Ufahamu Africa
Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.
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Ep. 28: A conversation with Dr. Kathleen Klaus on Kenya’s annulled elections and more
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Kathleen Klaus (@KathleenKlaus), Visiting Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University. She earned her PhD at the University of Wisconsin and was recently a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University. Her research examines elections, violence, and land rights and she is currently finishing a book manuscript that draws from extensive research in Kenya.
Here are links to this week's readings.
We talk about the recent elections in Kenya, including Friday’s Supreme Court announcement annulling the presidential election. We also talk more broadly about elections and violence in democratizing contexts. Our conversation begins at 4:49.
Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
