Looking for a Handshake: Coercive Bargaining in Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests

Over the last several weeks, Kenya has experienced the sudden appearance of major street protests throughout much of the country. On Friday,...
Joel Cabrita. Photo by L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service. Book image courtesy of Ohio University Press.

Twala’s Library: How a Small One-Room Lending Library Became a Symbol...

On a busy thoroughfare in Kwaluseni – a town on the outskirt’s of Manzini, Eswatini’s business capital – stands a ruined one-room...

REPORT: How Great Power Competition Is Reshaping Civic Activism

Check out this great new report on Global Civil Society in a Geopolitical Age: How Great Power Competition Is Reshaping Civic Activism,...
Internet shutdowns in Africa

How and Why Internet Shutdowns Threaten Democracy in Africa

Today we launch a new series on Internet shutdowns and control in Africa, with ten great new insights from authors from across...