Modern Studies in African Society

Research on Africa has grown rapidly in recent years. This growth reflects a recognition that outcomes across the continent cannot be understood without closer attention to the underlying structures that shape them. Rather than offering a narrow or single disciplinary account, Modern Studies in African Society provides a balanced view and insight into the key issues facing society across the continent. The chapters explore themes not as isolated topics, but as interconnected challenges shaped by broader institutional, historical and social dynamics.

The result is a volume that shows that understanding key issues demands both accessible frameworks for new learners and deeper interrogation for more advanced scholars. It demonstrates to students that insights drawn from across disciplines provide a structured answer to complex societal questions while also remaining accessible to researchers in other fields and policy professionals; to experienced researchers, the same issues reveal important gaps in existing explanations. The chapters within point to areas where current knowledge remains limited and where further work is needed to shape the direction of future contributions.

Despite the expansion of scholarship on Africa, conventional accounts of business and society often remain anchored in taken for granted assumptions and partial perspectives. The New Frontiers in African Business and Society series offers a more critical examination of how these assumptions are formed and sustained. The outcome is a body of work that not only challenges existing knowledge but also identifies the key areas where more sustained inquiry is required.

Kingsley Obi Omeihe is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of the West of Scotland. He holds the position of co-Chair of African Studies at the British Academy of Management and President of the Academy for African Studies.

Christian Harrison is Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Greater Manchester. He is also the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment in Greater Manchester. He holds the position of co-Chair of African Studies at the British Academy of Management and Chair of the Academy for African Studies.