Densua Mumford is Assistant Professor of International Relations. Her research explores African international relations, on the one hand, and the politics of the internet and digital technologies, on the other. Her work today contributes to decolonising perspectives on international relations.

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Biography

Densua Mumford is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). She completed her DPhil in International Relations at the University of Oxford. Her research explores the international relations of African peoples and states, especially the role of regional organisations such as the African Union, ECOWAS, and SADC in the political dynamics of the continent. Her previous projects have explained the creation and empowerment of regional parliaments such as the ECOWAS Parliament, with a focus on the agency and beliefs of African actors. She is a coordinating member of the international scientific network ‘Recentring African Subjects and Subjectivities: Proposition for a New Research Agenda on Regionalism in Africa’ (RASS), which is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). She also has an interest in the politics of the internet and digital technologies, with publications on cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies. Her research and teaching contributes to decolonising perspectives on international relations.

Densua Mumford serves as a member of the FGGA Faculty Council and is a co-founder and co-organiser of the Decolonising Collective Leiden.

Academic Expertise

• African International Relations
• International and regional organisations
• Politics of the internet and digital technologies
• Decolonial IR

Courses

• Struggles for Decolonisation: Past and Present
• International & Regional Organisations in World Politics
• Political Research Design
• Introduction to Globalisation & Transnational Politics
• Foundational Texts in World Politics
• Academic Writing

Publications