This project, funded by Germany’s DFG until 2027, examines the legitimation practices of non-state actors in east Africa.

This project, funded by Wellcome Trust until 2026, examines pathways to unpaid health labour in pastoralist Kenya. It centres the lives of volunteers, using life stories and photographic methods.

This Special Issue, bringing together contributions from across Africa, examines the historic and contemporary role of volunteers in producing the state.