Deborah Brautigam

Johns Hopkins University

Deborah Brautigam is currently a professor and Director of the International Development Program at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on China-Africa relations, foreign aid, industrialization, state-building, and development. She is the author of The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2009) as well as publications on foreign aid and governance; taxation and state-building; global networks and comparative development in Africa and Asia. Her blog, chinaafricarealstory.com continues to delve into myths and realities of China's African engagement.