Africa Past & Present » democracy http://afripod.aodl.org The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:36:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics 1440 http://afripod.aodl.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/afripod_300.jpg Africa Past & Present http://afripod.aodl.org 144 144 The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics africa, history Africa Past and Present Africa Past and Present africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu no no Episode 16: Democracy and Labor, South African Perspectives http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-and-present-episode-16 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-16/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:41:16 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=177 Mac Maharaj (South African activist and intellectual) explains why the model of South Africa’s transition to democracy cannot be replicated in powersharing agreements in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In the second part of this episode, recorded at the NEWSA meeting in Burlington, VT, Alex Beresford (PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh) tells us about his research on union workers’ views of Tripartite Alliance politics in contemporary South Africa.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-16/feed/ 0 0:41:08 Mac Maharaj (South African activist and intellectual) explains why the model of South Africa’s transition to democracy cannot be replicated in powersharing agreements in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In the second part of this episode, recorded at the N[...] Mac Maharaj (South African activist and intellectual) explains why the model of South Africa’s transition to democracy cannot be replicated in powersharing agreements in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In the second part of this episode, recorded at the NEWSA meeting in Burlington, VT, Alex Beresford (PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh) tells us about his research on union workers’ views of Tripartite Alliance politics in contemporary South Africa. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no Episode 15: Capitalism, Democracy, and Development http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-and-present-episode-15 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-15/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:13:32 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=158 Kiki Edozie (James Madison College at MSU) compares recent corruption scandals in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.  She argues that democratic crises are closely tied to economic crises. At the end, the implications of these processes for African politics are considered.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/10/africa-past-and-present-episode-15/feed/ 0 0:32:33 Kiki Edozie (James Madison College at MSU) compares recent corruption scandals in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.  She argues that democratic crises are closely tied to economic crises. At the end, the implications of these processes for African p[...] Kiki Edozie (James Madison College at MSU) compares recent corruption scandals in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.  She argues that democratic crises are closely tied to economic crises. At the end, the implications of these processes for African politics are considered. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no Episode 3: Media, Culture, and Politics http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-present-2 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:57:35 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=16 Sean Jacobs - aka Leo Africanus

In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanus, and shares his insights on the relationship between media, popular culture, and democracy in Africa.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanu[...] In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanus, and shares his insights on the relationship between media, popular culture, and democracy in Africa. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no