Welcome back to the podcast! Kim and Rachel return for season 7 of the show with a recap of some exciting things that happened while we were on break, new books we are looking forward to learning from, and an introduction of our newest cohort of fellows.
Books, Links, & Articles
- Activist Origins of Political Ambition: Opposition Candidacy in Africa’s Electoral Authoritarian Regimes by Keith Weghorst
- Keith Weghorst’s Meal Train
- African Politics Conference Group (APCG)
- “The Politics of Respect: Early State Inheritance and Traditional Governance” by Vladimir Chlouba
- Development, (Dual) Citizenship, and its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Pailey
- “Can You Be a Citizen of More Than One Country? Here’s What to Learn from Liberia.” by Fulya Felicity Turkmen
- Nightbloom by Peace Medie
- “People will become more radical”: Senegal and the limits of protest” by Ndongo Samba Sylla & Leo Zeilig
- LES MOUVEMENTS SOCIAUX EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST by Ndongo Samba Sylla
- Parties, Movements, and Democracy in the Developing World by Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar
- Changing Course in Latin America: Party Systems in the Neoliberal Era by Kenneth Roberts
- “The True Story of The Woman King” on Today, Explained
- “The Complicated History Behind The Woman King“ by Laura Zornosa
- “The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” by Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon
- “How protest is redefining democracy around the world” by Zachariah Mampilly
- “Beyond African Royalty” by Priscilla Takondwa Semphere
- Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
- A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
- Betrayal in the City by Francis D. Imbuga
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Previous Episodes We Mentioned
- Ep. 145: A conversation with Leo Arriola, Lise Rakner, and Nic van de Walle about democratic backsliding
- Bonus: Hear Fulya Felicity Turkmen’s review of “Development, (Dual) Citizenship, and Its Discontents in Africa”
- Ep. 115: A conversation with Robtel Neajai Pailey on citizenship and Liberia
- Ep. 91: A conversation with Peace Medie about gender and conflict in Africa, writing research and fiction, and more
- Ep. 56: A conversation with Dr. Anta Sané and Dr. Ndongo Symba Sylla about the Senegalese elections
- Ep. 132: A conversation with Bamba Ndiaye of the Africanist podcast
- Ep. 51: A conversation with Lisa Mueller on protests in Africa
- Ep. 120: A conversation with Zachariah Mampilly on researching African politics
- Ep. 2: A conversation with Priscilla Takondwa Semphere on storytelling