Bronwen Manby Explained

Bronwen Manby
Alma Mater:	University of Oxford Columbia University Maastricht University
Occupation:	Human rights scholar, lobbyist

N. Bronwen Manby is a British human rights scholar and lobbyist specialized in comparative nationality law, statelessness, and legal identity in Africa. She is an independent consultant and a senior policy fellow and guest lecturer at the MSc in human rights in the London School of Economics. Manby was previously the deputy director of the African branch of the Human Rights Watch.

Life

Manby completed degrees at the University of Oxford and Columbia University. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.^[1] Her work focuses on human rights in Africa with a focus on comparative nationality law, statelessness, and legal identities.^[2]

On October 20, 2015, Manby graduated with a Ph.D. from Maastricht University's Faculty of Law.^[3] Her dissertation, Citizenship and statelessness in Africa: the law and politics of belonging, was conducted under supervisor Gerard-René de Groot and co-supervisor Olivier Vonk.^[4]

Manby was awarded Order of the British Empire in 2004.^[5]

Manby was deputy director of the African branch of the Human Rights Watch. She later became a senior advisor for Africa Govern.^[6] Manby is a senior policy fellow and guest lecturer at the MSc in human rights at the London School of Economics.

Selected works

• Book: McGovern, Mary. South Africa Half-hearted Reform: The Official Response to the Rising Tide of Violence. 1993. Human Rights Watch. 978-1-56432-100-8. Manby. Bronwen. en.
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities. 1999. Human Rights Watch. 978-1-56432-225-8. en.
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. Unequal Protection: The State Response to Violent Crime on South African Farms. 2001. Human Rights Watch. 978-1-56432-263-0. en.
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. Struggles for Citizenship in Africa. 2009. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-84813-353-2. en. ^[7]
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. Citizenship Law in Africa: A Comparative Study. 2010. African Minds. 978-1-936133-29-1. en. ^[8]
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. International Law and the Right to Nationality in Sudan. 2011. Open Society Foundations. 978-1-936133-43-7. en.
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. Shell in Nigeria: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Ogoni Crisis. 2016. SAGE. 978-1-4739-6873-8. en.
• Book: Manby, Bronwen. Citizenship in Africa: The Law of Belonging. 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-5099-2078-5. en. ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bronwen Manby. 2021-09-03. London School of Economics and Political Science. en-GB.
2. Web site: Dr. Bronwen Manby. 2021-09-03. Raid. en.
3. Web site: 19 October 2015. Stateless Africans a step closer to citizenship thanks to UM doctoral student. live. 2021-09-03. Maastricht University. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903012801/https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/stateless-africans-step-closer-citizenship-thanks-um-doctoral-student . 2021-09-03 .
4. Citizenship and statelessness in Africa: the law and politics of belonging. Maastricht University. 2015. 10.26481/dis.20151020nm. N.B.. Manby. 9789462402409 . Ph.D..
5. Web site: House of Commons - Public Administration - Written Evidence. 2021-09-03. publications.parliament.uk.
6. Devir. Nathan. 2015. Review of La nationalité en Afrique. Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 55. 218. 420–423. 0008-0055. 24476721.
7. Reviews of Struggles for Citizenship in Africa:
   • Turner. Bryan S.. Bryan Turner (sociologist). July 2010. Review. Society. en. 47. 4. 366–368. 10.1007/s12115-010-9340-4. 142591925 . 0147-2011.
   • Jahn. Ina Rehema. December 2012. Review. Ahfad Journal. Ahfad University for Women. 29. 2. 97. 0255-4070.
   • Rutherford. Blair. 2011. Review of Struggles for Citizenship in Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies. 45. 2. 374–375. 0008-3968. 23236972.
   • Mueller. Susanne D.. 2011. Review of Struggles for Citizenship in Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 44. 1. 183–184. 0361-7882. 23046874.
   • Brain. Thea. 2010. Review of Struggles for Citizenship in Africa. Development in Practice. 20. 7. 911–912. 10.1080/09614524.2010.508116 . 0961-4524. 20787366. 154049294 .
   • Lynch. Gabrielle. 2012. Review. Journal of International Development. en. 24. 1. 127–128. 10.1002/jid.1737. 1099-1328.
8. Reviews of Citizenship Law in Africa:
   • Devir. Nathan. July 2015. Manby, Bronwen. La nationalité en Afrique: Paris, Karthala ; London, Open Society Fondations, 2011. Cahiers d'études africaines. 218. 10.4000/etudesafricaines.18164. 0008-0055. free.
   • Shaw. Jo. March 2021. Citizenship in Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies. 47. 2. 333–336. 10.1080/03057070.2021.1886526. 2021JSAfS..47..333S . 233873339 . 0305-7070.
9. Banks. Angela M. April 2020. Review. The American Journal of Comparative Law. 68. 2. 468–472. 10.1093/ajcl/avaa011. 0002-919X.