Publication
Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies, and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe
Moore, David B. 2022. Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies, and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe. Hurst Publishers. https://www.hurstpublis...
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Coups and the dynamics of media freedom
Bjørnskov, Christian, Andreas Freytag and Jerg Gutmann. 2022. Coups and the dynamics of media freedom. Economic Modelling, 116(2), 106025. h...
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‘If Angola were Libya’: protest and politics in Angola
Gastrow, Claudia. 2022. ‘If Angola were Libya’: protest and politics in Angola. Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa, 10...
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Glory
Bulawayo, NoViolet. 2022. Glory. Viking. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592441/glory-by-noviolet-bulawayo/
Project
Why Do Authoritarian Regimes in Africa Adopt Women’s Rights Reforms?
The recent authoritarian turn globally raises questions about what happens to women’s rights in such contexts.
Project
Paths from Personalist Rule: Understanding Institutional Transformation in Contemporary Africa
This project analyzes the fates of rulers and regimes which came to power in Africa in the 1980s-90s.
Publication
Illiberale Demokratien
Bachmann, Klaus, and Dominik Héjj. 2018. Illiberale Demokratien. Osteuropa, 68(3–5), 127–147. https://www.zeitschrift-osteuropa.de/hefte/201...
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The Paradox of Isabel dos Santos. State Capitalism, Dynastic Politics, and Gender Hostility in a Resource-Rich, Authoritarian Country
Pitcher, Anne and Edalina S. Rodrigues. 2019. The Paradox of Isabel dos Santos. State Capitalism, Dynastic Politics, and Gender Hostility in...
Project
Everyday Authoritarianism: Urban Life and Politics in Luanda, Angola
This project poses the question of how authoritarian politics systems institutionalise themselves through everyday life.
Project
Ethnicity and Constitutionalism in Africa
The focus of the study for this year, under the broad theme of constitution-building in Africa will be the issue of separation of powers.
