Prof. Dr S.D.K. Ellis

Main researcher

Theme group:		SMPC theme group
Focus:		Liberia; Madagascar; Sierra Leone; South Africa; West Africa
Telephone:		+31 (0)71 527 6601
Fax:		+31 (0)71 527 3344
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Stephen Ellis is a historian, with a broad range of interests in contemporary history and politics. His most recent book, coauthored with Solofo Randrianja, is a general history of Madagascar. His longer-term research concerns the history of Nigerian organized crime.

In addition to his work at the African Studies Centre, from 1 December 2008, Stephen Ellis is working two days a week as a professor at the VU University of Amsterdam, where he occupies a Desmond Tutu chair of Youth, Sport and Reconciliation.

Stephen Ellis is a member of various editorial boards, including of the journal African Affairs, of which he is a former editor.

4 Projects

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Key publications