Arrived at #ECAS2025 in Prague; look forward to presenting after lunch on "Imagining futures separate from the past as non-violent resistance" with insights from CAR, DRC, and Lebanon; see you in Hall 313, FA;
#Afripolsky @abi-freiburg.bsky.social @miasa-ug.bsky.social

I gave a talk using a poem and sketches :) on "subjective peace- and statebuilding in Africa".
Have a look & share:
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#SciComm #Afripolsky #Security
@abi-freiburg.bsky.social @ascleiden.bsky.social @leidenglobal.bsky.social

Reminder for #afrihistosky and #afripolsky: I have set up a list for Africanists on Masto. I will try asap to convert it into a starter pack (yes, they exist on Masto too)

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"Africa in the Shadow of the Global Right". Hot off the press @pambazukanews.bsky.social
#afripolsky #geosky @cgallaher.bsky.social @handle.invalid @ambermurrey.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social

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When agricultural commercialization fails: ‘Re-visiting’ value-chain agriculture and its ruins in northern Ghana Commercialization via value-chain agriculture, under which small farmers often collaborate with big companies, has become a prominent development strategy across Africa. Often framed in win-win ter...

Really sad that Michael Burawoy has left us in these dark times. He was a very inspirational scholar. His work on the extended case study and re-visits in particular shaped our own work in significant ways. Rest in power, Professor Burawoy. #afripolsky #geosky
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Welcome Back to Pambazuka News | Pambazuka News

Pambazuka imerudi!
great relaunch of a beloved platform.
@udadisi.bsky.social #afripolsky
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@iliasalami.bsky.social @florencedafe.bsky.social @bshestakofsky.bsky.social fsky.bsky.social @franziscool.bsky.social sky.social @benbraun.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @asanewsonline.bsky.social #afripolsky #venturecapital

Thanks to ROAPE's daring move to full open-access, my commentary on The difference that ‘capitalism’ makes: on the merits and limits of critical political economy in African Studies is now freely available (would write it differently now). www.scienceopen.com/document_fil... #afripolsky #geosky

#22 Tanzania’s Land Rush – A Zero-sum Game. New guest post by Joanny Béleair www.institutionallandscapes.org
Read more here:
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#afripolsky #greensky #geosky @plaasuwc.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social

The Debate - why economists get Africa (really) wrong - ROAPE In a debate on radical political economy, economics and economists working on Africa, Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Morten Jerven look at the use of statistics, mainstream economics, power, imperialism, pa...

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#Afripolsky #africa #econtwitter

Living Up to Popular Expectations during Intervention: Filling Voids and Confronting Spoilers in the Central African Republic and Beyond The scholarly consensus has moved from asking if to how peacekeeping can be successful. Nevertheless, from Afghanistan to Mali, popular dissatisfaction is bringing international interventions to a ...

So 😁 to have 🆕 article in fav journal International Peacekeeping
🆓 access: doi.org/10.1080/1353...

In face of growing criticism, we have to tie intervention back to what matters most: people’s expectations. Case study CAR with some comp to South Sudan and Haiti.

#Conflictsky #Polisky #Afripolsky

** Conference **
"Strategic minerals, mining and society in the D.R. Congo"
April 2-4, 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
#AfriPolsky #Congo #Mining #Minerals

Learning Disobedience in African Studies...Excellent talk by Keynote by Patricia Daley. You may also wanna check out the rich archive of the Cluster "AfricaMultiple" on youtube (www.youtube.com/@africamulti...). #geosky #geo #geography #socialtheory #afripolsky
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Liberia: Firefighters, Police Battle Flames to Save Capitol Building Amid Equipment Challenges - FrontPageAfrica CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Chaos erupted Wednesday morning as fire engulfed the Capitol Building, the seat of Liberia’s Legislature. The blaze primarily affected the annex hosting the rotunda, joint cha...

Liberia's capitol build caught fire in a literal embodiment of the ongoing legislative crisis #AfriPolSky frontpageafricaonline.com/breaking-new...

What can #Africa 🌍 expect from the change in Washington? Among other things, a return to short-sighted transactionalism, more understaffed embassies, and fresh funding cuts. A sobering piece by @kopalo.bsky.social available in open access below! ⬇️ #Afripolsky

Published this open access contribution some time ago, with some great visuals on the corporate publishing system. "The Double Enclosure of Co- Produced Knowledge: Moving Towards Open-Access Scholarly Infrastructure and then All Good?" #afripolsky
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Stop, Look, and Listen #40 A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past week.

NEW: Latest weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, covering contemporary American, German, Romanian, and Cypriot politics, among other topics. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
#polisky #skystorians 🗃️ #dictatorsky #afripolsky #filmsky

Dams at times of war: looming collapse of the Jebel Aulia Dam in Sudan Water infrastructure is often targeted within tactics of war

Built 80+ years ago, the Jebel Aulia Dam in #Sudan 🇸🇩 is on the brink of collapse. Rising water levels, worsened by conflict and the absence of maintenance, risk devastating floods that could displace thousands, destroy farmlands, and deepen food insecurity. #Afripolsky 💧

Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom Estimated $2bn lost in missed taxes from environmentally destructive practice some blame on political corruption

Artisanal gold mining in #Ghana 🇬🇭 is polluting rivers with mercury and toxic chemicals, jeopardizing water quality. Researchers from the University of Cape Town warn the country may need to import water by 2030…💧 #Afripolsky

En #Afrique 🌍 le nombre de fois où les gens ont été contraints de fuir des catastrophes a été multiplié par six entre 2009 et 2023, passant de 1,1 million de déplacements par an à 6,3 millions. #Afripolsky

When agricultural commercialization fails: ‘Re-visiting’ value-chain agriculture and its ruins in northern Ghana Commercialization via value-chain agriculture, under which small farmers often collaborate with big companies, has become a prominent development strategy across Africa. Often framed in win-win ter...

A recent one on #gvcs. 3 differently positioned researchers having worked on the same case study combine their insights as part of a 'revisit study'.
@williamgmoseley.bsky.social @stefanoponte.bsky.social @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social #afripolsky #geosky
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Exploring opportunities for decolonial cross area comparison – Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo | Arnold Bergstraesser Institute Funded by the De/Coloniality Now initiative, this research project brings together a multidisciplinary team of German, Central African and Congolese researchers.

Let's test Bluesky's networking potential!

Who works on local security with a comparative approach?

We just got pilot funding, but will expand afterwards: www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/projects/...

Get in touch and link ppl in replies! Will create a Starter Pack.
#conflictsky #afripolsky

** Ad Limina **
The Bishops of #Mozmabique are in Rome for a week of meetings with the Pope, different dicastries and the local diaspora. It is nine years since the last visit at the Vatican.
h/t Facebook of Diocese of Tete
#AfroLuso #polrel #Afripolsky

Kicking off ASAUK 2024 on Thursday (11 am) w/ panel "International Affairs and Foreign Policy in Africa" (African Affairs stream), presentations by Mwita Chacha, Barnaby Dye, Eniye Dubakeme, Samira Diebire, Martin Steinwand & me. Come by if you are in Oxford! #afripolsky #polisky #comparativesky

Kronikk: «Demokratier har bruk for dødsverdener» Achille Mbembe tildeles Holbergprisen 2024.

I samband med Holbergprisen har vår senterleiar og førsteamanuensis Kari Jegerstedt og vår førsteamanuensis Kjersti Aarstein ein kronikk på trykk i Aftenposten i dag om prisvinnaren Achille Mmembe, med utgangspunkt i den pågåande Palestinakonflikten 🧪 #afripolsky #PhilSky #history #necropolitics

Stop, Look, and Listen #23 A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past week.

NEW POST: The latest instalment of my Stop, Look, and Listen series of thematic listening and reading recommendations from the past week. All reposts much appreciated. X
#skystorians📗#polisky #menasky #dictatorsky #afripolsky.

This is a friendly reminder that you have until May 4 to nominate the best article, the best conference paper, the best dissertation, and the best distinguished Africanist. Reach out if you have questions #APCG #Afripolsky #Polisky

Achille Mbembe: Thinking the World from Africa Welcome to an open seminar about this year’s Holberg Prize winner: historian, political theorist and public intellectual Achille Mbembe.

SKOK and Research Group for Radical Philosophy and Literature @ UiB invite you to a seminar about 2024 Holberg Prize winner, political theorist & historian Achille Mbembe: Friday 26th, 12-2 pm CET. Registration required for digital attendance - see link below 🧪#polisky #philsky #history #afripolsky

Job! Join us as the new coordinator of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Bayreuth
#afrihistosky #Polisky #afripolsky
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The difference that ‘capitalism’ makes: on the merits and limits of critical political economy in African Studies <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d161967e115">The goal of this Briefing is to weigh in carefully on the respective merits and limits of critical poli...

Would rewrite this one today, but great that all Roape papers are now open access. #geo #geosky #cpesky #ipesky #socialtheory #Polisky #afripolsky #Marxsky
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