Richard Bourne
Biographic Data
| ID | 318296 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Bourne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourne |
| SIGNATURE | BOURNE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Commonwealth Education Trust |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-2580-0606 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Common interests, narrow foundations: The politics of evidence, centralisation, and foundational learning in the Australian Capital Territory
Can a summit in Antigua and Barbuda salvage the UN’s role for peace
The Commonwealth and hard power – who would stand up for Guyana
Joining the Commonwealth – a role for the CPA
How many Heads make a CHOGM
Commonwealth and realpolitik
Commonwealth and realpolitik." The Round Table, 112(5), pp. 547–548 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
Ukraine and the South
Ukraine and the South." The Round Table, 112(3), pp. 353–354 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author
An African Commonwealth
A question of democracy
If the Commonwealth is the answer, what was the defining question?Since the Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 30 years ago this year, it is supposed to be, ‘Is your country a member of an associatio
Mothers of the Revolution
Submarines and the Commonwealth
A New Introduction to Theology: Embodiment, Experience and Encounter
Encountering theology for the first time is exciting, but it can also be daunting. Some struggle to connect with doctrinal discussion they perceive to be abstract or abstruse. Others may find the scope of theology, and the connections between different theological issues, dizzying. In order to address these difficulties and keep the initial excitement alive, A New Introduction to Theology offers a range of accessible, practical, experiential and …
Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, society & Islamic radicalization in Northern Nigeria
The joint editor of this collection is suitably modest in her preface. ‘With over 25 books on Nigeria’s violent Islamic insurgency since 2014, one could be forgiven for asking whether we really nee
Two types of Youth Ambassador – a telling contrast
Brazil-Africa Relations: Historical Dimensions and Contemporary Engagements from the 1960s to the Present
Impact of the Commonwealth: Need for Investigation
One reason why the Commonwealth is marginal to the concern of its 54 governments is that few know what it does that has impact. What does it do that succeeds, what doesn’t?This could begin to chang
Commonwealth Charter and SDGs: Is There a Connection
It was at a Marlborough House reception on 4 July 2017 for the Commonwealth Association, of former Secretariat and Foundation staff, that I first heard Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General, make an
Rwanda and CHOGM 2020
Is Rwanda a suitable host for the 2020 Commonwealth summit, given the various commitments to democracy, freedom of expression and human rights in the Commonwealth Charter 2012? Or did the leaders i
Far From Healthy? The State of Nigerian Media
This article traces the important role of the media in Nigerian history from the nineteenth century to the present, in anti-colonial and independence movements, through military rule and under uncertain democracy. Successive governments have sought to restrain and control print media and broadcasting. Today, the proliferation of social media, technological change and dependence on advertising-based revenues all raise new questions of accountabili…
Buhari: The Making of a President
This is an inside story, by one of President Buhari’s key early backers, of how he came to win the Nigerian presidency at the fourth attempt, upending the rule of Nigerian politics since the return
Women and the War on Boko Haram; The Chibok Girls
The scale of death, displacement, illness and hunger caused by Boko Haram is a disaster. It is also a disaster that, compared with crises in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, gets shockingly little attenti
Displaced identity
Understanding Zimbabwe
An Anniversary to Commemorate
By comparison with the 70th anniversary of independence for millions from the Indian Raj, the 50th birthday of Gemini News Service, founded by a long-serving member of the Round Table, was never go
West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency
Eat the Heart of the Infidel’: The Harrowing of Nigeria and the Rise of Boko Haram
‘Eat the Heart of the Infidel’: The Harrowing of Nigeria and the Rise of Boko Haram." The Round Table, 105(4), pp. 429–430
West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song
Migration, Mining and the African Diaspora: Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Barbara P. Josiah New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, pp. 274, ISBN 978-0230-11589-7 (hardback) One of the few things that British youngsters may know about Guyanese history is that, in the Elizabe
Commonwealth and realpolitik
Commonwealth and realpolitik." The Round Table, 112(5), pp. 547–548 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
The Commonwealth: Problem solving in our globalized Era
The Commonwealth is often ignored or neglected by current students of international relations, yet the suggestion is that it can play a big role in an increasingly uncertain and confused world. Its achievements are far greater than it is given credit for, especially in the areas of business, ethical norms, the environment, conflict resolution, education and other features of a globalized yet disintegrating world. Where the Commonwealth needs to i…
Observing Sri Lanka's parliamentary election
(1995). Observing Sri Lanka's parliamentary election. The Round Table: Vol. 84, No. 333, pp. 67-72
The Commonwealth and human rights
Political Leaders of Latin America
The medicalization and legalization of child abuse
Certain symptoms of family crisis and childhood injury are being "medicalized," "legalized," and called "child abuse"--to be processed and dealt with by a range of professionals who derive their social legitimacy and support in the process. Professional conflicts are considered, and the effects of the system on treatment interventions are discussed. Guidelines are offered to minimize the abuse of power of the professional definers
Critical Perspectives on Child Abuse
Unhappy Families: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Family Violence
The Commonwealth and human rights
Commonwealth at Unced
Observing Sri Lanka's parliamentary election
(1995). Observing Sri Lanka's parliamentary election. The Round Table: Vol. 84, No. 333, pp. 67-72
Cumberland lodge: The influence of a conference centre
Social Problems: Causes, Consequences, Interventions
Ivory towers or driving forces for change
The significance of education in Commonwealth debate has diminished over the past 30 years, as the position of universities in many developing country members has become increasingly fragile. For many institutions, the sheer pressures of day-to-day existence, and the relative weakness and lack of finance, impair their ability to build on Commonwealth links and to enhance their capacity to use their full potential for technological, economic and s…
The significance of 11 September 2001 and after
(2002). The significance of 11 September 2001 and after. The Round Table: Vol. 91, No. 363, pp. 77-90
The Commonwealth and civil society: Deepening foundations, or appreciating limits
Recent years have seen a deepening relationship between the official Commonwealth and the non‐governmental and civil society world. Nevertheless that relationship has been complex, uneven and open to differing interpretations. The author traces the recent history of the relationship, highlights some of the key problems and issues involved, compares the relationship with what is happening elsewhere at the international level, and suggests some way…
A Commonwealth of ideas: A valedictory on leaving the headship of the CPSU
At the end of his term as Head of the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit, the author assesses the strengths and weakness of the organization, arguing that, in a globalized world, the Commonwealth and its agencies are paradoxically not truly global, but trapped in an outmoded geographic framework. He detects signs that this balance of power within the Commonwealth, for decades dominated by the vestiges of Empire and the organization's UK base, is ch…
The Commonwealth: Problem solving in our globalized Era
The Commonwealth is often ignored or neglected by current students of international relations, yet the suggestion is that it can play a big role in an increasingly uncertain and confused world. Its achievements are far greater than it is given credit for, especially in the areas of business, ethical norms, the environment, conflict resolution, education and other features of a globalized yet disintegrating world. Where the Commonwealth needs to i…
Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe
No one in 1980 could have guessed that Zimbabwe would become a failed state on such a monumental and tragic scale. In this incisive and revealing book, Richard Bourne shows how a country which had every prospect of success when it achieved a delayed independence in 1980 became a brutal police state with hyperinflation, collapsing life expectancy and abandonment by a third of its citizens less than thirty years later. Beginning with the British co…
Into Africa: The Imperial Life of Margery Perham
Migration, Mining and the African Diaspora: Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Barbara P. Josiah New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, pp. 274, ISBN 978-0230-11589-7 (hardback) One of the few things that British youngsters may know about Guyanese history is that, in the Elizabe
Against the Odds: A History of the Zimbabwe Project Trust Beyond the Enclave: Towards a Pro-poor and Inclusive Strategy for Zimbabwe
Nigeria: Fragile, Failed or Fizzling with Energy
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria Noo Saro-Wiwa London, Granta, 2012, pp. viii + 309, ISBN 9781847080301 (paperback) There was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra Chinua Achebe Lo
Communication, Punishment, and Virtue: The Theological Limitation of (Post)Secular Penance
This essay suggests that while A ntony D uff's model of criminal punishment as secular penance is pregnant with possibilities for theological reception and reflection, it proceeds by way of a number of separations that are brought into question by the penitential traditions of C hristianity. The first three of these—between justice and mercy, censure and invitation, and state and victim, constrain the true communicative character of his account o…
Ramphal on Record/The Record on Ramphal: A Review Article
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency
Nigeria’s Centenary: Anything to Celebrate
Nigeria’s centenary year has ended on a downer—oil prices have collapsed, Boko Haram is running riot and it looks as though the Chibok girls forcibly converted to Islam may never be rescued. Presid
West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song
Eat the Heart of the Infidel’: The Harrowing of Nigeria and the Rise of Boko Haram
‘Eat the Heart of the Infidel’: The Harrowing of Nigeria and the Rise of Boko Haram." The Round Table, 105(4), pp. 429–430
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