transformation takes place.
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Developing countries may face less AI-driven automation than richer economies, but that does not mean they are protected. The bigger risk is that AI transforms global competition faster than workers and firms can turn the technology into productivity gains.
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The promise of technological leapfrogging has shaped development thinking for years: countries that missed earlier stages of industrial…
Across much of Africa and the developing world, informal work is often treated as a temporary defect that…
Technology research in Africa has often asked whether theories developed elsewhere can explain African realities. Perhaps the more…
The debate about Africa’s digital future often begins with technology: broadband, artificial intelligence, fintech, digital identity, cloud infrastructure…
Resilience is often celebrated as one of the great strengths of people and businesses in developing economies. But…
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My work examines the relationship between digital technologies, work, entrepreneurship, institutions and policy, with particular attention to African economies and the realities that shape technological change.
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