Part I. Historical legacies
Class 1: Introduction to African politics
Classes 2 & 3: Precolonial Africa
Classes 4 & 5: Colonialism in Africa
Classes 6 & 7: Decolonization and nation-building
Classes 8 & 9: African states and Africa’s states-system
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Part II. Key issues in contemporary African politics
Classes 11 & 12: Authoritarianism, neopatrimonialism, and state-society relations
Classes 13 & 14: Politics of identity: ethnicity, nationality, autochthony, indigeneity, and race
Classes 15 & 16: Politics of identity: gender and religion
Classes 17 & 18: Political violence
Classes 19 & 20: Economic development
Classes 21 & 22: Democratization
Classes 23 & 24: Recent trends in African politics
Class 25: Review