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Politics and ethnicity in Africa

Valeria Rueda [1] interviewed by Tim Phillips [2], 09 October 2020

Some ethnic groups are active in African politics, and some are not. Valeria Rueda tells Tim Phillips the fascinating story of how two socioeconomic revolutions more than a century ago shaped post-colonial political power.

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Topics:  Development [7] Economic history [8] Politics and economics [9]

Tags:  Africa [10], ethnic divisions [11], local politics [12], voting behaviour [13]


Source URL: https://voxeu.org/vox-talks/politics-and-ethnicity-africa

Links
[1] https://voxeu.org/user/222982
[2] https://voxeu.org/user/250023
[3] itpc://www.voxeu.org/rss.php?q=itunes_podcast
[4] https://voxeu.org/article/christian-missions-and-development-sub-saharan-africa
[5] https://voxeu.org/article/political-economy-culture-and-ethnicity
[6] https://voxeu.org/article/printing-press-s-long-term-effects-africa
[7] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/development
[8] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/economic-history
[9] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/politics-and-economics
[10] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/152
[11] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/3175
[12] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/8554
[13] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/6603