Episode 058
African Women in Politics
Aili Mari Tripp (U. of Wisconsin Madison and ASA President) on African women's movements and paradoxes of power in Museveni's Uganda. Includes discussion of democratization and highlights the need for the African Studies Association to challenge the U.S. government's draconian cuts to international education. With guest host Prof. Kiki Edozie (International Relations, Michigan State).
Introduction
Nobel Laureates' Importance in African Gender Politics
Rwanda's Female Congressional Representatives
Women in African Politics in History
African Women in Politics Today
Women and/in Democracy
The Hybrid Regime
Pedagogy of Authoritarian Regimes
Vision for African Studies Association
Outro