African Affairs

16/11/2021

Just published: Lyn Ossome, 'Introduction: The Social Reproductive Question of Land Contestations in Africa.'
https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab032/6425892?redirectedFrom=fulltext

The contemporary period of a raging global pandemic has reasserted the significance of land and landed resources as the basis for social reproduction in agraria

25/10/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Eloise Betrand, 'Opposition in a Hybrid Regime: The Functions of Opposition Parties in Burkina Faso and Uganda.'

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab023/6397522?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. Despite growing interest in party politics in Africa, the activities and roles of African opposition parties are still underexplored, especially in th

25/10/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Nick Westcott, Interpreting Africa: Imperialism and Independence in African Affairs.'

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab029/6406414?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. The continuous publication over 120 years of African Affairs, originally the Journal of the African Society, provides an invaluable source for chartin

25/10/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Sam Wilkins, Richard Vokes, & Moses Khisa, 'Briefing: Contextualizing the Bobi Wine Factor in Uganda’s 2021 Elections.' https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab024/6406415?redirectedFrom=fulltext

A year out from the 2021 ugandan election, opposition supporters had a lot to worry about. After four straight presidential elections in which the non-incumbent

25/10/2021

Just published on : David Mwambari, 'Agaciro, vernacular memory, and the politics of memory in post-genocide .' https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab031/6406479

Abstract. Recent debates in post-genocide and post-war Rwanda have explored how official commemorations of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in many ways borrow an

28/07/2021

New issue (Vol 120, Issue 480), with articles on drones in research, political architecture, women's rights and constitutional reform, urban renewal, land grabbing, the 2020 Ivorian election.

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/issue

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide

08/07/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Christa Van Der Wulp & Paul Hebinck, 'Fighting Fences and Land Grabbers in the Struggle for the Commons in N≠a Jaqna, Namibia.' https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab017/6308814

Abstract. Livestock owners, elites and non-elites alike, from different parts of Namibia fence in land that belongs to the indigenous San people who collectivel

01/06/2021

Africa is not only part of Britain’s past, but of its present and future.
Join us for our 120th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS as we remember at The Royal African Society.

Get ready for discussions around , , , and more.

DETAILS -
Event 1: 10th June -
AFRICA AND BRITAIN: 120 YEARS OF CHANGE (Lecture)
https://royalafricansociety.org/event/africa-and-britain-120-years-of-change/
Join our director Nick Westcott as he discusses the history & future of The Royal African Society & its acclaimed journal African Affairs with Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press). We'll be thinking about how has been seen/ interpreted throughout the years & how we should be promoting/ advocating for / now?

Event 2: 17th June :
BRITAIN AND AFRICA: THE LONG VIEW - (Panel Discussion)
https://royalafricansociety.org/event/britain-and-africa-the-long-view/
What is the future of Britain’s relations with Africa? Join us for a deep dive into race, colonialism, health, climate, terrorism and economic transformation feat a line up of incredible speakers.

Speakers:
- Hon James Duddridge MP , Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

- Dr. Monica Juma , Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Government of Kenya High Commission UK

- Dr Alex Vines, Managing Director and Head of Africa Programme, Chatham House / Chatham House Africa Programme

- Dr Fonteh Akum, Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Book your free tickets now on the links above!

28/04/2021

New issue (120, 479): articles on Nigerian soldiers & Boko Haram, nomination violence, diaspora voting, homeownership in SA, Uganda's refugee policies, Analyticism in research, Amhara nationalism
https://academic.oup.com/afraf/issue

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide

15/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Anne Mette Kjær & Mesharch Katusiimeh, 'Nomination Violence In Uganda’s National Resistance Movement.'

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab013/6217450?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. Institutional explanations of intra-party violence rarely address political economy dynamics shaping the institutions in question, and therefore they

15/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Alexander Betts, 'Refugees And Patronage: A Political History Of Uganda’s ‘Progressive’ Refugee Policies.'

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab012/6217351?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. Uganda’s self-reliance policy for refugees has been recognized as among the most progressive refugee policies in the world. In contrast to many refuge

06/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Richard Banégas & Camille Popineau, 'The 2020 Ivorian Election And The ‘Third-term’ Debate: A Crisis Of ‘Korocracy’?'
https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab009/6210503

In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire was supposed to turn an important page in its history. Ten years after the end of the war, peace and growth had returned to the country.

06/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Faith I. Okpotor, 'We All Need Philosophy Of Science: Analyticism As A Vehicle For Explanatory Understanding In Multi-method Research.'

https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab002/6206642?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. Explaining and Understanding are considered mutually exclusive in political research. In this view, Explaining involves making observations as an outs

06/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Temitope B. Oriola, 'Nigerian Soldiers On The War Against Boko Haram.' https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab003/6199257?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. This study explores two main questions: What are the experiences of soldiers who have fought against Boko Haram? What can these experiences teach us a

06/04/2021

Just published on Advance Access: Beth Iams Wellman and Beth Elise Whihtaker, 'Diaspora Voting In : A Promise Denied.' https://academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/afraf/adab008/6199205?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract. In 2010, Kenya extended voting rights to its estimated 3,000,000 citizens living abroad, thus joining a growing number of countries in Africa and arou