Walk with Wente: Lina Benabdallah
President Wente walks and talks with Lina Benabdallah about China’s rise as a superpower, its influence in Africa and what that means for international relations. Dr. Benabdallah challenges her students to think beyond stereotypes about Africa and says she likes to keep an “open door between research and teaching.”
More about Lina Benabdallah:
Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs
McCullough Family Faculty Fellow
Lina Benabdallah is the McCulloch Family Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest. She is the author of the 2020 book, “Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-Africa Relations,” which presents a framework for understanding China’s growing power, especially in Africa, that focuses on how China builds relationships and shares knowledge and skills. Her work has appeared in International Studies Quarterly, African Affairs, and other major journals. She was a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies and is currently serving as a co-editor of PS: Political Science and Politics. She is frequently quoted in international media outlets and has appeared in Foreign Policy and the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage.
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