The Ethnic Roots of Myanmar's Coup
This week, we covered: The recent military coup in MyanmarThe role ethnicity/ethnic cleansing has played in Myanmar And the political settlement in post-colonial states The Jam of the Week was Wizkid...
17 Feb 202135min
The Cold Winter of Farmer Discontent in India
Why are Indian farmers protesting, why have they been so successful, and what does this tell us about India's political settlement? The Jam of the Week was Bad Karma by Alex Thelseff All of our Jams ...
1 Feb 202137min
Uganda's No Country for Young Men (African Politics: Part 4)
What happened with Uganda’s election? Why does African have so many ageing autocrats? Why and how is Africa’s youth challenging political regimes in sub-Saharan Africa? The Jam of the Week was Hey Jud...
20 Jan 202136min
Things Can Only Get Better? The Year Ahead
What will happen in American and British Politics in the year ahead, and how will democracies confront a rising China? The Jam of the Week was XXX ft. U2 by Kendrick Lamar All of our Jams of the Wee...
18 Jan 202159min
More Work, Less Pay: Gender Inequality and COVID-19 with Rosie Campbell
This week, we were joined by Rosie Campbell, Professor of Politics and director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, to discuss COVID-19 and gender inequality The ...
11 Jan 202133min
American Democracy, Interrupted
How have Donald Trump & the Republican Party undermined democracy, and what can Biden to do rebuild American democracy? The Jam of the Week was Blinded by Your Grace Pt.2 by Stormzy All of our Jams ...
7 Jan 202137min
The Year That Was (2020)
In our final pod of the year, we review some of the big news stories and themes to emerge from 2020: Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 (obviously) and the state of democracy and autocracy across the world....
21 Dec 202057min
Ethiopia's (Ethnic) Civil War (African Politics: Part 3)
What caused Ethiopia's Civil war, how does its ethnic & constitutional history play into it, and what can this tell us about ethnic conflict in Africa? The Jam of the Week was All I Want for Christma...
10 Dec 202040min
