Universiteit Leiden (UL) • International Studies

A sumary of - Susan Thomson, Whispering Truth to Power: The Everyday Resistance of Rwandan Peasants to PostGenocide Reconciliation, African Affairs, 110/440 (2011), 439-456. - Optional reading 1: Why Infrapolitics Matters 77 - Optional reading 2: Infrapolitics and Mobilizations: A response by James C. Scott - Lecture Notes

A summary of: - Babatunde Fagbayibo, “From OAU to AU: Rethinking Supranational Governance in Africa”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (London: Palgrave, 2018), chapter 47. - Rita Kiki Edozie, “Pan-Africanism is Africa’s Third Way: The Cultural Relevance of African Political”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (London: Palgrave, 2018), chapter 48. - Lectu...

A Summary of - Adetutu Omotoso, “Media and Politics in Africa”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (London: Palgrave, 2018), chapter 33. - Lecture notes

A summary of - Jo-Ansie van Wyk, “Political Parties and Democracy in Africa”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (London: Palgrave, 2018), chapter 29. - Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg, “Elections: The Power of Elections in Multi-party Africa”, in Nic Cheeseman, Institutions and Democracy in Africa, (Cambridge University Press, 2018), chapter 9. - Lecture notes

A summary of - Alumona and Nnaemeka Azomn, “Politics of Identity and the Crisis of Nation-Building in Africa”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (Palgrave, 2018), chapter 17. - Ottoh, Ferdinand O. “Ethnic Identity and Conflicts in Africa”, in Oloruntoba and Falola, The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development (London: Palgrave, 2018), chapter 20. + Lecture notes

*** not sure how important these readings are as exam content in my opinion, but perhaps a nice background. A Summary of Heather Deegan, Africa Today: Culture, Economics, Religion, Security (Routledge, 2009), chapter 2 “Religion”. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, “Pentecostalism and the Transformation of the African Christian Landscape”, in Martin Lindhardt, Pentecostalism in Africa: Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial Societies (Brill, 2014), chapter 4. ...

This is a complete summary of Week 6-12. Ideal if you haven't done the readings or need refreshing.

This document has all the key concepts that are outlined by the lecturer to be crucial to pass the exam. The info for the key concept is taken from the readings, the lectures and the lecturer. This should provide you with a good overview over the concepts. Really hope it helps and good luck on the exam!

This is the complete summary of the Foundations of Political Economy Course by London - Reading, Lecture Notes + Additional Comments. The reading notes are thorough, but still concise and to the point. 175 pages in total. My final grade was a 8,4; so, studying with this should bring you far! Please note that I base my reading notes on quotes. Really hope this helps and good luck!

These are the class notes as well as notes from the Q&A from 2021/2022. I retyped some thing to make them more comprehensive from the lecture slides, and if needed, supplemented with additional notes. Key thinkers are highlighted for faster access in the Table of Content. My grade was a 8,6. Hope this helps. (This does not include a summary of the readings)