Education and Career
Davide Chinigò holds a PhD in International Cooperation and Sustainable Development Policies (University of Bologna, 2011) and a Laurea Specialistica in International and Local Development Cooperation (2007). He has held research and teaching positions at the University of Edinburgh (PISCES Programme), the University for Foreigners of Perugia, and Stellenbosch University. He is currently Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University, within the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in the Sociology of Land, Environment, and Sustainable Development, and collaborates with the Cosmopolitan Karoo initiative.
Research
His work explores the political and social history of development in Africa, focusing on the intersections between agrarian transformation, science and technology, and international cooperation. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa, and published on decentralization, land and labour, social movements, and the politics of space science. Current projects examine Africa–Europe collaborations in climate governance, energy transitions, and space science and astronomy within the broader history of international relations.
Teaching and Supervision
He teaches History and Institutions of Africa, Africa and Climate Change Governance, and Project Analysis in International Development Cooperation, and supervises theses on African politics, development cooperation, and science–society relations.
Professional Service
He is Book Reviews Editor of The Journal of Modern African Studies, a member of the Italian Association for African Studies (ASAI), and a long-standing collaborator of Afriche e Orienti. He reviews regularly for leading journals, including African Affairs and Review of African Political Economy, and has worked with NGOs and international organizations such as UNIDO.
