This week’s episode begins with discussion of events in DRC, Malawi, and Algeria. We also talk about a new study showing how democracy is good for our health.
Our featured conversation is with Sally Nuamah (@sally_nuamah), an assistant professor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Her research sits at the intersections of race, gender, public education and political behavior. She made the award-winning film, HerStory. We talk with Sally about her first book, How Girls Achieve, released this week by Harvard University Press.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “The relationships between democratic experience, adult health, and cause-specific mortality in 170 countries between 1980 and 2016: an observational analysis.”
- “Democracy matters for health care. Here’s how we measured this.” Analysis by Tom Bollyky, Tara Templin and Simon Wigley
- “What Democracy Does (and Doesn’t Do) for Basic Services: School Fees, School Inputs, and African Elections.” by Robin Harding and David Stasavage
- “Democratization and Universal Health Coverage: A Case Comparison of Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal.” by Karen A. Grépin and Kim Yi Dionne
- Malawi Floods Kill 50, Displace 200,000 by Lameck Masina
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea Ritchie and Angela Y. Davis