Matteo Grilli
Biographic Data
| ID | 614554 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matteo Grilli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matteo |
| FAMILY NAME | Grilli |
| SIGNATURE | GRILLI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0088-5326 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Beyond the Borders of Lesotho
This article contributes to the literature on international and transnational connections of liberation movements in southern Africa. It examines the understudied history of the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) and its transnational connections in Africa and outside the continent. Based on research in Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, Egypt, Botswana, the UK and Ghana, the article shows how transnational networks of individuals and ideas widely inf…
An academic exchange between JCW Ahiakpor and F Gerits
We do not see very often one of our articles sparking a debate in the pages of our journal. However, we welcome this occurrence. In this case, Frank Gerits’ article in the latest issue of the Southern Journal for Contemporary History - which analyses the economic history of Ghana vis-à-vis the economic and political thought of important Ghanaian economists - has provoked a critical response from one of the intellectuals cited by Gerits himself: J…
Visions of African Unity
Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism in West Africa
West Africa has been the birthplace of some of the most advanced forms of African nationalism and Pan-Africanism. The development of the latter, in particular, became prominent in the region due to the crucial role played by indigenous thinkers as well as to its strong connections with the Atlantic world. This chapter retraces the history of Pan-Africanist thinking in West Africa, illustrating how different ideas and conceptions eventually conver…
Southern African Liberation Movements in Nkrumah’s Ghana
The first sub-Saharan colony to obtain independence in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana offered shelter and aid to liberation movements from all over the continent. Between 1957 and 1966, hundreds of political activists, refugees, and leaders were hosted in the country. The Ghanaian government offered them financial and political assistance and also provided military training for those involved in armed struggles. As one of the key figures of pan-Afri…
Ghana’s Pan-African Policy in 1960
Shifting to the Left (1961–1962)
Translating Theory into Practice (1959)
Between Diplomacy and Revolution (1963–1966)
From Manchester to the All-African People’s Conference (1945–1958)
Imagining, Building and Living Nkrumaism
consider three of the most important recent contributions to the historiographical debate on Nkrumah’s political thought and the impact of Nkrumaism in Ghana and Africa. Each of these monographs has successfully added new insights to the study of Nkrumah’s Ghana, examining how his ideology was born, how it developed, how it was used to build Ghana and finally how it was perceived, contested and lived by Ghanaians. Common to all these studies is t…
Nkrumaism and African Nationalism
Nkrumah’s Ghana and the Armed Struggle in Southern Africa (1961–1966)
Building on newly available primary sources, this article describes Nkrumah’s role in the armed struggle in Southern Africa, including information about the establishment and running of military training camps in Ghana. Moreover, the article examines why Nkrumah’s influence over the liberation movements engaged in armed resistance diminished after 1963. This was the outcome of several factors operating concurrently. With the intensification of th…
Nkrumah, Nationalism, and Pan-Africanism
The article describes the Bureau of African Affairs Collection. First it introduces the history of the archive by examining the crucial events that influenced its state and accessibility. Then, it describes the contents of the collection, underlying its importance for the study of Kwame Nkrumah’s domestic and foreign policies and African nationalism at a continental level. The documents included in the Bureau of African Affairs Collection provide…
Nkrumaism and African Nationalism
Nkrumah’s Ghana and the Armed Struggle in Southern Africa (1961–1966)
Building on newly available primary sources, this article describes Nkrumah’s role in the armed struggle in Southern Africa, including information about the establishment and running of military training camps in Ghana. Moreover, the article examines why Nkrumah’s influence over the liberation movements engaged in armed resistance diminished after 1963. This was the outcome of several factors operating concurrently. With the intensification of th…
Nkrumah, Nationalism, and Pan-Africanism
The article describes the Bureau of African Affairs Collection. First it introduces the history of the archive by examining the crucial events that influenced its state and accessibility. Then, it describes the contents of the collection, underlying its importance for the study of Kwame Nkrumah’s domestic and foreign policies and African nationalism at a continental level. The documents included in the Bureau of African Affairs Collection provide…
Southern African Liberation Movements in Nkrumah’s Ghana
The first sub-Saharan colony to obtain independence in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana offered shelter and aid to liberation movements from all over the continent. Between 1957 and 1966, hundreds of political activists, refugees, and leaders were hosted in the country. The Ghanaian government offered them financial and political assistance and also provided military training for those involved in armed struggles. As one of the key figures of pan-Afri…
Beyond the Borders of Lesotho
This article contributes to the literature on international and transnational connections of liberation movements in southern Africa. It examines the understudied history of the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) and its transnational connections in Africa and outside the continent. Based on research in Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, Egypt, Botswana, the UK and Ghana, the article shows how transnational networks of individuals and ideas widely inf…
Nkrumah, Nationalism, and Pan-Africanism
The article describes the Bureau of African Affairs Collection. First it introduces the history of the archive by examining the crucial events that influenced its state and accessibility. Then, it describes the contents of the collection, underlying its importance for the study of Kwame Nkrumah’s domestic and foreign policies and African nationalism at a continental level. The documents included in the Bureau of African Affairs Collection provide…
Ghana’s Pan-African Policy in 1960
Shifting to the Left (1961–1962)
Translating Theory into Practice (1959)
Between Diplomacy and Revolution (1963–1966)
From Manchester to the All-African People’s Conference (1945–1958)
Imagining, Building and Living Nkrumaism
consider three of the most important recent contributions to the historiographical debate on Nkrumah’s political thought and the impact of Nkrumaism in Ghana and Africa. Each of these monographs has successfully added new insights to the study of Nkrumah’s Ghana, examining how his ideology was born, how it developed, how it was used to build Ghana and finally how it was perceived, contested and lived by Ghanaians. Common to all these studies is t…
Nkrumaism and African Nationalism
Nkrumah’s Ghana and the Armed Struggle in Southern Africa (1961–1966)
Building on newly available primary sources, this article describes Nkrumah’s role in the armed struggle in Southern Africa, including information about the establishment and running of military training camps in Ghana. Moreover, the article examines why Nkrumah’s influence over the liberation movements engaged in armed resistance diminished after 1963. This was the outcome of several factors operating concurrently. With the intensification of th…
Visions of African Unity
Kwame Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism in West Africa
West Africa has been the birthplace of some of the most advanced forms of African nationalism and Pan-Africanism. The development of the latter, in particular, became prominent in the region due to the crucial role played by indigenous thinkers as well as to its strong connections with the Atlantic world. This chapter retraces the history of Pan-Africanist thinking in West Africa, illustrating how different ideas and conceptions eventually conver…
Southern African Liberation Movements in Nkrumah’s Ghana
The first sub-Saharan colony to obtain independence in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana offered shelter and aid to liberation movements from all over the continent. Between 1957 and 1966, hundreds of political activists, refugees, and leaders were hosted in the country. The Ghanaian government offered them financial and political assistance and also provided military training for those involved in armed struggles. As one of the key figures of pan-Afri…
An academic exchange between JCW Ahiakpor and F Gerits
We do not see very often one of our articles sparking a debate in the pages of our journal. However, we welcome this occurrence. In this case, Frank Gerits’ article in the latest issue of the Southern Journal for Contemporary History - which analyses the economic history of Ghana vis-à-vis the economic and political thought of important Ghanaian economists - has provoked a critical response from one of the intellectuals cited by Gerits himself: J…
Beyond the Borders of Lesotho
This article contributes to the literature on international and transnational connections of liberation movements in southern Africa. It examines the understudied history of the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) and its transnational connections in Africa and outside the continent. Based on research in Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, Egypt, Botswana, the UK and Ghana, the article shows how transnational networks of individuals and ideas widely inf…
African history and culture studies (12 works) · Law (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (7 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ideology (4 works) · Law (4 works)