🚨Today🚨 #UgandaNotAlone TWITTER SPACE #Uganda is facing an assault on the rule of law and democracy— arbitrary arrests, repression, and silenced voices. Join our Space, with incredible speakers, #UgandaNotAlone 👇 twitter.com/i/spaces/1MY...

Was delighted to speak with @fromagehomme.bsky.social on his podcast a few weeks ago about "The Golden Age of Transnational Repression"--something that has only become more timely since then: newbooksnetwork.com/are-we-livin...

🧨This conversation could hardly be more timely ...🧨 Are We Living in the Golden Age of Transnational Repression? Listen now here, and wherever you get your podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/are-we-livin...

@fromagehomme.bsky.social, Matías Bianchi, and Jennifer Cyr explain how authoritarian cooperation is “tilting the global balance in favor of autocracy”:

Great summary, also for naming more than the usual suspects (UAE...). Advice to democrats worldwide includes: "to reclaim the narrative. Pro-democracy actors need to make democratic values culturally relevant, meet citizens where they are, and show them how democracy improves everyday life."

“As long as democratic coordination remains less bold and less inspired than its authoritarian counterpart, there is every reason to expect that autocracy will continue to spread,” write @fromagehomme.bsky.social, Matías Bianchi, and Jennifer Cyr.

Just how far have we become blind to the readiness to personalize power, weaken checks and balances, and deploy disinformation to erode accountability? Ultimately we do so at our peril, …. and cost. @fromagehomme.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...

Ahead of the Ugandan elections tomorrow Why the Museveni regime is being so repressive, and the prospects for mass human rights violations after the polls #UgandaDecides2026 www.fr.de/politik/wahl...

🚨 Out now 🚨 The Illiberal International - How Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order 🧨 "Democrats are playing by the rules of a game that no longer exists." To read, go here 👇 www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...

Kristof Titeca continually writes some of the most interesting and thought-provoking analysis on Uganda, so you really want to hear his thoughts on the upcoming elections. democracyinafrica.org/beyond-the-b...

📢 New Podcast! 📢 Since 2014 more than 32,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. As European states prioritise migration deterrence over human life, civic organisations have stepped in. Find out what challenges they face 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-happ...

📢 New Podcast! 📢 Since 2014 more than 32,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. As European states prioritise migration deterrence over human life, civic organisations have stepped in. Find out what challenges they face 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-happ...

Thank you for this wonderful introduction! Excited to continue navigating these important topics—humanity, leadership, and citizenship—with everyone. Let's work towards those coherent solutions! 🤝 @axrenton.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social

Here is new post by Paula Cristina Roque. Very accurate reporting. Another government rejected by the people. An unruly party refusing to go. Mass Protest resulted in a worst post election massacre by state police. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

🗣️ The political risks of messaging on corruption 🗣️ Talk today! All welcome When: 27 November 2025, 12:00 — 13:30 UK time Venue: Online Birkbeck Criminology Seminar Series Joining details 👇 www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/54636/the-political-riskiness-of-public-policy-messaging-on-corruption

💰 Kenya’s infrastructure deals: Lessons from a decade of debt 🧧 What can we learn from the evolution of Kenya's debt management efforts, and what does it mean for the country's economic future? 💵 💴 💶 nation.africa/kenya/weekly...

🚨 Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland 🚨 The latest episode of the People, Power, Politics podcast, out now! Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/democracy-af...

Speaking now on this forum Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?

🚨 The Tanzanian government is attempting to cover up the grave human rights abuses it has committed in a desperate bid to stay in power. 🚨 Join us **today** at 5PM UK time/8PM Tanzania time for a space of solidarity and resistance. Set a reminder now: x.com/i/spaces/1RD...

As I see some people continuing to make the mistake of thinking that the repression we are seeing today in Tanzania is something new, I wanted to re-up this argument. The abstract could have been written about Samia ... www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...

🤩Super excited that Le Monde have published a summary of our piece for @JoDemocracy on the "Myth of Democratic Resillience", with a stronger focus on the implications for Latin America 🤩 This version is for Spanish speakers out there ... www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/el...

🤩Super excited that Le Monde have published a summary of our piece for @JoDemocracy on the "Myth of Democratic Resillience", with a stronger focus on the implications for Latin America 🤩 This version is for Spanish speakers out there ... www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/el...

🚨 More and more leaders are trying to set themselves up as presidents for life ... the latest being Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe 🚨 Thanks to Geoffrey York for a characteristically insightful piece on this + for using a new paper by Marie-Eve Desrosiers to ... www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

🚨New piece reflecting on the life and legacy of Raila Odinga, reflecting on conversations in Nairobi last week🚨 In honour of Raila's sad passing we consider his life + why there has been a lot of contestation about his legacy + what it means for ... theconversation.com/raila-odinga...

Poignant and emotional to watch the funeral service for Raila Odinga. For so long it has been hard to think about Kenya without Raila, and for those of us writing about Kenyan politics, we were always, in part, writing about Raila. #RIPRailaOdinga

And Nic Cheeseman lays out some of the problems ahead in this conversation w David Runciman: open.spotify.com/episode/626r...

State Dept no longer comments on quality of elections. @freedomhouse.bsky.social is worried because this is a top 5 indicator of #democratic #erosion. Also gone from annual #humanrights reports: prison conditions, right to fair trial. Congressionally mandated sections being neglected

🎙️ In the latest episode of our special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, Jennifer Cyr and @fromagehomme.bsky.social reflect on why projects of re-democratization after periods of authoritarian rule often fail in the long term. 🎧 Listen to it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/pasz7maz

BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW! In this PPF+ bonus David talks to @fromagehomme.bsky.social about the idea of guaranteeing female representation in parliament. Where does it already happen? How does it work? What difference does it make? Join PPF+ for all our bonuses: www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

Good luck Malawi, as the country goes to the polls in elections that may well deliver another transfer of power. As many of you know, Malawi is very close to my heart. Great primer on the elections by Richard Kweitsu here: democracyinafrica.org/malawi-elect...

As someone who co-wrote "How to Rig an Election" with @fromagehomme.bsky.social, let me just say how insane it is that the US president is peddling talking points on "honest elections" from a dictator who routinely rigs votes, sometimes by hunting down and murdering his political opponents.

We will be welcoming back @fromagehomme.bsky.social in November as we ask …..Is Democracy Alive in Africa? www.kwaku.org.uk/Speakers/202...

🚨SAVE Pambazuko! Protect African journalism🚨 We are fundraising to save Pambazuko, the pioneering free Swahili-language news platform read by over 300,000 people a week - one of the most important sources of independent news in Africa. #SavePambazuko www.gofundme.com/f/save-pamba...

Starting in just under one hour!

New blog! Can we imagine what a future climate-changed world will be like? Dr Carl Death discusses climate fiction in the context of his new book: African Climate Futures. @mybisa.bsky.social @uompols.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social ‪ www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/can...

For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social

Why has President Samia's government become so violent in Tanzania? Join us *tomorrow* as @ResistBureau partners with @IntelwatchNews for this great show on the build up to the elections 3:00PM UK / 5:00PM Tanzania / 10:00AM ET Set a reminder here 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1kv...

🚨 New piece for @TC_Africa: Why we need to start talking about Zambia (again) 🚨 "I take no pleasure in saying this ... but ..." theconversation.com/zambia-facin...

The US govt is intimidating law firms, universities, civil society, and the media. In my interview w/ @fromagehomme.bsky.social of @democracyinafrica.bsky.social, I discuss sites of resistance, with new alliances & coalitions being formed outside of old structures newbooksnetwork.com/the-attack-o...

Four filmmakers – Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, Mark Karubiu, & Chris Wamae – were arrested in Kenya on 2 May & charged for providing footage to a BBC documentary investigating Kenyan police violence during June 2024 protests. The chilling effect of the case was immediate.

Always an honour to be published in the Journal of Democracy. "We must face an uncomfortable truth: Democracies often fail to reverse the damage after an authoritarian lapse. If we are to make our political systems more resilient, we must strengthen democracy before it is too late."

Check out this issue @jodemocracy.bsky.social ! It features insightful articles by a great lineup of scholars, including @fromagehomme.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social, ‪‪@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, @makrevis.bsky.social among others.

🚨 New Podcast! 🚨 Check out this great discussion with Carl LeVan on the attack on democracy in the United States, and the new resistance. The attack in democracy under President Donald Trump in the United States is both broader and deeper than you think ... newbooksnetwork.com/the-attack-o...

Why is the Kenyan government at war with the country's youth activists? "As I write, a clip that captures the police shooting – in the head, at close range – a street vendor named Boniface Kariuki is going viral ... " Powerful piece by Ngala Chome. democracyinafrica.org/the-war-on-y...

🌍 Over half the world is under 30, how many shape the decisions that affect their lives? Today EPD launches the first Global Youth Participation Index (GYPI), measuring how youth engage in public life worldwide. 🔍 Explore it here: www.gypi.epd.eu #YouthParticipation #GYPI

🚩 LAUNCHING A NEW YOUTH PARTICIPATION INDEX & REPORT 🚩 The GYPI is a first-of-its-kind global index that scores 141 countries across four key dimensions: Socio-Economic, Civic Space, Political Affairs and Elections gypi.epd.eu ‪@epd.eu‬ #GYPI #YouthParticipation

In Mail where local language-education relies solely on outside funding, with little to no help from the government, USAID had been a primary development partner….. @fromagehomme.bsky.social apnews.com/article/mali...

Join us for the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend 2025. Watch live! Honoured to be here as part of the IIAG Expert Panel If you don't already, check out the Governance Index here: mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research... The website makes it possible to make graphs and do analysis online ...

How Do Autocrats Stay in Power? Great new People, Power, Politics podcast with Johannes Gerschewski! Listen now here - and everywhere you get your podcasts ... newbooksnetwork.com/the-two-logi...

Meet the team behind the Global Youth Participation Index CEDAR at @unibirmingham.bsky.social explores democracy & authoritarianism worldwide. Their research grounds GYPI in rigour & global insight. 🌍 Launch: 18 June - gypi.epd.eu @fromagehomme.bsky.social