Dan Banik

Books:

• The African State: Legitimacy, Governance and Development (edited with Happy Kayuni and Boniface Dulani, under contract with Routledge for publication in May 2020)
• Political Transition, Poverty and Inclusive Development in Malawi: The Democratic Dividend (with Blessings Chinsinga, Routledge, 2016) (open access)
• The Legal Empowerment Agenda: Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa, London: Routledge (2011)
• Poverty and Elusive Development, Oslo: Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget (2010) (open access)

• Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty, London: Ashgate/ Routledge (2008) 

• Starvation and India's Democracy, London: Routledge (2007 & 2009)

• Poverty, Politics and Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget (2006)

Selected articles (last 10 years):

• "Global Goals and the National Interest: Political Enthusiasm for Sustainable Development in China", in Sanjeev Chaddha (ed.), UN's Sustainable Development Goals: Panacea for Inclusive Development, New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publishers (forthcoming 2019).
• "The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: Integrating Development and Environment in Practice", The Calcutta Journal of Political Studies (forthcoming 2019)
• "Business and Morals: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Development in China" (with Ka Lin), Business and Politics (2019) (open access)
• "The Politics of Hunger: Food Policy in Malawi" (with Michael Chasukwa), Food Ethics 3(4) (2019)
• "Food Security in a Sustainable Development Era", Food Ethics 3(4) (2019) (open access)
• "Bypassing Government: Aid Effectiveness and Malawi's Local Development Fund" (with Michael Chasukwa), Politics and Governance 7(2): 103–116 (2019) (open access)
• "Transforming Research, Teaching and Learning of Public Administration for Improved Governance and Management: The Norhed experience in Malawi", (with Happy Kayuni, Bonface Dulani and Kaja Elise Gresko) chapter 21 in T. Halvorsen, K. S. Orgeret & R. Krøvel (eds.), Sharing Knowledge, Transforming Societies The Norhed Programme 2013–2020, Cape Town: African Minds (2019) (open access)
• "The Perils of Megaphone Diplomacy: Malawian--Mozambican Relations Following the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project", Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) working paper series, Chancellor College, Malawi, September (2019) (pdf)
• "Institutional Bypass and Aid Effectiveness in Africa" (with Michael Chasukwa), WIDER working paper series March 2019, United Nations University, UNU-WIDER (2019).
• "Coordinating Chinese Aid in a Globalized World", research article, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (2019) (pdf)
• "Taking Stock of the SDGs", in Deepak Dwivedi and Pooran Pandey (eds.), Leaving No One Behind: SDGs and South-South Cooperation, New Delhi: NITI AYOG/ Crossbill (2018) (pdf)
• "Chinese engagement in Africa and Latin America: Does it Matter for State Capacity?", Third World Thematics (with Benedicte Bull, 2018)
• "The Legal Empowerment of the Poor”, in Christopher May, Adam Winchester & Gill Gardner (eds.), The Edward Elgar Handbook on the Rule of Law, Cheltenham, Edgar Elgar (2018) 
• "New Business: The Private Sector as a New Global Development Player" (with Jason Miklian), Global Policy Journal (2017)
• "A Climate for Commerce: The Political Agronomy of Conservation Agriculture in Zambia" (with Ola Westengen et.al.), Agriculture and Human Values (2017)
• "The Digital Classroom: Innovation, Dissemination and Democratization of Knowledge", in Susanne Koch (ed.), Norwegian Agency for Digital Learning in Higher Education (2017)
• "An Exogenous Path of Development: Explaining the Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility in China" (with Ka Lin and Longfei Yi), International Journal of Social Quality (2016)
• "The Hungry Nation: Food Policy and Food Politics in India", Food Ethics, 1-29  (2016) 
• "The Frontiers of Poverty Reduction in Emerging Asia" (with Arve Hansen), Forum for Development Studies (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2015.1134646
• "The Impact of Emerging Donors on Development and Poverty Reduction" (with Michael Chasukwa), chap. 9 in D. Banik & B. Chinsinga (eds.), Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi: The Democratic Dividend, New York: Routledge (2016) 
• "The State of Food Security: From Availability, Access and Rights to Food Systems Approaches" (with Ola T. Westengen), Forum for Development Studies (2016).
• "Difference or Indifference: China's Development Assistance Unpacked" (with Li Xiaoyun, Tang Lixia and Wu Jin, IDS Bulletin, 45(4): 22-35. (2014)
• "Access to Justice and Social Unrest in China's Countryside: Disputes on Land Acquisition and Compensation" (with Zhou Chao), Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 6(2): 254-275. (2014)
• "Fieldwork amidst Poverty and Deprivation: Ethical Dilemmas and Policy Impact", Indian Anthropologist 44: 53-68. (2014)
• "Walking the Talk: Rights, Justice and the Fight Against Poverty" in Patrick Keyzer, Vesselin Popovski and Charles Sampford (ed.), Access to International Justice, London: Routledge (2014).
• "The Global Citizen and the Immorality of Poverty" in Aksel Braanen Sterri (ed.), Global Citizen: Challenges and Responsibilities in an Interconnected World, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (2014).
• "The Pursuit of Inclusive Development in China: From Developmental to Rights-Based Social Protection" (with Li Xiaoyun), Indian Journal of Human Development, 7(1): 205-221. (2013)
• "China and Poverty Reduction in Africa", in Guanghua Yu (ed.), Rethinking Law and Development: The Chinese Experience, London: Routledge (2013).
• "Growth and Hunger in India", in Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner (eds.), Poverty, Inequality and Democracy, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. (2012)
• "Human Rights for Human Development: The Rhetoric and the Reality", Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 30(1) (2012).
• "Growth and Hunger in India", Journal of Democracy, 22 (3): 90-104. (2011)
• "Governing an Asian Giant: Judicial Activism on Hunger in India”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3) (2010)
• “Support for Human Rights-Based Development: Reflections on the Malawian Experience”, The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1) (2010)
• “Governing the Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India” (with B. A. Andreassen), Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3) (2010)
• “Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: African Perspectives” (with B. A. Andreassen), The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1) (2010).
• “Legal Empowerment as a Conceptual and Operational Tool in Fighting Poverty”, Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 1 (1): 117-131 (2009).

• Banik, Dan (2021). Building an effective State. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2021). Combating the resource curse. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2021, 19. januar). Francis Fukuyama on political development and political decay. [Internett].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2021). India'a vaccine drive. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2021, 16. januar). Indias koronavaksinering er verdens største.. [Radio].  Urix på lørdag.
• Banik, Dan (2021). Kåring: Tidenes største norske politikere. Dagbladet.  ISSN 0805-3766.
• Banik, Dan (2021, 13. januar). Malawi ble årets land. [Radio].  NRK Ekko.
• Banik, Dan (2021). The workshop mentality. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 17. oktober). A discussion with Ida Rudolfsen on food insecurity and the Nobel Peace Prize 2020. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). A fairer deal for international funding. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). A fresh start for Malawi. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). A new podcast on development. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Aid effectiveness. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Appreciating what works in development. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 30. september). Ashok Swain on dam diplomacy and water sharing agreements in the Nile basin. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 01. juli). Benedicte Bull on state capacity in Latin America. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Biking into the future. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 17. juni). Boniface Dulani on democracy, development and Covid response in Africa. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Brand Malawi. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 28. oktober). Branko Milanovic on global inequality and the future of capitalism. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 22. juli). Bård Vegar Solhjell on the relevance of foreign aid. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Can universal basic income be an effective strategy to combat the worldwide surge in Covid-19 cases?. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 04. november). Carl Henrik Knutsen on the impact of democracy on economic growth. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juni). China in a post-Covid world. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). China's role in a post-Covid19 world. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Coal power. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Complete shutdown. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juni). Crises and leadership. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Crisis response. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 18. april). Da han ble satt i karantene vervet professoren familien til produksjon av nettkurs.  Khrono.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Dam diplomacy and growing tensions between the Nile Basin countries. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 05. august). Degan Ali on how Black Lives Matter is also a reckoning for foreign aid and international NGOs. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 15. desember). Democracy in Malawi: Webinar by African Liberty. [Internett].  African Liberty.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Development and conflict in Ethiopia. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juni). Dreaming of electricity. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Economic growth, poverty reduction in China. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 26. august). Edge Kanyongolo on the historic court ruling in Malawi annulling the 2019 presidential elections. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Ensuring Seed Security. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 21. oktober). Eric Olander on China-Africa relations. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 24. juni). Erik Solheim on sustainable development. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Food insecurity and conflict. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Forbigått i stor Sp-kåring. Dagbladet.  ISSN 0805-3766.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Free online course on the SDGs. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Free online course: What works?. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Frugal innovation. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Global inequality. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Great expectations. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 07. oktober). Gyude Moore on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and infrastructure development in Africa. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 02. april). Han oppdaterer Noregs første internasjonale nettkurs om utvikling. [Tidsskrift].  UniForum.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 29. juli). How is India handling the pandemic? A conversation with Tathagata Satpathy. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 06. mai). How to make cities greener. [Radio].  Heat of the Moment.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Hvem vil risikere å bryte båndene til Kina?. Morgenbladet.  ISSN 0805-3847.
• Banik, Dan (2020). India: the world's pharmacy. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Infrastructure development: Demand and supply. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 19. august). Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven on the need to politicize development economics. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juni). Introducing: In Pursuit of Development. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Is the future electric?. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Judicialisation of politics - In pursuit of development. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Kaunjika's popularity and resilience. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 23. september). Ken Ochieng' Opalo on legislative development in Africa. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 16. september). Kim Yi Dionne on why AIDS interventions in Africa often fail. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 18. november). Kjetil Tronvoll on simmering political tensions and civil war in Ethiopia. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 09. september). Kunal Sen on India’s development and the political economy of growth. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Labelling development. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 14. oktober). Larry Diamond on why democracy will prevail in the contest against authoritarian alternatives. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Leadership during a crisis. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Legislative development in Africa. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Legitimacy and accountability of civil society. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 10. oktober). Liu Baocheng on what the West does not understand about China. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Living within limits. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Look to Malawi!. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Malawi On My Mind. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Malawi in 2020. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Malawi names new electoral chief to right the wrongs of ‘tippex’ election. Radio France.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 05. februar). Malawi: «Le système judiciaire a déjà montré des signes d'indépendance». [Internett].  Radio France.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Malawi’s achievement. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Malawi-valget annullert, valgfunksjonærer rettet med korrekturlakk. Bistandsaktuelt.  ISSN 1501-0201.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juli). Marina Rudyak on Chinese aid and South-South Cooperation. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 02. september). Martin Sandbu on globalization, the Nordic model and the economics of belonging. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). News and Political Activism. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Planners, searchers and doers. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Policy coherence and integration. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Politics and the SDGs. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Remote teaching and learning. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Responding to epidemics. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Rethinking Africa’s transport needs. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The Coronavirus: State Capacity and Crisis Response in China. Global Policy.  ISSN 1758-5880.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The United Nations at 75. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The lessons of 2020. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The national interest. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The politics of administrative reforms. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 08. juni). The population question. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The risk of applying universal blueprints. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). The risk of famine. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Tourist at home. The Nation Malawi.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 24. august). Traditional Western donors re-evaluating aid role. [Radio].  The Voice of the Cape/Drive Time.
• Banik, Dan (2020, 12. august). Usman Mushtaq on Pakistan's healthcare system and its recent success in fighting Covid. [Radio].  In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Veien til skatteparadis er brolagt med gode intensjoner. Morgenbladet.  ISSN 0805-3847.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Verden har lagt lista for lavt i kampen mot fattigdom, mener FN-rapportør. Bistandsaktuelt.  ISSN 1501-0201.
• Banik, Dan (2020). Verdict: End of an error?. The Nation Malawi.

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