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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey, a Liberian scholar-activist, has won the 2023 Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence in African Writing for her monograph Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia.<\/p>\n

Currently an assistant professor in international social and public policy at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Dr. Pailey is no stranger to academic accolades. The Adesanmi prize is her second book award in two years. In 2022, she won the African Politics Conference Group (APCG) Best Book Award for Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa.<\/p>\n

According to a statement by the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), which sponsors the Adesanmi Award, Pailey\u2019s book stood out among 22 submissions, \u201cdemonstrating exceptional scholarship and contributing significantly to the field of African Studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Named in honor of the late Professor Pius Adesanmi, a Nigerian-Canadian scholar, the Memorial Award recognizes an outstanding single-authored book that explores Africa and\/or the global African world.<\/p>\n

According to the ASAA, the Award \u201cnot only celebrates individual achievement but also serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of Professor Pius Adesanmi and his profound impact on the field of African Studies.\u201d The Association seeks to celebrate work, like Dr. Pailey\u2019s, which pushes \u201cthe boundaries of theory, concept, and methodology, showcasing the richness and diversity of African scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ASAA extended heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Pailey for her \u201coutstanding contributions to the advancement of African scholarship\u201d in an official announcement on 28 October 2023 during the closing banquet of its biennial conference held in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pailey\u2019s award-winning book examines how historical and contemporary factors such as conflict, migration, globalization and post-war recovery influenced the introduction and postponement in passage of Liberia\u2019s dual citizenship law. It is based on over 200 interviews conducted with Liberians residing in Monrovia, Freetown, Accra, London and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

The book also demonstrates how historical policy changes on citizenship and contemporary public discourse on dual citizenship have affected development policy and practice in Liberia.<\/p>\n

Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa was published in January 2021 by Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pailey\u2019s monograph contributed significantly to discussions held by Liberia\u2019s Legislature on the possibility of legislating dual citizenship. In December 2021, she was invited by the Senate to present the findings and policy recommendations of her book. During her oral presentation, which was live-streamed, Dr. Pailey advised the Senate to find a compromise between furthering Liberians\u2019 aspirations abroad and addressing Liberians\u2019 anxieties at home.<\/p>\n

She argued that minimizing socio-economic inequalities in Liberia would allay domestic citizens\u2019 anxieties since many \u201csee dual citizenship as a zero-sum game, infringing upon their already limited access to political, economic, and social rights.”<\/p>\n

During the Senate briefing, Dr. Pailey disclosed that many Liberians living abroad wished to maintain their citizenship by birth and ancestry because they have contributed to the survival of the nation both in times of war and peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiberian diasporas have been significant political, economic, and social actors\u2014sending remittances, advocating for the end of armed conflict, investing in profitable industries like real estate and agriculture\u201d, she said, admitting that Liberian diasporas, through their actions, have also elicited support and rejection of dual citizenship.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pailey\u2019s oral presentation and two-page policy briefing were used by the Senate Judiciary Committee in May 2022 to revise the Senate\u2019s version of a dual citizenship bill that had been forwarded by the House of Representatives for concurrence in November 2021.<\/p>\n

In July 2022, Liberia\u2019s Legislature passed a dual citizenship law that coincided with the country\u2019s 175th Independence Day celebrations.<\/p>\n

Visit https:\/\/www.robtelneajaipailey.com\/ for more information about Dr. Pailey\u2019s policy, scholarly and creative work.<\/p>\n

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