Can Satellite Cities Help Solve Africa’s Urbanisation Challenges?
CCI’s Executive Director, Kurtis Lockhart was featured in The Economist discussing the concept of new cities as a potential solution to the urban challenges faced by Africa.
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Kurtis Lockhart is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Oxford. His research examines the effect of institutional reforms on public goods provision with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. At Oxford he’s taught both quantitative methods and African politics. In the field, he has previously worked as a Research Manager for the International Growth Centre (IGC), for Warc Africa (both in Sierra Leone), and for the ELIMU Impact Evaluation Center in Kenya where he managed the implementation of several randomized control trials across many different sectors (health insurance, rural electrification, tax administration, and legal aid).
Kurtis has also completed consulting projects with both Oxford Development Consultancy and with Warc Africa. He holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics where he graduated top of his class, as well as a BA in Economics and Development Studies (First Class Honors) from McGill University. Find him on Twitter @kurtislockhart.
CCI’s Executive Director, Kurtis Lockhart was featured in The Economist discussing the concept of new cities as a potential solution to the urban challenges faced by Africa.
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