Robtel Neajai Pailey’s Development, (Dual) Citizenship, and Its Discontents in Africa is a “must-read for researchers and policymakers working in the fields of migration, citizenship, diasporas, and development.” This week’s bonus review from The Monkey Cage is by Fulya Felicity Turkmen, our former podcast research assistant! The review is read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, Read More…
Category: Bonus Episode
Bonus: Hear Naazneen H. Barma’s review of “The Frontlines of Peace”
What creates peace in war-torn countries? Naazneen H. Barma writes a review of The Frontlines of Peace and emphasizes the importance of grassroots movements. This review was read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, & Articles “This Book Explains When Peacekeeping Works—And When It Doesn’t” by Naazneen H. Barma The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing Read More…
Bonus: Hear Kim Yi Dionne’s review of Paul Farmer’s “Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds”
Kim reviews Paul Farmer’s last book, Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds, in this week’s bonus episode. Farmer, a well-known American medical anthropologist and physician, offers an essential and provocative account of the West African Ebola crisis and why it occurred. Books, Links, & Articles “Paul Farmer’s Last Book Teaches Still More About Pandemics” by Kim Yi Dionne Fevers, Read More…
Bonus: Hear Kate Cronin-Furman’s review of “States of Justice”
This week’s bonus episode is a review of States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court by Oumar Ba. Reviewer Kate Cronin-Furman writes that the book asks tough questions about the International Criminal Court and illuminates the relationship between African governments and the ICC. Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, & Articles “States of Read More…
Bonus: Hear Zainab Usman’s review of “The Politics of Order in Informal Markets”
This week’s bonus episode features a book review written by Zainab Usman. She writes about The Politics of Order in Informal Markets by Shelby Grossman and how informal markets have far more structure and self-governance than you’d think. Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, & Articles “Africa’s Informal Markets Have Far More Structure and Self-Governance Than Read More…
Bonus: Hear Laura Seay’s review of “Tanzania’s Informal Economy”
This week’s bonus episode features a book review written by Laura Seay. She writes about Tanzania’s Informal Economy by Alexis Malefakis and the ways that the book challenges our assumptions about kinships, social networks, trust, and solidarity. Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Links, & Articles “Tanzania’s Informal Economy Offers a Rare Glimpse at the Dynamics Read More…
Bonus: How a new UK program will endanger migrants, not protect them
Out now from The Monkey Cage: Rachel Beatty Riedl, Eleanor Paynter, and Christa Kuntzelman write “The UK Wants to Send Refugees to Rwanda. That’s Become a Trend.” Ami Tamakloe reads this article for a bonus episode about how a new United Kingdom program will endanger migrants, not protect them. Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Books, Read More…
Bonus: Hear a review of two new books on what Africa’s urbanization means for politics
In this bonus recording, hear Ufahamu Africa host Kim Dionne (@dadakim) read her review of two recent books with insights on how increasing urbanization in Africa changes (or doesn’t change) politics and power: Noah L. Nathan’s (@noahlnathan) “Electoral Politics and Africa’s Urban Transition: Class and Ethnicity in Ghana,” and Jeffrey W. Paller’s (@JWPaller) “Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa.”
The review was published in this past Friday’s installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular (#APSRS20), and this recording is being shared as part of a collaboration with The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog), a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.
Bonus: Emmanuel Balogun’s review of “The Political Life of an Epidemic”
In this bonus recording, hear Ufahamu Africa host Kim Dionne read Emmanuel Balogun’s (@Ea_Balogun) review of “The Political Life of an Epidemic,” written by Simukai Chigudu (@SimuChigudu), a professor of politics at Oxford University. The review was published in this past Friday’s installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular (#APSRS20), and this recording is being shared as part of a collaboration with The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog), a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.
Bonus: Laura Seay’s review of “From Pews to Politics”
In this bonus recording, hear Ufahamu Africa host Kim Dionne read Laura Seay’s review of From Pews to Politics: Religious Sermons and Political Participation in Africa, a book by Rachel Beatty Riedl and Gwyneth McClendon. The review was published in this past Friday’s installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular (#APSRS20), and this recording is being shared as part of a collaboration with The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog), a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.
Bonus: A review of Erin Hern’s book on public service provision and political participation
In this bonus recording, hear Ufahamu Africa host Kim Dionne read her review of Erin Accampo Hern’s “Developing States, Shaping Citizenship.” The review was published as the twelfth and final installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular, and this recording is being shared as part of a collaboration with The Monkey Cage, a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.
Bonus: Hear a review of three new books on power and politics in Nigeria
In this bonus recording, hear Ufahamu Africa host Kim Dionne read University of Cincinnati professor Alex Thurston’s review of John Campbell and Matthew Page’s “Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know,” Brandon Kendhammer and Carmen McCain’s “Boko Haram,” and Carl LeVan’s “Contemporary Nigerian Politics.” The review was published as the eleventh installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular, and this recording is being shared as part of a collaboration with The Monkey Cage, a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.