I am Professor of Human Geography and African Studies at UCL. My research interests are broadly located within the field of development geography, bringing together my interests in migration, development and cities. My principal concern at the moment is exploring the role of the African diaspora in the UK in bringing development to Africa. I am particularly interested in the way African individuals, families and associations accommodate change in unexpected and innovative ways outside the development...

Roles

  • UCL

    University, LONDON, United Kingdom
    Professor

  • University College London

    University, London, United Kingdom

Research

The need for calibration in the disciplines

Authors Jennifer Hill, Helen Walkington, Ben Page, ...
Year 2024
Book Title Academic Standards in Higher Education
1 Book Chapter

Security in Cameroon: a growing risk of persistent insurgency

Authors Manu Lekunze, Ben Page
Year 2023
Journal Name Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
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2 Journal Article

Land Restitution and Conflict in Cameroon: the case of The Bakweri

Authors Emile Sunjo, Ben Page
Year 2022
Journal Name African Affairs
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3 Journal Article

Degree outcomes and national calibration: Debating academic standards in UK Geography

Authors Stephanie Wyse, Ben Page, Helen Walkington, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name Area
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5 Journal Article

Africa’s middle class: building houses and constructing identities in the small town of Buea, Cameroon

Authors Ben Page, Emile Sunjo
Year 2017
Journal Name Urban Geography
Citations (WoS) 1
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6 Journal Article

Suggested Research

Unsettling connections: transnational networks, development and African home associations

Authors CLAIRE MERCER, BEN PAGE, MARTIN EVANS
Year 2009
Journal Name Global Networks
Citations (WoS) 35
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1 Journal Article

Introduction: African transnationalisms and diaspora networks

Authors BEN PAGE, CLAIRE MERCER, MARTIN EVANS
Year 2009
Journal Name Global Networks
Citations (WoS) 5
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2 Journal Article
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