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Debating Ideas

Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It will offer debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name. It is additionally sponsored by the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, Boston.

Editor: Raga Makawi
Managing Editor: Stephanie Kitchen
Book Series Editors (advisory): Adam Branch, Alex de Waal, Alcinda Honwana, Ebenezer Obadare, Carlos Oya and Nick Westcott.

Debating Ideas Gender Politics Sexualities Specialised Series

Extending Conversations around Labia Elongation beyond Heterosexual Encounters

By Hellen Venganai
April 19, 2021

Doing More on Sexuality Series: Discussions on Genital Modification Practices

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Debating Ideas Eritrea Ethiopia War and War Crimes

The Tale of Eritrean Withdrawal from Tigray: But Where is the Border?

By Mesfin Hagos
April 15, 2021

Eritrea's involvement in the Tigray war

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Activism African Voices Age of Agitation Series Covid-19 COVID-19 Debating Ideas Identities

Covid-19 in Africa: Youth at the Fore

By Nyeleti Honwana Alcinda Honwana
April 14, 2021

Age of Agitation Series: Youth in Africa at the fore of Covid

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Activism African Voices cote d'ivoire Debating Ideas Feminism Identities Sexualities

‘When It Is Too Hot, It Will Rain’: Responding to Sexual Violence through Slam Poetry

By Amee (Aminata Bamba) & Loes Oudenhuijsen
April 12, 2021

Doing More on Sexuality Series: Slam poetry as a form of resistance

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African Voices Civil Society Debating Ideas Horn of Africa Identities Pan Africanism Regionalism Specialised Series Youth

The Restrictive Box of Identity Politics

By Wongel Abete
April 9, 2021

Civil Society Dialogue in the Horn of Africa Series: The Crisis of Identity Politics

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Age of Agitation Series Debating Ideas Democracy and Elections Tunisia Youth Politics

The Revolution Continues: Young Tunisians Are Back in the Streets

By Alcinda Honwana
April 7, 2021

Age of Agitation Series: Tunisia's Youth Back in the Street

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Activism Age of Agitation Series Debating Ideas Democracy and Elections Gender Politics Specialised Series Youth Politics Zimbabwe

The Price of Bravery: Speaking Out in Zimbabwe’s ‘Second Republic’

By Dan Hodgkinson
March 31, 2021

Age of Agitation Series: Speaking Out in Zimbabwe’s ‘Second Republic

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Anthropology Debating Ideas Identities Mozambique Sexualities Specialised Series

Writing about Sexuality in Maputo, Mozambique in Contemporary Times

By Sandra Manuel
March 29, 2021

Doing More on Sexuality Series: Writing about Sexuality in Mozambique

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Civil Society Debating Ideas Horn of Africa Pan Africanism Peace Processes Regionalism

What Do Policymakers in the Horn of Africa Need to Know about Peace?

By Yodit Lemma
March 26, 2021

Civil Society Dialogue Series in the Horn of Africa: Policy Recommendations for Lasting Peace

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Age of Agitation Series Debating Ideas

“Young People in Tanzania Shunned the Election Completely”: A Conversation with Zitto Kabwe

By Luke Melchiorre
March 24, 2021

Age of Agitation Series: Youth and Elections in Tanzania

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