Piet J. J. Konings

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Netherlands
Title	Dr.
Affiliation	Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Email	asc@ascleiden.nl
Mailing Address	Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden University P.O. Box 9555 2300 RB Leiden The Netherlands
Phone/Fax Number(s)	fax: +31-71-5273344
Websites	http://asc.leidenuniv.nl
Countries of Specialization	Cameroon ; Ghana.
Research Interests	Piet Konings retired in 2008. He is currently affiliated to the African Studies Centre as an honorary researcher. Dr. Piet Konings' current research interests are: (i) political change and regionalism in Cameroon, with particular reference to the "Anglophone problem", and (ii) the role of civil society organizations during economic and political liberalization in several African countries, in particular Cameroon and Ghana.
Publications	Publications -- Selected Books and Articles: Crisis and Neoliberal Reforms in Africa. Civil Society and Agro-Industry in Anglophone Cameroon's Plantation Economy. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa Publishers, 2011. Neoliberal bandwagonism: civil society and the politics of belonging in Anglophone Cameroon Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa Publishers, 2009. "Autochthony and ethnic cleansing in Cameroon: the 1966 Tombel disturbances," In: The international journal of African historical studies, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 203-222, 2008. "Church-state relations in Cameroon's postcolony: the case of the Roman Catholic Church," In: Journal for the study of religion, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 45-64, 2008. "Privatisation and labour militancy: the case of Cameroon's tea estates," In: Journal of contemporary African studies, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 51-70, 2008. "'Bendskin' drivers in Douala's neighbourhood: masters of the road and the city," In: P.J.J. Konings ; D.W.J. Foeken (eds.) Crisis and creativity. Exploring the wealth of the African neighbourhood. Leiden: Brill, pp. 46-65, 2006. "Assessing the role of autonomous teachers' trade unions in anglophone Cameroon, 1959-1972," In: Journal of African History, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 415-436, 2006. "Solving transportation problems in African cities: Innovative responses by the youth in Douala, Cameroon," In: Africa today, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 35-50, 2006. With Francis B. Nyamnjoh Negotiating an Anglophone identity : a study of the politics of recognition and representation in Cameroon. Leiden: Brill, Afrika-Studiecentrum series 1, 2003. Labour resistance in Cameroon, James Currey, publishers, London, 1993. Gender and class in the tea estates of Cameroon. ASC Research series / African edition. 1995. Unilever estates in crisis and the power of organizations in Cameroon. Münster, LIT Verlag, 1998.
Keywords	political change ; regionalism ; Cameroon Anglophone Problem ; civil society ; liberalization.