Ep. 137: A conversation with Mai Hassan about politics in Kenya and Sudan

<p>This week, Rachel interviews Mai Hassan, an associate professor in political science at the University of Michigan.  Hassan&apos;s research focuses on the state, autocracy, and regime change.  <br/><br/>In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the digitization of Mali&apos;s prized manuscripts (&quot;Mali Magic&quot;),  the French exit from Mali, and what&apos;s going on in the war in Ukraine.<br/><br/><b>Books, Links, &amp; Articles</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/regime-threats-and-state-solutions/83EF51E76D0E1A2E997D3E9AE4EDB221'><em>Regime Threats and State Solutions: Bureaucratic Loyalty and Embeddedness in Kenya</em></a><em> </em>by <a href='https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/maihassan/'>Mai Hassan</a></li><li><a href='https://www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/episode-13-manipulating-personnel-for-power-with-mai-hassan'>Manipulating Personnel for Power, with Mai Hassan</a> (Scope Conditions)</li><li><a href='https://foreignpolicy.com/category/africa-brief/'>Africa Brief Newsletter</a> by <em>Foreign Policy</em></li><li><a href='https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/'>pinions</a></li><li>&quot;<a href='https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/3/3/what-to-make-of-the-french-exit-from-mali'><span style='background-color: highlight;'>What to Make of the French Exit from Mali?</span></a>&quot; by Oumar Ba and Ousmane Diallo</li></ul>