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The Revival of African Economic History in the 21st Century: a Bibliometric Analysis

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Ten years have passed since the publication of the last special issue on African economic history proclaiming the “renaissance” of the field. We carry out a bibliometric analysis of 114 articles written by 104 distinct authors and published in the leading five economic history journals from 2000 to 2024. We derive an updated outline of the key features of the evolution of African economic history in terms of quantity and impact of publications, research topics, historical period, African geographical area, type of sources and data, analytical methods and author characteristics.

Period9 Jan 2025

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  • TitleThe Revival of African Economic History in the 21st Century: a Bibliometric Analysis
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletAEHN Blog
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date9/01/25
    DescriptionTen years have passed since the publication of the last special issue on African economic history proclaiming the “renaissance” of the field. We carry out a bibliometric analysis of 114 articles written by 104 distinct authors and published in the leading five economic history journals from 2000 to 2024. We derive an updated outline of the key features of the evolution of African economic history in terms of quantity and impact of publications, research topics, historical period, African geographical area, type of sources and data, analytical methods and author characteristics.
    Producer/AuthorAfrican Economic History Network
    URLhttps://www.aehnetwork.org/blog/the-revival-of-african-economic-history-in-the-21st-century-a-bibliometric-analysis/
    PersonsFelix Meier zu Selhausen
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