Joanne Tomkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 86261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanne Tomkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Tomkinson |
| SIGNATURE | TOMKINSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9160-5600 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The uses and limits of architecture as soft power in Africa’s international relations
Buildings are powerful expressions of political power that describe and project ideas about hierarchy, state authority, solidarity and modernity. On the African continent, some important buildings have been gifted to governments as an outcome of their international relations. However, these ‘gifts’ have subtle undertones of soft power. This special section contains four articles that describe four different cases – schools in Ghana, Obafemi Awolo…
Origination and Africa’s international relations
This article explores Africa’s shifting international relations through two important international gateways to the continent: Kotoka International Airport in Accra and Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Case studies drawing on archival, fieldwork and secondary data examine the history and development of both airports, and find these gates represent a fruitful but neglected vantage point for understanding Africa’s shifting connections to …
Architecture and Politics in Africa
The histories buildings tell
In this article, we attempt to understand the persistence of the 'great tradition' in describing what the state means to Ethiopians. We do this by examining stories about history, told by and about Ethiopia's architecture. Within these stories we find two ideas in apparent tension. One is an attachment to state history as exceptional, unified and ordained by God. This is told through architectural continuities reaching back to the pre-Christian A…
Walking the Tightrope
The 'TDR Approach'It is impossible to understand the work of UNCTAD in general, and the TDR series specifically, apart from the intellectual traditions underpinning the Report, which support its critical positions on development thought and policy advice and provide a comprehensive critique of mainstream development currents (Karshenas, 2016).In contrast, the TDR supports an evolving set of developmental policy alternatives grounded upon heterodo…
Origination and Africa’s international relations
This article explores Africa’s shifting international relations through two important international gateways to the continent: Kotoka International Airport in Accra and Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Case studies drawing on archival, fieldwork and secondary data examine the history and development of both airports, and find these gates represent a fruitful but neglected vantage point for understanding Africa’s shifting connections to …
The histories buildings tell
In this article, we attempt to understand the persistence of the 'great tradition' in describing what the state means to Ethiopians. We do this by examining stories about history, told by and about Ethiopia's architecture. Within these stories we find two ideas in apparent tension. One is an attachment to state history as exceptional, unified and ordained by God. This is told through architectural continuities reaching back to the pre-Christian A…
Walking the Tightrope
The 'TDR Approach'It is impossible to understand the work of UNCTAD in general, and the TDR series specifically, apart from the intellectual traditions underpinning the Report, which support its critical positions on development thought and policy advice and provide a comprehensive critique of mainstream development currents (Karshenas, 2016).In contrast, the TDR supports an evolving set of developmental policy alternatives grounded upon heterodo…
Architecture and Politics in Africa
The histories buildings tell
In this article, we attempt to understand the persistence of the 'great tradition' in describing what the state means to Ethiopians. We do this by examining stories about history, told by and about Ethiopia's architecture. Within these stories we find two ideas in apparent tension. One is an attachment to state history as exceptional, unified and ordained by God. This is told through architectural continuities reaching back to the pre-Christian A…
Origination and Africa’s international relations
This article explores Africa’s shifting international relations through two important international gateways to the continent: Kotoka International Airport in Accra and Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Case studies drawing on archival, fieldwork and secondary data examine the history and development of both airports, and find these gates represent a fruitful but neglected vantage point for understanding Africa’s shifting connections to …
The uses and limits of architecture as soft power in Africa’s international relations
Buildings are powerful expressions of political power that describe and project ideas about hierarchy, state authority, solidarity and modernity. On the African continent, some important buildings have been gifted to governments as an outcome of their international relations. However, these ‘gifts’ have subtle undertones of soft power. This special section contains four articles that describe four different cases – schools in Ghana, Obafemi Awolo…
African history and culture studies (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Architecture (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · International relations (2 works)