All major violent conflicts in Kenya have had a connection to land. Presently, villagers have vacated large swathes of land…
The Land Question in Kenya’s 2017 General Election: A Historical Review
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The Bankruptcy of Peace, and of the Constitution, in Kenya’s 2017 Elections
The 2010 Constitution of Kenya is transformative, to say the least. It is, however, bankrupt on peace; so is the…
The Ethnicity Factor and Risk of Conflict in the 2017 Kenyan Elections
Kenya has held elections every five years since it obtained independence in 1963. The August 8, 2017, elections will be…
Party Doesn’t Matter: Ethnic Parties and Multiethnic Coalitions in Kenya
Since the historic merger of opposition parties ahead of the 2002 elections, political party formation and composition in Kenya has…
Special Issue: Kenya’s 2017 Presidential Elections
Kenyans go to the polls on August 8, 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Jubilee Party is up against…
Introducing the APN’s 2017 Grant Recipients
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Jimam Lar
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Jimam Lar, an APN Alumnus (IRG…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Professor Audrey Gadzekpo
Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, an Alumnus (Individual Research Grant 2014) of the Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN), has…
Book Review: The Limits of Democracy and the Postcolonial Nation State: Mali’s Democratic Experiment Falters, while Jihad and Terrorism Grow in the Sahara
The Limits of Democracy and the Postcolonial Nation State: Mali’s Democratic Experiment Falters, while Jihad and Terrorism Grow in the…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Kizito Sabala
The APN Team had the opportunity to sit down with Kizito Sabala, an Alumnus of the APN Collaborative Working Group…