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Book Chapters

Franz, Tobias (2023) 'Neoliberalism, Policy Failures, and the COVID-19 Crisis: Going beyond Hirschman’s Fracasomanía.' In: Mica, Adriana, Pawlak, Mikołaj, Horolets, Anna and Kubicki, Paweł, (eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Failure. London: Routledge, pp. 390-401.

Montero, Sergio, Franz, Tobias and Choles, Miller (2021) 'Repensando la Gobernanza y el Desarrollo Económico Local desde Colombia: Informalidad, Élites y Diversidad.' In: Montero, Sergio, (ed.), Repensando el Desarrollo Económico Local desde Colombia. Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes.

Franz, Tobias (2017) 'Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín: An “Urban Miracle”?' In: Angotti, Tom, (ed.), Urban Latin America: Inequalities and Neoliberal Reforms. Lanham, Maryland, United States: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 129-145. (Latin American Perspectives In The Classroom)

Journal Article

McNelly, Angus and Franz, Tobias (2024) 'Making and unmaking the actually existing hegemonic green transition.' The Extractive Industries and Society, 20 (101525).

Franz, Tobias and McNelly, Angus (2024) 'The "Finance‐Extraction‐Transitions Nexus": Geographies of the Green Transition in the 21st Century.' Antipode, 56 (4). pp. 1289-1307.

Franz, Tobias, Gómez, Diana, Idrobo, C. Julián and Corzo, Olga (2023) 'Development and Well-being: Maritime Infrastructure and Ocean Grabbing on the Colombian Pacific Coast.' Latin American Perspectives. (Forthcoming)

Franz, Tobias (2021) 'Spatial fixes and switching crises in the times of COVID-19: implications for commodity-producing economies in Latin America.' Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 42 (1/2). pp. 109-121.

Stevano, Sara, Franz, Tobias, Dafermos, Yannis and Van Waeyenberge, Elisa (2021) 'COVID-19 and Crises of Capitalism: Intensifying Inequalities and Global Responses.' Canadian Journal of Development Studies /Revue canadienne d’études du développement, 42 (1/2). pp. 1-17.

Franz, Tobias (2019) 'Why ‘Good Governance’ Fails: Lessons from Regional Economic Development in Colombia.' International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 43 (4). pp. 776-785.

Franz, Tobias (2018) 'Power balances, transnational elites, and local economic governance: The political economy of development in Medellín.' Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 33 (1). pp. 85-109.

Franz, Tobias (2017) 'Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín.' Latin American Perspectives, 44 (2). pp. 52-70.

Franz, Tobias (2016) 'Plan Colombia: illegal drugs, economic development and counterinsurgency - a political economy analysis of Colombia's failed war.' Development Policy Review, 34 (4). pp. 563-591.

Monographs and Working Papers

Franz, Tobias and McNelly, Angus (2023) The ‘Finance-Extraction-Transitions Nexus’: Towards A Critical Research Agenda Exploring the Scramble for Transition Minerals. London: SOAS Department of Economics Working Paper Series; No.257.

Montero, Sergio, Franz, Tobias and Choles, Miller (2018) Repensando la Gobernanza y el Desarrollo Económico Local desde Colombia: Informalidad, Élites y Diversidad. Bogota:

Franz, Tobias (2011) Über die (Un-) Möglichkeit nachhaltiger Wirtschaftspolitik in Madagaskar - Eine analyse über ein verlorenes Jahrzehnt. Antananarivo: FES.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Franz, Tobias (2020) Covid-19 and economic development in Latin America. LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias and Gómez Suárez, Andrei (2020) ¿Por qué protesta Colombia? The Conversation [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias and Gómez Suárez, Andrei (2020) ¿Por qué Colombia está marchando? LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias and Gómez Suárez, Andrei (2019) Why is Colombia striking for change? LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2019) How Can the Region Boost Productivity? Latin American Advisor [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Colombia’s Future Is at Stake. Jacobin Magazine [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) ¿“Construyendo País”? – Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo en Colombia. El Especador [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Der steigende Einfluss der Militärs gefährdet den Friedensprozess. Neues Deutschland [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Los peligros económicos de la victoria de Iván Duque en Colombia. LSE [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Between Hope and Fear. Jacobin Magazine [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Colombia elections 2018: candidates and their chances in times of hope and fear. LSE [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2018) Colombia elections 2018: the perils of polarisation for a precarious peace. LSE [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) Aprendiendo de Karl Marx. El Tiempo [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) La productividad en América Latina se puede mejorar mediante incentivación, aseguración e inversión en tecnologías. LSE [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) The Legacy of Plan Colombia. Oxford Research Group [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) Latin America’s productivity problems can only be overcome by incentivising, underwriting, and enforcing technological investment. LSE [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) Corrupción, ¿para qué sirve? El Tiempo [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2017) Sabotaging Peace. Jacobin Magazine [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2016) Peace in Colombia – What is it good for? SOAS Development Studies Blog [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2016) The Ends of Peace. Jacobin Magazine [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2014) Das Ende des Krieges – oder ein Krieg ohne Ende. Badische Zeitung [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Franz, Tobias (2009) Ägyptens Muslimbruderschaft – ohne Führung, ohne Zukunft? DisOrient [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Theses

Franz, Tobias (2017) From Industrial Capital to Modern ‘Urban Miracle’? : The Political Economy of Governance, Growth and Development in Medellín, Colombia. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00024946

Films

Franz, Tobias (2018) Interview with Sky News: Colombia before the first Presidential Elections since the Peace Deal. Sky News. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ay8unMwltA&amp=&t....