Promoting theoretical and methodological contributions of political scientists whose research and professional interests center largely upon sub-Saharan Africa.

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Congratulations to @ricarthuguet for receiving @TheAPCG 2022 Best Article Award for his paper, "Why do different cultures form and persist? Learning from the case of Makerere University." Article is available open access here: bit.ly/414yOo3.

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We have two codes available if you want to join Bluesky.
Hey @CODESRIA and @TheAPCG and @UfahamuAfrica and @TheAfricanistP1 and @ASANewsOnline etc … Bluesky needs more Africanists - I have a few codes so DM me if you like !
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The African Politics Conference Group (@TheAPCG) is thrilled to announce @APSAtweets prize winners. Our Best Graduate Student paper award goes to Sean Ashley (@SeanPaulAshley, @DartmouthDickey) for his paper, ā€œBorn Strong: Wartime Institutions and the Durability of Rebel Regimes"
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We also want to recognize Alex Dyzenhaus (@dyzenhaus, @Cornell) for receiving an honorable mention for the Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award for his dissertation, "The Price of Redistribution: Local Markets and Agriculture in South Africa's Land Reform Program."
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We thank the awards committee for their excellent service and look forward to presenting the awards at the APCG Business Meeting
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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
30 May 2023
Please sign up for our next @TheAPCG online colloquium šŸ‘‡šŸæ
19 May 2023
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@TheAPCG online colloquium will discuss Khadijah Gumbi's work "Political Trust and Legitimacy Crisis in The Age of Covid 19: An Assessment of theĀ #EndSARsĀ mass protest in #Nigeria" on June 7, 10- 11 am EST (2-3 pm GMT). Please share! Sign up here: forms.gle/isyxWvE2txskPKWk8
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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
Want to know what is happening in #Senegal with the sentencing of Ousmane Sonko, protests and crackdown? @UfahamuAfrica ep 169 with @TheAfricanistP1 @OumarKBa and Marame Gueye Cc: @dadakim
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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
18 May 2023
Interested in civil service reform? popular uprisings? ethnography? Or want a real-time glimpse into how Sudan’s transition was unfurling before it was derailed? Check out this new paper, joint with @Kodouda in @WorldDevJournal 1/ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
Honoured to join my colleagues (and friends) for this important discussion. Our thanks to the Arab Center in DC for hosting. Registration below for those interested to join. The more voices/views participating the more fruitful and generative. arabcenterdc.org/event/the-c…
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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
25 May 2023
🄁 new publication: ā€œThe Geopolitics of Race, Empire, and Expertise at the ICCā€ by @JoBluen @O_Owiso and myself oxfordre.com/internationalst…

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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
19 May 2023
Replying to @TheAPCG
@TheAPCG online colloquium will discuss Khadijah Gumbi's work "Political Trust and Legitimacy Crisis in The Age of Covid 19: An Assessment of theĀ #EndSARsĀ mass protest in #Nigeria" on June 7, 10- 11 am EST (2-3 pm GMT). Please share! Sign up here: forms.gle/isyxWvE2txskPKWk8
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Public Opinion Quarterly is seeking submissions for a special issue on public trust in elections. The special issue will be co-edited by Bridgett King, Nicholas Kerr, and Michael Wahman. Deadline for submissions is March 14, 2023. For more information see: academic.oup.com/poq/pages/c…
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African Politics Conference Group retweeted
Thanks to @libobserver for publishing this feature celebrating my 2022 @TheAPCG Best Book Award. A fantastic way to end the year! bit.ly/3BPcZ06

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The @JSISE_workshop call for proposals is now open. They are looking to broaden their workshop and support/host junior scholars from institutions in Africa. More information below:
Our call for proposals for Spring 2023 is open! Are you a junior scholar studying topics in international security? We have a space for you to present and receive feedback! šŸ—“ December 30th, 5pm EST. šŸ”— Info on our website: sites.google.com/view/jsise-…
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Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) has issued a call the New Voice Initiative (NVI) training program IQMR 2023 (June 20-30, 2023) Application Due Date: November 23, 2022 More details here: maxwell.syr.edu/docs/default…
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The African Politics Conference Group (@TheAPCG) is thrilled to announce three prize winners going into @ASANewsOnline: Nicolas van de Walle (@NVDW25) is the winner of the 2022 APCG Distinguished Africanists Award. 1/3
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Robtel Neajai Pailey (@RobtelNeajai) is the winner of the 2022 APCG Best Book Award for her book, ā€œDevelopment, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia.ā€ 2/3
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Vladimir Chlouba (@VChlouba) is the winner of the 2022 APCG-Ralph Bunche Best Graduate Student Paper for his paper, ā€œThe Politics of Respect: Early State Inheritance and Traditional Governance.ā€ 3/3
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