My initial attraction to the study of China’s activities in Africa stemmed from an intellectual imbalance I noticed while writing two separate MA theses. Many of the best-known scholars, including those that…
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Democracy, Development and Governance
2019 Presidential Elections in Senegal: Reflections on a West African Model-Democracy and the Challenge of Decolonization
by Amy Niang and Aboubakr Tandia
Perhaps the most defining issue of the election was the debate about decolonization, a first in the history of postcolonial Senegal.
APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Next Gen Fellow Sisanda Mguzulwa
by Next Generation Social Sciences
Next Gen fellow Sisanda Mguzulwa (2016-2018) is passionate about her research on youth violence in South Africa. Here’s a sneak peek at a conversation we had with her about her work and experience as a fellow.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Ethiopia’s Political Transition at a Crossroads
by Asebe Regassa Debelo
Authorities should adopt a participatory and transparent approach in demarcating the boundary between Oromia and Addis Ababa, and in renegotiating relations between the regions and the political center within the country’s federal framework.
Gender
Renegotiating Gender during Fieldwork in Conflict-Affected Settings: Overcoming Some Challenges
by Abosede Omowumi Babatunde
Despite the ethical challenges that conflict settings pose, conducting fieldwork in such places provides great opportunities to generate data essential for designing post-conflict peacebuilding activities.
Gender
Understanding Selfhood among Young People Who Were Born Out of Genocide Rape in Rwanda
by Sela Muyoka Musundi
One Saturday afternoon in 2013, I was at home in Kigali, Rwanda watching television when I randomly came across a documentary by filmmaker Ingeborg Beugel on Al Jazeera English. The film, titled “Rwanda: Children of Bad Memories,” was a poignant and moving story about a 12-year-old Rwandan boy named Shyaka. Shyaka’s mother, Goretti, was gang-raped […]
Democracy, Development and Governance
Zimbabwe’s Cyber-Shutdown: A Counterproductive Economic Decision or a Politically Retrogressive Move?
by Toyin Ajao
Not only has it recently become more difficult for Zimbabweans to meet their basic needs, but the government has also prevented them from exercising their human rights.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Special Issue: Perspectives on the Postponement of Nigeria’s 2019 Elections