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APORDE Podcast Series

by Aporde

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). As part of APORDE’s agenda of influencing, educating and reaching a wider audience, it has introduced an APORDE podcast series. This series draws on the community of those that have participated directly in both the international and national APORDE network of heterodox development economists and social scientists.

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Episodes

  1. 20 Years of APORDE: in conversation with Dr. Nimrod Zalk and Prof. Nicolas Pons-Vignon

    Twenty years on, what happens when you sit down with two of the people who helped build APORDE and ask them what they were actually trying to change? In this episode of the APORDE Podcast, Thobani K is joined by Professor Nicolas Pons-Vignon and Dr. Nimrod Zalk for a wide-ranging conversation…

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  2. Professor Mushtaq Khan on Governance, Corruption and Industrial Policy

    In this episode of the APORDE Podcast Series, host Thobani K speaks with Professor Mushtaq Khan of SOAS University of London about governance, corruption, and why many development and industrial policies fail at the point of implementation. Professor Khan introduces his influential concept of...

  3. Prof. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji on Decolonial Paths to Development at APORDE 2025

    In this episode, Prof. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji (University of Massachusetts Amherst) challenges the idea that there’s a single road to “modernity.” Drawing on his co-edited trilogy Decolonial Reconstellations—especially Volume II, Dissolving Master Narratives—he argues for development defined as...

  4. Rethinking Policy with Dr. Seeraj Mohamed at APORDE 2025

    Host Thobani K sits down with Dr. Seeraj Mohamed (Deputy Director for Economics, South African Parliamentary Budget Office; Adjunct Professor, UWC) to unpack what sets heterodox/decolonial economics apart from the mainstream. Dr. Mohamed traces the shift from political economy’s focus on...

  5. Rethinking Development & Industrial Policy — Prof. Fiona Tregenna on APORDE’s Impact

    In this episode, Thobani K speaks with Prof. Fiona Tregenna (University of Johannesburg; SARChI in Industrial Development) about the evolution and significance of APORDE—the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics. Prof. Tregenna reflects on two decades of the programme, why…

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  6. An Interview with Zeinab Camara, Aporde 2024 alumni

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  7. An Interview With Adeyemi Dipeolu, Aporde 2024 Lecturer

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  8. An Interview with Echezona Asuzu, Aporde 2024 alumni

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  9. An Interview with Uduak Akpan, Aporde 2024 alumni

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  10. An Interview with Ha-Joon Chang, Aporde 2024 Lecturer

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  11. An Interview with Arkebe Oqubay, Aporde 2024 Lecturer

    With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse...

  12. SPECIAL: An Interview with Mwanda Phiri, Zambia, APORDE 2023 alumni

    In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of...

  13. SPECIAL: An Interview with Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji, APORDE 2023 Lecturer

    In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of...

  14. SPECIAL: An Interview with Asma Othman, Egypt, APORDE 2023 alumni

    In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of...

  15. SPECIAL: An Interview with Rendani Mamphiswana, South Africa, APORDE 2023 alumni

    In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of...

  16. SPECIAL: An Interview with Antonio Andreoni, Aporde 2023 Lecturer

    In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by TIPS Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development...

  17. APORDE Podcast Series EP1: Who Counts?

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

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  18. APORDE Podcast Series EP2: Understanding the role of conflict on the African continent from a political economy perspective

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

    more
  19. APORDE Podcast Series EP3: What options do African countries have in financing their investment in infrastructure?

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

    more
  20. APORDE Podcast Series EP4: Exploring the impact of increased digitalisation (4IR) on households, workplaces, finance and capital markets and the broader continental economy

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

    more
  21. APORDE Podcast Series EP5: Exploring the impact of increased digitalisation on data sovereignty and data processing capacity for Africa

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

    more
  22. APORDE Podcast Series EP6: Public Health, Pharmaceutical Rents, and the Role of Healthcare as a Public Good

    The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS).

As part of APORDE’s agenda of influencing, educating and reaching a wider audience, it has introduced an APORDE podcast series. This series draws on the community of those that have participated directly in both the international and national APORDE network of heterodox development economists and social scientists.

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