We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by former UNRISD Research Coordinator, Yusuf Bangura, Development, Democracy and Cohesion. The book—part of a series called Critical Essays with Insights on Sierra Leone and Wider African Contexts and published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series—is a collection of 43 essays, written while he was at UNRISD. Yusuf Bangura uses his insights into Sierra Leone and Africa in general to shed light on the challenges of building developmental, democratic and cohesive states and societies.