I do research in cultural policy and governance, creative economy and labour in relation urban creativity, development and transformation in African contexts. I am the Programme Director of the MA Culture, Policy and Management at City, University of London. I am a UNESCO consultant (UNESCO/HABITAT Culture Urban Future; UNDP/UNESCO Creative Economy Report 2013; Praia Declaration; UCCN); Jury Member for the African Art Lines artistic mobility fund, and member of the Arterial Network Cultural Policy Task Group for which I acted as scientific advisor on its African Creative Cities Network pilot programme (2016-18).