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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/08/2026

Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is disproportionately affected by it. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Penguin Random House India was set to publish Sonia Gandhi's hugely anticipated memoir until they told her to cut passages critical of Narendra Modi, which she declined, obviously. They've been craven before, but this is a new low. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...

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Exclusive: Penguin India sought cuts to Modi, RSS, China portions in Sonia Gandhi's memoir

Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Penguin, is expected to release the memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, worldwide on November 10 | India News

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

ICYMI earlier this week, check out this very cool reporting from the road connecting Lagos and Abidjan by @npr.org. You might think it's about a road, but it's really about democracy and development: apps.npr.org/west-africa-...

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In West Africa, one road could change a continent — and the world

A 600-mile journey along the shores of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast reveals one of the world's most consequential transformations.

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Jayaprakash has a mastertape @jayaprakash777.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Delhi police is doing what it does best. Brutally 'clearing' away popular protests.

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

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Ajay Verghese @ajayverghese.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm excited to let you all know that Middlebury is hiring a comparativist who works on African Politics! I am the search committee chair, so hit me up with any questions you may have. Deadline is 9/1. apply.interfolio.com/188248

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My sister's EP, Sad Songs for a Sunday, is out! Give it a listen for its depth, honesty, and beautiful beautiful music. I'm the world's proudest hype-woman! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YyZ...

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Back On The Floor Again

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

So stealing people’s work is bad now?

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

look. is everything more expensive now? yes. but you have to look on the bright side too. now every time you open a computer, it doesn't work

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis for decades. Internal documents reveal how this denial has shaped — and constrained — policymaking. Story of the long overdue update of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) drilled.media/news/air-pol...

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Denial and Misinformation: How Politics Weakens India's Air Pollution Response

Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis in the country for decades. Documents related to an update of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) show how the de...

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

My sister, the light of my life, is not only THE BEST sibling but also an extraordinary singer-songwriter. Her new EP drops in June: here's a song from it that she wrote, composed, and sang herself. I am truly blown away (and not just because she's my behena)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=adVP...

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Smiti Malik - Hard Year (Live and Acoustic)

YouTube video by Smiti Malik

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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Some good news in a world of increasingly bad news. My friend Mnqobi Ngubane's powerfully directed and narrated dive into the Labour Tenant question in South Africa - Mathonga Elizwe - won the best short documentary at the South African Film and Television Awards. vimeo.com/1004046679/6...

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MATHONGA_ELIZWE_EARLY_TEASER_V2

This is "MATHONGA_ELIZWE_EARLY_TEASER_V2" by Uhuru Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Young people from Peru to Madagascar to Nepal — furious with political elites reaping the spoils of privilege and corruption — are rising up to demand change, write Erica Chenoweth and @matthewcebul.bsky.social. Read "Why Gen-Z Is Rising" in our new January issue! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 08/11/2025

Samia Suluhu Hassan ran all but unopposed in Tanzania’s presidential elections on 29 October. The only surprise came from the streets when protests broke out. Under the cover of an internet blockade, security forces met the protesters with force. Our readers recount what they saw.

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Beneath Suluhu’s blackout, a blanket of violence

Tanzania’s Election Day erupted into protest, an internet blackout, and bloodshed. When the internet was restored, 37 readers told us what really happened. These are their accounts.

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications. Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 . sudansolidarity.com

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Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective

Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Transitions Magazine is coming out with an issue entirely dedicated to Sudan soon with essays, memoir, and short fiction by Rogaia Abusharaf, Jamal Mahjoub, Fatin Abbas, Ahmed Abdel Al, Wagas Elsadig, Suzi Mirghani, and David Mikhail.

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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

“Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men. This holds when controlling for characteristics of the presenter, paper, and audience. Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone, or cutoff the presenter mid-sentence, increase for women presenters.”

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Gender Differences in Economics Seminars

(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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...

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Trump wants to bring even more white Afrikaners to the U.S.

This White House program bumps out thousands of refugees who have provisional approval to emigrate.

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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🧵

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What to Know About the 'Gen Z' Protests Around the World

Within the past month, the protests have toppled one country’s government and contributed to the dissolution of another.

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Tim Longman 🏳️‍🌈 @timlongman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🧵 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)

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Hanne Fjelde @hannefjelde.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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.

A magazine cover featuring abstract art and the title “the war about everything in Sudan”.

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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-

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In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence

What keeps the Ruto administration running from crisis to crisis remains a complete unwillingness to listen to people and an unswerving commitment to responding to any form of dissent with violence.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

So excited to read and assign this!

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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...

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10 essential reads on African politics for summer 2025.

From cultural revival to election campaign violence, these books offer a rich dive into how politics works – and who it works for across Africa.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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...

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10 essential reads on African politics for summer 2025.

From cultural revival to election campaign violence, these books offer a rich dive into how politics works – and who it works for across Africa.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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.

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Ruto Once Courted Kenya’s Youth. Now He’s Trying to Silence Them

Instead of listening to protesters’ grievances, Ruto’s government is repressing them. That’s a bad sign for the health of Kenya’s democracy.

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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.

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Black Wednesday: Nine killed, 400 injured as protests rock 27 counties
Nine people were killed, about 400 injured, and 61 arrested on Wednesday as at least 27 counties witnessed protests marking the first anniversary of the June 25, 2024, demonstrations that saw youth protesters storm Parliament.

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 16/06/2025

"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

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Playing with Fire

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Playing with Fire

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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...

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Playing with fire: parties and political violence in Kenya and India

Published in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Florian G. Kern @floriangkern.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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!

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Julia Zulver @jzulver.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🔹 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...

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Writing Brave Women: An Exercise in Academic Publishing as Feminist Solidarity | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Writing Brave Women: An Exercise in Academic Publishing as Feminist Solidarity

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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-...

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Book Presentation Dr Aditi Malik: Playing with Fire - Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India - Centre of Governance & Human Rights

We are very excited to be hosting Dr Aditi Malik for a presentation of her book "Book Presentation Dr Aditi Malik: Playing with Fire - Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India"

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Scope Conditions Podcast @scopeconditions.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📢 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

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

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

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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...

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Party Instability and Political Violence in India | Grand Tamasha

Political scientist Aditi Malik joins Milan Vaishnav to share findings from her new book, "Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India," which explores the link between party ...

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

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.

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

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

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Aditi Malik @aditimalik.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

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

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