Dan Banik
Professor, Centre for Global Sustainability, University of Oslo, Norway
Dan Banik is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo and Director of the Oslo SDG Initiative. Prof. Banik has conducted research in India, China, Bangladesh, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa and Mexico, and directs the interdisciplinary research program ‘Poverty and Development in the 21st Century (PAD)’ at the University of Oslo. His works include ‘The African State: Legitimacy, Governance and Development’, ‘The Democratic Dividend: Political Transition, Poverty and Inclusive Development in Malawi (with Blessings Chinsinga), ‘The Legal Empowerment Agenda: Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa’, ‘Poverty and Elusive Development’ and ‘Starvation and India’s Democracy’.
