Ep. 137: A conversation with Mai Hassan about politics in Kenya and Sudan

This week, Rachel interviews Mai Hassan, an associate professor in political science at the University of Michigan.  Hassan's research focuses on the state, autocracy, and regime change.  

In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the digitization of Mali's prized manuscripts ("Mali Magic"),  the French exit from Mali, and what's going on in the war in Ukraine.

Books, Links & Articles   

• Regime Threats and State Solutions: Bureaucratic Loyalty and Embeddedness in Kenya by Mai Hassan 
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Arabic) by J.K. Rowling   
• Review by Foreign Affairs. Regime Threats and State Solutions: Bureaucratic Loyalty and Embeddedness in Kenya Reviewed by Nicolas van de Walle 
• Africa Brief Newsletter Foreign Policy Newsletter  
• Episode 1.13- Manipulating Personnel for Power with Mai Hassan Scope Conditions Podcast
• Mali Magic  
• Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa, The Block Museum of Art   
• GHANA’S FAKE NEWS ECOSYSTEM: An Overview  
• "The Smithsonian’s Plan to Return the Benin Bronzes Comes After Years of Relationship Building" by Alicia Ault  
• What to make of the French exit from Mali? By Oumar Ba and Ousmane Diallo   
• "My Escape from Ukraine." The Continent.  Bisola Ehi Ogolowa’s Eyewitness Account
• "Mai Hassan Receive the 2021 Robert A. Dahl Award"  

Previous Episodes We Mentioned 

• Ep. 131: A conversation with Yang-Yang Zhou of the Scope Conditions Podcast  
• Ep. 64. A conversation with Hannah Armstrong on politics in Algeria, the Sahel, illicit trafficking and borders 

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.