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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 4d

Gen Z WORLD PROTESTS DASHBOARD
1/5: MOROCCO: Anti-government protests driven by frustration over lavish spending on the 2030 World Cup at the expense of public services like education and healthcare, leading to fatalities and arrests🧵

What to Know About the 'Gen Z' Protests Around the World

Within the past month, the protests have toppled one country’s government and contributed to the dissolution of another.

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Tim Longman 🏳️‍🌈 @timlongman.bsky.social · 7d

A wide range of academic organizations has signed a letter calling on the Department of Education to reinstate the Title VI program. For those not familiar, Title VI funds foreign language and area studies programs. The funding has prepared generations of students for international work and research

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 12d

🧵 Fellow academics in N. America if a Sudanese student has been admitted to your graduate program MA or PhD please please do your best to help them gather the necessary paperwork for their visa. So many are getting into great programs but (1/3)

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Hanne Fjelde @hannefjelde.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

UppsalaPeaceConflict @uupeace.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social

📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position
📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement)
📍 Location: Uppsala
⏳ Apply by: Oct 1

Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · Aug 15

Last month @theatlantic.com published an often problematic piece about the war in #Sudan called “the war about nothing”. This week @thecontinent.org swings back, reminding us that what is “nothing” to you is “everything” to someone else. The Continent is a free publication, subscribe to read.

A magazine cover featuring abstract art and the title “the war about everything in Sudan”.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Aug 15

Heartiest congratulations, Alex! This is wonderful news 🥳

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · Aug 14

No one ever asks nonfiction writers about style so I just wanted to share 2 style points, and to thank @hammerandhope.bsky.social for an editorial process that absolutely got it. Writing is always collaborative even with one name on the byline and editors are great.
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In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence

What keeps the Ruto administration running from crisis to crisis remains a complete unwillingness to listen to people and an unswerving commitment to responding to any form of dissent with violence.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Aug 13

So excited to read and assign this!

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jul 25

"Explores how partisanship in electoral autocracies emerges as a powerful social identity shaped by family and community networks."

The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon

#Politics #Autocracy 💙📚

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ugh, so so infuriating. And also so familiar!

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · Jul 22

Continuing the spirit of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular started by @texasinafrica.bsky.social & me 10 years ago, Kelechi Amakoh has curated a list of 10 recent African Politics books for @goodauth.bsky.social that he thinks we should all read:

goodauthority.org/news/10-esse...

10 essential reads on African politics for summer 2025.

From cultural revival to election campaign violence, these books offer a rich dive into how politics works – and who it works for across Africa.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here are 10 essential reads on African politics for this summer.

From cultural revival to election campaign violence, these books offer a rich dive into how politics works – and who it works for across Africa.

goodauthority.org/news/10-esse...

10 essential reads on African politics for summer 2025.

From cultural revival to election campaign violence, these books offer a rich dive into how politics works – and who it works for across Africa.

goodauthority.org

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Jul 10

Instead of listening to protesters’ grievances, Ruto’s government is repressing them.

That’s a bad sign for the health of Kenya’s democracy, @nanjala.bsky.social‬ writes.

Ruto Once Courted Kenya’s Youth. Now He’s Trying to Silence Them

Instead of listening to protesters’ grievances, Ruto’s government is repressing them. That’s a bad sign for the health of Kenya’s democracy.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · Jun 26

The final tally of yesterday’s protests in #Kenya. Nine killed, 400 injured and 61 arrests. All killed by the police because the president will not listen to the young people who put him in power.

nation
DAILY©NATION
Black Wednesday: Nine killed, 400 injured as protests rock 27 counties
Nine people were killed, about 400 injured, and 61 arrested on Wednesday as at least 27 counties witnessed protests marking the first anniversary of the June 25, 2024, demonstrations that saw youth protesters storm Parliament.

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jun 16

"Deserves close attention and sustained engagement from anyone interested in the complex relationship between violence and democracy."

Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India by Aditi Malik, Out Now

#ComparativePolitics #PoliSky 💙📚

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Playing with Fire

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Playing with Fire

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Jun 9

Erik Cleven's research on Kenya informed much of thinking on party-driven violence. Very grateful for his review of my book in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. The review is below, and the book can be found in all the places one goes to for academic books: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V6DHK...

Playing with fire: parties and political violence in Kenya and India

Published in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Florian G. Kern @floriangkern.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are still accepting applications for our fully funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, focused on scholars based in Africa (held in Nairobi in 2026). Feel free to apply or forward to your networks!

Florian G. Kern @floriangkern.bsky.social · May 19

🚨Funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa: Via the International Politics in Africa network, we are organising a Writing Workshop for early career scholars based in Africa. This is generously funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social. Share widely!

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IPIA - Call for Papers

Please find below a call for papers for a Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, generously funded by the British Academy. The deadline for applying is June 6, 2025.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · May 20

Congratulations! Very much looking forward to reading this.

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Julia Zulver @jzulver.bsky.social · Mar 12

🔹 Grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the 'behind the scenes' of how we compiled "Brave Women" w/ @kiranstallone.bsky.social 📕

🔹 Check out our Note from the Field in Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social ✍️ #OpenAccess

🔹 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Writing Brave Women: An Exercise in Academic Publishing as Feminist Solidarity | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Writing Brave Women: An Exercise in Academic Publishing as Feminist Solidarity

www.cambridge.org

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm giving a book talk at the University of Cambridge next week (Tuesday, March 18). This is the place where this project began in many ways, so I am very much looking forward to being back. For folks in the area, please consider joining!

www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...

Book Presentation Dr Aditi Malik: Playing with Fire - Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India - Centre of Governance & Human Rights

We are very excited to be hosting Dr Aditi Malik for a presentation of her book "Book Presentation Dr Aditi Malik: Playing with Fire - Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India"

www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk

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Scope Conditions Podcast @scopeconditions.bsky.social · Feb 20

📢 New episode!

Why do political parties use violence to achieve their goals in some political contexts but not in others?

@niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social talks with us about her award-winning new book on violence as electoral strategy in Pakistan.

www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/episode-39

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Dec 21

Coping mechanism to deal with being thrown into New England winter + snow after an extended South African summer. Also, omg winter 🥶

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Dec 11

I've been an avid listener of #GrandTamasha for years; it was so lovely to be able to chat with @milanv.bsky.social about my new book, "Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India" for the podcast. Have a listen here: grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/par...

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Dec 11

What a cool paper! Looking forward to reading this.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Dec 10

I'm very excited to have Dorina Bekoe, Justine Davis, Risa Kitagawa, and Scott Straus share their thoughts on the book. Please join us at 10:15am in O'Hare (10th floor) if you can!

Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · Dec 10

Looking forward to the African Studies Assoc. meeting this week, and to being back in Chicago for a few days. For those at #ASA2024 with an interest in party violence and election-related conflict, my book will be featured in an author-meets-critics panel on Thursday, 12/12.

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