African Politics Uni Bayreuth
@polafrubt.bsky.social
African Politics and Development Policy | Professorship of Political Science | Faculty of Humanties and Social Sciences | Institute of African Studies | University of Bayreuth (Germany)
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#Africa enters 2026 at a crossroads: Gen Z protests, debt crises, Chinese and Russian expansion – Yet African states will leverage critical partnerships to assert agency. In our latest #GIGAFocus, Tevin Tafese and @cvonsoest.bsky.social present 10 things to watch: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
#Africa enters 2026 at a crossroads: Gen Z protests, debt crises, Chinese and Russian expansion – Yet African states will leverage critical partnerships to assert agency. In our latest #GIGAFocus, Tevin Tafese and @cvonsoest.bsky.social present 10 things to watch: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
*Moroccan Football and Sports Diplomacy as a Means of Power Legitimation*
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97705-3_12
New book chapter by Andreas Wüst on football as an instrument of power legitimation in Morocco, examining sports diplomacy and international positioning. #AfricanPolitics #SportsPolitics
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97705-3_12
New book chapter by Andreas Wüst on football as an instrument of power legitimation in Morocco, examining sports diplomacy and international positioning. #AfricanPolitics #SportsPolitics
The Lion King: Moroccan Football and Sports Diplomacy as a Means of Power Legitimation
Studies into soft power and public diplomacy have become a standard repertoire in contemporary social sciences and international relations in particular. This chapter positions itself within this trad...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
*Moroccan Football and Sports Diplomacy as a Means of Power Legitimation*
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97705-3_12
New book chapter by Andreas Wüst on football as an instrument of power legitimation in Morocco, examining sports diplomacy and international positioning. #AfricanPolitics #SportsPolitics
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97705-3_12
New book chapter by Andreas Wüst on football as an instrument of power legitimation in Morocco, examining sports diplomacy and international positioning. #AfricanPolitics #SportsPolitics
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Congratulations to @ailitripp.bsky.social for her new book, Why African Autocracies Promote Women as Leaders (OUP, 2025). Learn more about this important scholarship in our latest blog post: www.afpol.org/blog/new-boo...
New Book: Why African Autocracies Promote Women as Leaders by Aili Mari Tripp
Why African Autocracies Promote Women as Leaders (Oxford University Press, 2025) by Aili Mari Tripp contrasts authoritarian countries with democracies in Africa to explain how and why autocracies prom...
www.afpol.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Congratulations to @ailitripp.bsky.social for her new book, Why African Autocracies Promote Women as Leaders (OUP, 2025). Learn more about this important scholarship in our latest blog post: www.afpol.org/blog/new-boo...
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The exhibition "Die Bayreuther Afrikastudien im Spiegel von Politik und Medien" was opened today. Curated by Dr. Ibrahima Sene it reflects on the beginnings of African Studies at the @unibayreuth.bsky.social exploring why Bayreuth of all places became a centre for African Studies.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The exhibition "Die Bayreuther Afrikastudien im Spiegel von Politik und Medien" was opened today. Curated by Dr. Ibrahima Sene it reflects on the beginnings of African Studies at the @unibayreuth.bsky.social exploring why Bayreuth of all places became a centre for African Studies.
*Judicial Diplomacy in Africa*
doi.org/10.5771/9783748955535
Great new book by Diana Kisakye, out now, fully open access, thanks to @africamultiple.bsky.social !
Diana analyses how the East African Court of Justice interacts with off-bench actors to promote their mission. #JudicialDiplomacy
doi.org/10.5771/9783748955535
Great new book by Diana Kisakye, out now, fully open access, thanks to @africamultiple.bsky.social !
Diana analyses how the East African Court of Justice interacts with off-bench actors to promote their mission. #JudicialDiplomacy
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
*Judicial Diplomacy in Africa*
doi.org/10.5771/9783748955535
Great new book by Diana Kisakye, out now, fully open access, thanks to @africamultiple.bsky.social !
Diana analyses how the East African Court of Justice interacts with off-bench actors to promote their mission. #JudicialDiplomacy
doi.org/10.5771/9783748955535
Great new book by Diana Kisakye, out now, fully open access, thanks to @africamultiple.bsky.social !
Diana analyses how the East African Court of Justice interacts with off-bench actors to promote their mission. #JudicialDiplomacy