Amy Niang is an Associate Professor of Political Science at The Africa Institute. Her research has been published in journals including International Relations, Alternatives, Politics, African Studies, African Economic History, Journal of Ritual Studies, and in numerous edited collections. She currently serves as a Special Issue Editor for Pluriversal International Relations.
Prior to joining The Africa Institute, Niang taught at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Rabat), and held visiting positions and fellowships at institutions such as the University of São Paulo, Princeton University, the University of Halle-Wittenberg, the University of Michigan, and the Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). She earned her BA in International Relations (2005) and MA in Political Economy (2007) from the University of Tsukuba, and her Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from the University of Edinburgh (2011).
Her research interests are broadly centered around the history of state formation and sovereignty, Africa’s international relations, and the history of geopolitics.
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