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- In between homes – the in-between existence of refugees in transit in Eastleigh, Nairobi, by Lena Johansson (master student at Uppsala University)
- Congosa politics: Rumours and elections in Sierra Leone, by Diana Szanto
- Elective Affinities: Fragility and Injustice in the Field, by Luisa Enria
- Can you imagine? Reflections on the SL elections and implications for penal policy and practice, by Andrew Jefferson and Luisa Schneider
- Sierra Leone General Elections 2018 – A personal diary, by Diana Szanto
- Urban kinship: the micro-politics of proximity and relatedness in African cities, by Jesper Bjarnesen and Mats Utas
- Fragile Security or Fatale Liaisons? Reflections on 2 March 2018 Attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, by Sten Hagberg
- Jostling for power: Sierra Leone’s election runoff, by Luisa Enria and Jamie Hitchen
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Category Archives: Election violence
Congosa politics: Rumours and elections in Sierra Leone, by Diana Szanto
Congosa in Krio means gossiping and spreading rumour, but its connotations are much darker than in English. It equals with name spoiling. In a society where attack against somebody’s public image can meet mundane as well as occult retaliation, gossiping … Continue reading
Posted in democratisation, Election violence, Elections, politics, Urban issues
Tagged Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone General Elections 2018 – A personal diary, by Diana Szanto
On the 4th of April, I was sitting on the veranda of a restaurant in Lungi and watched mesmerized the police officer next to me who, in his full gear, consumed bitter wine sold in small plastic packets. As he … Continue reading
Posted in democratisation, Election violence, Elections, Fragility, politics, State violence, Urban issues
Tagged Sierra Leone
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Generation Terrorists: The Politics of Youth and the Gangs of Freetown, by Kieran Mitton
Youth at Risk – Youth as Risk On the evening of the 15th February, six leading presidential candidates for the Sierra Leone presidential elections took to the stage. Over three hours of a live broadcasted debate, each answered questions about … Continue reading
Posted in Big Men, democratisation, Election violence, Elections, Social protest, Youth
Tagged Sierra Leone
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The New Gambia, by Niklas Hultin
It finally became clear on January 21, 2017, that Yahya Jammeh, the long-serving autocratic president of The Gambia would step down and leave the country. The road to this point was a twisty one. Jammeh had lost the December 1, … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, democratisation, Election violence, Elections, Governance, Perspectives on Power, Popular Uprisings, Social protest
Tagged Gambia
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One year after the elections: a deceptive calm in Burundi? by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs
The car stops and the driver turns off the ignition and leans back in the seat. Before us winds a long queue of cars and minivans in the afternoon sun. People have gone out of their cars and sit in … Continue reading
The Inner Beast released after Ugandan Elections 2016, Marianne Bach Mosebo
The Ugandan Presidential Election in 2016 left many Ugandans frustrated and angry at the election process and the announcement of the incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, as the winner with approximately 60% of the votes. Unfortunately, rather than uniting the Ugandan … Continue reading
Posted in #Ugandadecides, democratisation, Election violence, Elections, Governance, Perspectives on Power
Tagged Uganda
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Elections in Uganda 2016: Rumours and the Terror of the Unknown, by Henni Alava and Cecilie Lanken Verma
Two parallel realities appear to exist in pre-election Uganda, especially when seen from the northern region of Acholiland ten years after it was declared ‘post-conflict’. In one, everything is ‘fine’: the elections will be smooth. There will be no problems … Continue reading
The power of language: discourses and efficacious fussiness in the Ugandan elections, by Anna Baral
On February 15, 2016, three days before Ugandan general elections, the four-times presidential candidate (and never a winner) Kizza Besigye was stopped by anti-riot and military police with his convoy in Jinja Road, central Kampala. Following a script reenacted at … Continue reading
Posted in #Ugandadecides, Election violence, Elections, Governance, politics
Tagged Uganda
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Burundi, I, and the year of 2015, by Gudrun Sif Fridriksdottir
“I miss dancing” a friend of mine says sometime in late June. “What?” I reply, thinking I must have misheard him. “I miss dancing”, he hesitates a bit “…and information [independent media]”. I can’t help laughing “Well one is very … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Conflict economies, Election violence, Excombatants, Governance, Popular Uprisings, Urban issues, Violence
Tagged Burundi
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A Burkina Faso where “nothing should be as before”: presidential and legislative elections in perspective By Sten Hagberg
On Sunday 29 November, Burkina Faso organized successful presidential and legislative elections. They marked the end of a one-year-political transition and a step in consolidating the country’s democratic achievements over the last year. There are now opportunities for a veritable … Continue reading
Posted in Election violence, Elections, Popular Uprisings, Social protest, State violence
Tagged Burkina Faso
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