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Alex Dyzenhaus

@dyzenhaus.bsky.social
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Incoming Lecturer at St Andrews in the School of International Relations. PhD from Cornell. Studies land reform, agriculture, colonialism and elections in South Africa and Kenya. www.dyzenhaus.com

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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you have a paper on African Politics that you want feedback on, this is a great forum for some high quality and kind comments + advice. Deadline for Abstracts September 21st.
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Get yourself to some cool @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social panels at APSA this week!
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you're around at the @apsa.bsky.social conference on Thursday, come see Anna Kopec, Rebekah Jones, @sonjapolisci.bsky.social and my panel: Policy Feedback Approaches to Restitution, Redistribution, and Justice Thu, September 3, 10:00 to 11:30am, Hynes, 202
An acacia tree in KwaZulu Natal - the exact kind of tree under which a community meeting would be heldDescription of the panel mentioned above
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This panel is on the last day of APSA, but if you're still around come to see some interesting papers on the politics of land titling and the distribution of various goods in Africa. I'll be serving as a discussant on the panel.
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The Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com · 03/08/2026
More than 30 years after apartheid, land ownership in South Africa remains deeply unequal. New research explains why. theconversation.com/how-white-fa... #Politics
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How white farmers still dominate land ownership in South Africa in spite of land reform – new research
Research shows that market-based land reform in South Africa since 1994 has often benefited white farmers and preserved inequality instead of reducing it.
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wrote a short piece for @africa.theconversation.com on my @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, the More Things Change theconversation.com/how-white-fa...
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How white farmers still dominate land ownership in South Africa in spite of land reform – new research
Research shows that market-based land reform in South Africa since 1994 has often benefited white farmers and preserved inequality instead of reducing it.
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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
African politics job (Assistant Professor) at Bowdoin College, see link for more details If you want to advertise jobs, pass a message to apcguser@gmail.com lnkd.in/ej8vuKbn Assistant Professor of Government and Legal Studies - Bowdoin College - Comparative Politics of Africa
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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Political Science. We seek a scholar in AP, CP, PE, or IR who applies frontier methods of statistics and data science to substantive questions in their area of expertise. apply.interfolio.com/189477
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sign up for the next APCG colloquium! @allisong.bsky.social @pruett.bsky.social @adajkanu.bsky.social
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Heather Clark @heatherjc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In response to last weekend's attacks across Edinburgh: Anti-racist rally meeting in Montgomery Street Park today at 13h, walking down Leith Walk and ending in Pilrig Park for a rally at 14h.
Flier for anti-racist rally in Leith:

SAT 27TH JUNE, 1PM, Assembly point Montgomery Street Park,

EDINBURGH IS ANTI-RACIST LEITH IS ANTI-RACIST
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Call for proposals for papers and panels for the 2027 ISA conference in Atlanta. APCG has an opportunity to put together a few Africa-focused IR panels. The deadline is soon: Friday May 22nd! So get those panels and papers submitted to the emails in the link. www.afpol.org/blog/isa-nom...
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Call for ISA APCG Panels
Call for ISA APCG Panels for ISA in 2027
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Journal of Southern African Studies @jsas-journal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢 New Issue! JSAS 51.5 brings together research on storytelling, power and resource politics across Southern Africa, from sport history and tax reform to farm violence, tourism and liberation struggles. Explore the issue and David Everatt's editorial here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjss20/5...
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Volume 51, Issue 5 of Journal of Southern African Studies
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
You only have 9 more days to submit your nominations for the African Politics Conference Group awards! Nominate a colleague, your student, a peer or just someone's work that you admire. Maybe even nominate yourself! Get the nominations in sooner rather than later.
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
My article "The More Things Change" has now come out in World Politics. I say more in the quoted thread, but I just wanted to add that this article - while dealing with some serious issues - was a really engaging and rewarding piece to work on. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The April issue is online! Authors include Alexander Baturo & @rgolar23.bsky.social; Kaitlyn Chriswell; @dyzenhaus.bsky.social; Lauren Honig, @adamsharris.bsky.social, & Ellen Lust; Yue Hou & Jieun Kim. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56725 #autocrats #crime #land #gender #law #SouthAfrica #Malawi #China #Mexico
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
@allisong.bsky.social is really testing my rusty french language skills with the announcement of an APCG colloquium in French!
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The rain in Scotland stays mainly in the everywhere.
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We are hiring ! Very happy to talk to anyone interested ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📢 📢 FRIENDS CURRENT & FUTURE!! 📢📢 The application for the 9th installment of Justice & Injustice is now open!!!! Briefly, deadline is May 1, application is here, further details below: 1/4 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Come be my colleague! The School of IR is looking for a Lecturer focusing on Russian politics. I've been here for (almost) three months and so far I've had a great time. www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Lecturer - AC2864
Lecturer - AC2864, School of International Relations, Salary: £47,389 - £58,226 per annum, Start: 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, <p style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-...
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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The call for 2026 APCG Award Nominations is live! The deadline for nominations is May 1st. Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book! www.afpol.org/blog/2026-ap...
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2026 APCG Award Nominations
The 2026 APCG Award nominations are now open and due May 1st! Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book.
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Awards nominations are open for African Politics! Please share widely! @jsteend.bsky.social @stephaniewanga.bsky.social @evlieb.bsky.social @africasacountry.bsky.social @jsas-journal.bsky.social @chinemeluokafor.bsky.social @thelauram16.bsky.social @woldense.bsky.social
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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Last touches on a report for Progress in Human Geography. Any lit in EconGeo you want to see featured? Condition: work needs to exhibit a deeper understanding of market/monopoly/monopsony/infrastructural power, mono-/oligipolistic competition, Bigness and be rooted primarily in Geography. #geosky
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
London friends: there are still tickets for the 8.40pm showing! whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online...
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Black Burns Fast | BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2026
In Sandulela Asanda’s warm-hearted directorial debut, the arrival of new girl at nerdy Luthando’s prestigious South African boarding school prompts her sexual awakening.
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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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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
How does the "never Trump Republican" becomes a "sometimes Trump Democrat"? The answer: he was always on the far right, but just didn't like the garishness of the MAGA movement.
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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
South Africa's president has given an unusually direct interview about Trump, to the NYT. “I do think the Afrikaner policy is racist... It is that racist sort of demeanor that we want to be able to whittle down so that he can see the truth of the situation.”
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South African President Talks Trump, Racism and That Oval Office ‘Ambush’
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
As someone who just got a skilled worker visa, I feel like there's another motive. If you can get settled status after 5 years, you only pay one round of skilled worker visa fees + NHS surcharges. With 10-15 years for ILR, the government will make ~£6-12,000 more on each migrant.
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is blatant patrimonial politics
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Fabio Angiolillo @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We are expanding the team! If you have any questions, please get in touch!
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George Kwaku Ofosu @gofosu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Professor Jaimie Bleck will join us next week for our @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG seminar. She will present her book: Informal Clubs, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement in Mali: Looking for Democracy in the Wrong Places. Please do join us online or in person. ir.cas.lehigh.edu/faculty-staf...
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This paper with @pruett.bsky.social, @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social and Dao Freeman was an interesting piece to work on. It was my first time working on a field experiment and taught me a lot about how field experiments interact with the messy world around them.
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Liam Shields @liamshields.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Exciting times at UoM: we are hiring up to 15 postdocs. See below www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Bicentenary Research Fellowships in Humanities:Oxford Road
The University of Manchester has been celebrating 200 years of achievement in research-driven learning, development and innovation: this has included investing in our prestigious Bicentenary PhD Studentships and Fellowships. The scheme represents a major University investment of £28 million to recruit and fund more than 200 early-career researchers between 2025/26 and 2026/27.
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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
It's Election Time! Please vote for your new APCG officers. Voting will remain open through Monday, December 15, 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. www.afpol.org/blog/apcg-of...
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APCG Officer Elections: Please Vote!
Voting will remain open through Monday December 15, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Great opportunity: A position in IR/Politics of China in a *fantastic* department @sciencepo-udem.bsky.social and wonderful city! 👇
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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social! This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia. Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it. We only work in English, so language is not an issue. Apply!
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Great forum to present some work and get some feedback if you have a paper on anything on African politics. Given its virtual format, it's a great place for junior scholars and scholars based on the continent to do an hour long workshop-style discussion of a paper! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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APCG Online Colloquium Call for Papers - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
The APCG Online Colloquium is designed to increase opportunities for scholars of African politics to present and receive timely, constructive feedback on unpublished work. Colloquium sessions will be ...
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Erica De Bruin @edebruin.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
We are hiring in American Politics at Hamilton College this year! We're seeking a scholar of political institutions, broadly understood. Hamilton's been a wonderful place to work, & I'm happy to answer any questions about the position, department, life in upstate NY, etc. apply.interfolio.com/171832
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Publication news! An article I wrote with @carolyneholmes.bsky.social holmes.bsky.social has just been published online in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social. We explore the differences in selective integration of Black land reform farmers by white farmers in South Africa. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Quick update time: I'll be starting as a Lecturer (AP) in African Politics at the University of St Andrews in Jan 2026. If you're in Edinburgh/Fife/Scotland, let me know: I'm always looking for friends. I'm excited to keep up my work on land/SA with a supportive community and great students!
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I'm finalizing revisions on a conditional accept today. In the paper I grapple with segregation and land reform in South Africa. My late advisor, Nic van de Walle, always asked of my work "where's the politics?". To some extent I assumed the politics of race was evident in land in South Africa.
A Black Sash Map showing where the apartheid state displaced people in the forced removals in South Africa.
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Nicola Palmer @nicolapalmer.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The programme for ‘Race, Refuge & Repair’ is out! Speakers from 14 countries discussing Palestine, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia, Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Libya & Italy. @madlingozi.bsky.social @catbriddick.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Yesterday, @oliviaarigho.bsky.social @rociofernandezu.bsky.social @sarahthompson.bsky.social Elena Perez and Pooja Kalita participated in an @globalforum.bsky.social cross-hub collaboration at UCT on ecology, land and democracy.
The cross-hub collaboration between research fellows sitting together at the conferenceThe research fellows from Bogota and Colombo on a tour of UCT's campusDineo Seabe introducing the conferenceIn conversation with Mnqobi Ngubane about his film, The Spirits of the Land
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Just getting some photos back of autumn in Joburg and Cape Town, including a writing retreat, a wits graduation and strolls around the Joburg parks.
The cosmo bloom in front of the Joburg skyline in Delta ParkRobert Sobukwe Block before the Law and Commerce Graduate at the University of the WitwatersrandSome academics on a walk after a long day of writing in front of a mountain.Zoo Lake Park looking very autumnal.
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Andrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Please circulate: 2025-26 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethics at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics. About CAD$60k for teaching two semester-long courses, and entry into a fantastic campus community. ethics.utoronto.ca/post-doctora...
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethics | Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
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Olivia Arigho Stiles @oliviaarigho.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Excited to host @hochstet.bsky.social in Bogotá on Fri 21 March as part of our ECO-DEM project on energy transitions and democracy in the Global South. @globalforum.bsky.social Prof Hochstetler (LSE) will discuss energy transitions in Amazonian countries 🌴🔋 Hybrid format. Message for details!
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Global Forum on Democracy and Development @globalforum.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New blog post by our Fellow @dyzenhaus.bsky.social refuting Trump's recent claims about South Africa ⬇️
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