Ep. 151: Introducing season 7 and our new fellows

Welcome back to the podcast! Kim and Rachel return for season 7 of the show with a recap of some exciting things that happened while we were on break, new books we are looking forward to learning from, and an introduction of our newest cohort of fellows.  Books, Links, & ArticlesActivist Origins of Political Ambition: Opposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes by Keith WeghorstKeith Weghorst's Meal TrainAfrican Politics Conference Group (APCG)"The Politics of Respect: Early State Inheritance and Traditional Governance" by Vladimir Chlouba Development, (Dual) Citizenship, and its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Pailey"Can You Be a Citizen of More Than One Country? Here’s What to Learn from Liberia." by Fulya Felicity TurkmenNightbloom by Peace Medie“People will become more radical”: Senegal and the limits of protest" by Ndongo Samba Sylla & Leo Zeilig LES MOUVEMENTS SOCIAUX EN AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST by Ndongo Samba Sylla Parties, Movements, and Democracy in the Developing World by Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar  Changing Course in Latin America: Party Systems in the Neoliberal Era by Kenneth Roberts "The True Story of The Woman King" on Today, Explained"The Complicated History Behind The Woman King" by Laura Zornosa "The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa" by Nathan Nunn and Leonard Wantchekon "How protest is redefining democracy around the world" by Zachariah Mampilly Beyond African Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.