Dr. John Idriss Lahai Author of Evaluating Organization Development
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Dr. John Idriss Lahai


Dr. John Idriss Lahai is an applied development studies scholar. He is the author and editor of several books published/forthcoming by Routledge, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, and Peter Lang, etc. His Routledge books are: 1. Human Rights in Sierra Leone, 1787-2016 - The Long Struggle from the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the Present (2018) 2. African Frontiers: Insurgency, Governance and Peacebuilding in Postcolonial States (with Tanya Lyons) (2016)

Subjects: Anthropology - Soc Sci, Area Studies, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Gender & Intersectionality Studies, Gender & Sexuality, History, Law, Military & Security Studies, Research Methods, Sociology & Social Policy, Urban Studies

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

    My research agenda encompasses political sociology, political science/government, economic development, and, African studies. My long-term research goals have a five-fold focus:
    • State fragility and governance
    • Human rights and transitional justice
    • Peace, conflict, and security studies
    • Gender and development.
    • Public health governance and the regulation of pandemics.

Personal Interests

    Documentary movies
    Comedy movies (of the Monty Python genre)
    Reading (all disciplines - including those relating to how Physics has messed-up our story of 'God').
    Swimming
    Skiing
    Standup comedy (amateur performer)

Books

Featured Title
Featured Title - Human rights in Sierra Leone, 1787-2016 - Lahai - 1st Edition book cover
African Frontiers - 1st Edition book cover