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Scopus Author ID: 35147666700
ResearcherID: AAE-7087-2022

Keywords

Parliament, Legislatures, Knowledge Exchange, Conservative Party, International Development, Post Conflict

Countries

Rwanda, United Kingdom

Biography

Danielle Beswick is a Senior Lecturer in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham and Head of Postgraduate Research for the School of Government. Her current research interests are primarily centred on contemporary UK development policy, including parliamentary scrutiny of this, UK-Africa Relations, and knowledge exchange between universities and legislatures. Her teaching focuses on Conflict and Development, including both on campus and distance-learning modules.

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Employment (1)

University of Birmingham: Birmingham, Birmingham, GB

2008-03-31 to present | Senior Lecturer (International Development Department)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Manchester: Manchester, Manchester, GB

2004 to 2007 | PhD (Politics)
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Lancaster University: Lancaster, Lancashire, GB

2003 to 2004 | MRes International Relations (Politics)
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Lancaster University: Lancaster, Lancashire, GB

2001 to 2003 | BA International Relations and Strategic Studies (Politics)
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Professional activities (3)

British International Studies Association: Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

2019-01-01 to present | Treasurer
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British International Studies Association: Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

2007 to present
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British International Studies Association: Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

2018-01-01 to 2019-01-01 | Trustee
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Funding (9)

Norm Diffusion and Vernacularisation: The Meeting of International and Local Gender Norms

2020-09-27 to 2024-09-29 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9471346
GRANT_NUMBER: 2399073
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Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Public Engagement in Select Committee Activities

2019-11 to 2020-08 | Grant
Parliament of the United Kingdom (London, GB)
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Evaluating academic engagement with UK legislatures: Exchanging knowledge on knowledge exchange

2019-06 to 2020-03 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/government/departments/international-development/research/projects/2020/evaluating-academic-engagement-with-uk-legislatures.aspx
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ES/T501839/1
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Can I get a witness? Getting beyond the Usual Suspects in Select Committee evidence

2018-04 to 2019-12 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
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ES/T501839/1
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More donors, more choice? Challenging notions that the Zambian government can secure greater policy space in the changing aid landscape

2017-09-30 to 2021-09-29 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.7156833
GRANT_NUMBER: 1925603
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Building Support for International Development: Expectations and Impacts of Conservative Party Overseas Volunteering Projects

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Rapid Analysis of International Development Select Committee witnesses 1997-2017

2017-03 to 2017-06 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
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ES/T501839/1
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British Africa policy after Labour: Coalition, austerity, continuity and change

2013-11-15 to 2017-03-27 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.3559913
GRANT_NUMBER: ES/L000725/1
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Beyond ethnicity? The politics of building national identity after conflict in Rwanda and Sri Lanka

2011 to 2012 | Grant
British Academy (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SG110930
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Works (27)

Responding to civil war: fisheries as a safety net and lootable resource on Lake Tanganyika, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Maritime Studies
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40152-024-00359-z
Contributors: Deo Namwira; Fiona Nunan; Danielle Beswick
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Volunteering and Policy Makers: The Political Uses of the UK Conservative Party’s International Development Volunteering Projects

Voluntas
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-020-00222-9
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2-s2.0-85084041969

Part of ISSN: 09578765
Contributors: Hjort, M.; Beswick, D.
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Danielle Beswick via Scopus - Elsevier
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Volunteering and the sustainable development goals: An opportunity to move beyond boundaries

Voluntary Sector Review
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1332/204080520X15884252988018
EID:

2-s2.0-85092582803

Part of ISSN: 20408064 20408056
Contributors: Paine, A.E.; Allum, C.; Beswick, D.; Lough, B.J.
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Between Diversity, Representation and 'Best Evidence': Rethinking Select Committee Evidence-Gathering Practices

Parliamentary Affairs
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsz035
EID:

2-s2.0-85074508890

Part of ISSN: 14602482 00312290
Contributors: Beswick, D.; Elstub, S.
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Conclusions: aspects of continuity and change after New Labour

BRITAIN AND AFRICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, 1 EDITION
2019 | Book chapter
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International development NGOs, representations in fundraising appeals and public attitudes in UK-Africa relations

BRITAIN AND AFRICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, 1 EDITION
2019 | Book chapter
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Introduction: UK Africa policy in the twenty-first century: business as usual?

BRITAIN AND AFRICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, 1 EDITION
2019 | Book chapter
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Rehabilitating the 'nasty party'? The Conservative Party and Africa from opposition to government

BRITAIN AND AFRICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, 1 EDITION
2019 | Book chapter
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A missing link in understanding Party policy change? Conservative Party international volunteering projects and UK development policy (2007–2017)

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/1369148119830041
Contributors: Danielle Beswick; Mattias Hjort
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Hybrid approaches to peace and justice: The case of post-genocide Rwanda

Hybridity: Law, Culture and Development
2017 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9781315561950
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2-s2.0-85021000770
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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Danielle Beswick via Scopus - Elsevier

The African state and special procedures: Agency, leverage and legitimacy

Nottingham Studies on Human Rights
2017 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1163/9789004304703_017
EID:

2-s2.0-85051519476

Part of ISSN: 22117342
Contributors: Fisher, J.; Beswick, D.
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Danielle Beswick via Scopus - Elsevier

Military forces in contemporary development

Handbook of International Security and Development
2015 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4337/9781781955536.00034
EID:

2-s2.0-84958917900
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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The risks of african military capacity building: Lessons from rwanda

African Affairs
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adu003
EID:

2-s2.0-84985946736

Part of ISSN: 14682621 00019909
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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African agency in a changing security environment: Sources, opportunities and challenges

Conflict, Security and Development
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14678802.2013.849470
EID:

2-s2.0-84888016396

Part of ISSN: 14678802 14781174
Contributors: Beswick, D.; Hammerstad, A.
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Conflict, security and development: An introduction

Conflict, Security and Development: An introduction
2013 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810187
EID:

2-s2.0-84909116749
Contributors: Beswick, D.; Jackson, P.
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Democracy, identity and the politics of exclusion in post-genocide Rwanda: The case of the Batwa

Democratization in Africa: Challenges and Prospects
2013 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203718742-12
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2-s2.0-85121896067
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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From weak state to savvy international player? Rwanda's multi-level strategy for maximising agency

African Agency in International Politics
2013 | Journal article
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Contributors: Beswick, Danielle
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From weak state to savvy international player?: Rwanda's multi-level strategy for maximising agency

African Agency in International Politics
2013 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203526071
EID:

2-s2.0-84887994761
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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Danielle Beswick via Scopus - Elsevier

Remaking Rwanda: State building and human rights after mass violence

African Affairs
2012 | Book review
DOI: 10.1093/AFRAF/ADS036
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The Role of the Military in Rwanda: Current Dynamics and Future Prospects

Rwanda Fast Forward: Social, Economic, Military and Reconciliation Prospects
2012 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1057/9781137265159
WOSUID: WOS:000313883800016
EID:

2-s2.0-84999960378
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Aiding state building and sacrificing peace building? The Rwanda-UK relationship 1994-2011

Third World Quarterly
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2011.610593
EID:

2-s2.0-84865884191

Part of ISSN: 13602241 01436597
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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State building, security and development: State building as a new development paradigm?

Third World Quarterly
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2011.610565
EID:

2-s2.0-84865881991

Part of ISSN: 13602241 01436597
Contributors: Marquette, H.; Beswick, D.
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Managing dissent in a post-genocide environment: The challenge of political space in Rwanda

Development and Change
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01640.x
EID:

2-s2.0-77953154155

Part of ISSN: 0012155X 14677660
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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Peacekeeping, regime security and 'African solutions to African problems': Exploring motivations for Rwanda's involvement in Darfur

Third World Quarterly
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2010.503566
EID:

2-s2.0-77956252030

Part of ISSN: 01436597 13602241
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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Killing Neighbors: webs of violence in Rwanda

Journal of Modern African Studies
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X09990140
WOSUID: WOS:000272112600010
Contributors: Beswick, Danielle
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The Challenge of warlordism to post-conflict state-building: The case of Laurent Nkunda in Eastern Congo

Round Table
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00358530902895428
EID:

2-s2.0-70449503644

Part of ISSN: 00358533 1474029X
Contributors: Beswick, D.
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The political economy of the great lakes region in Africa: the pitfalls of enforced democracy and globalization

Journal of Modern African Studies
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X07002972
WOSUID: WOS:000251769500013
Contributors: Beswick, Danielle
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