Ufahamu Africa

Ep. 189: Paul Friesen on Local Democratic Resilience

January 20, 2024 Paul Friesen Season 8 Episode 189
Ufahamu Africa
Ep. 189: Paul Friesen on Local Democratic Resilience
Show Notes

We're wrapping up our panel on democracy from the African Studies Association with a presentation from Paul Friesen on local democratic resilience under national autocracy. Friesen is a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies's Democratic Threats and Resilience research team.

His research and teaching interests focus on democratization, elections, political parties, and political behavior in sub-Saharan Africa.

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