The Trump administration is poised to scale up the Afrikaner refugee program in a big way. One problem? It's not clear that many Afrikaners want to be "refugees" (yes, even those that are already in the US). My latest, in @goodauth.bsky.social : goodauthority.org/news/trump-w...

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🧵

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

🧵 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)

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

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.

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. hammerandhope.org/article/kenya-

So excited to read and assign this!

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...

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...

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.

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.

"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 💙📚 cup.org/4lc6rNC

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...

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!

🔹 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...

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-...

📢 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

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

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...

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.

Really looking forward to reading this! Congratulations @jswahutu-nyu.bsky.social 🎉

Proof (lol!) that this book is real. Out in the world summer 2024 😊