Robin L. Turner

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Robin L Turner, PhD
New here, episodically present, & just trying to figure it out.
I study the politics of tradition, property, & natural resources.
Join Black Womxn Writing African Politics April 19 at 12.00 PM EST/17:00 BST to Celebrate, Center, & Cite
@RobtelNeajai
's , Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa! Register for this virtual event at https://sandiego.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcuGtqzwiH9WDg88z6c6DCesCWIiPY8_x
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Centered, Celebrated, and Cited Virtual Workshop April 2023. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us as we engage with Robtel Neajai Pailey’s book, Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa. Robtel Neajai Pailey is Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Zoom

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Titina Silá was a leader in Guinea-Bissau's independence struggle. Her militancy and health campaigns led to her rise in the PAIGC.

50 years ago, 30 Jan 1973, she tragically was killed at 30 by the Portuguese while traveling to #AmilcarCabral’s funeral:
https://buff.ly/3QPGJAz

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ROAPEjournal/status/1619968787641520130

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My colleague Prof Ademola Jegede @[email protected] is editor of a new journal "African Journal of Climate Law and Justice". There is a call for papers on "L&D in Africa: Legal and Policy Aspects". Please consider writing something, full details in link.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QCeQ9NTaHmHJnAeMcKC5AbLpleBhkRfxUvyxqSxdcnM/edit

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Guy_R_Jackson/status/1619985671875342336

Call for Papers for Special Issue AJCLJ 2023

Call for Papers Special Issue on ‘Loss and Damage in Africa: Legal and Policy Aspects’ Deadline: 30 June 2023 Loss and Damage (L&D) debate has been contentious within the international climate negotiations because of questions of fairness and equity associated with the historical responsib...

Google Docs

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damn! but what if we tried this, and lived in the early 1900s, and called the noble field that resulted "criminal justice." or what if we did this, and we lived in the 1940s, and we called our initiative "police professionalization." what if we did this, in the 1980s and called

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PatBlanchfield/status/1620097965238128642

inverted vibe curve: burgertown must be defended on Twitter

“damn! but what if we tried this, and lived in the early 1900s, and called the noble field that resulted "criminal justice." or what if we did this, and we lived in the 1940s, and we called our initiative "police professionalization." what if we did this, in the 1980s and called”

Twitter

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"Freedom on the Move (@[email protected])... seeks a two-year postdoctoral fellow to join a team that is building a free and open digital archive of all extant North American “runaway slave” ads." #Blktwitterstorians @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #twitterstorians

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CulturedModesty/status/1616561882160156679

Adam X. McNeil (ABD) (aka Metaphors & Memes) on Twitter

“"Freedom on the Move (@fotmproject)... seeks a two-year postdoctoral fellow to join a team that is building a free and open digital archive of all extant North American “runaway slave” ads." #Blktwitterstorians @Ed_Baptist @WhatAboutClass @LorienTinuviel #twitterstorians”

Twitter

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URGENT UPDATE: @[email protected] gov’t escalates pressure on #Maasai #pastoralists thru widespread cattle seizures. Once captured, the cattle are auctioned off & exported from the area, unless the owners manage to pay exorbitant ransoms. Thread 1/5
https://bit.ly/3HvmiG1
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🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/oak_institute/status/1617915762584489991

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Section 204 witness Shadrack Cezula testifies the FS agriculture department didn’t do any checks on Gupta-linked Nulane before it motivated for it to be paid R25mill on an “emergency” basis.
He says Nulane’s bank details were scrawled on a piece of paper by an accused official.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/karynmaughan/status/1618207987843366916

Karyn Maughan on Twitter

“Section 204 witness Shadrack Cezula testifies the FS agriculture department didn’t do any checks on Gupta-linked Nulane before it motivated for it to be paid R25mill on an “emergency” basis. He says Nulane’s bank details were scrawled on a piece of paper by an accused official.”

Twitter

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Very excited to see my article with @[email protected] published! All about Ugandan children’s book author Barbara Kimenye, and race&class in 1950s/60s Kampala.
Thank you to the @[email protected] team for helping this see the light of day!
Find it open-access here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531055.2022.2163469

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnnaAdima/status/1617779401042853888

Mixed-ish: race, class and gender in 1950s–60s Kampala through a life history of Barbara Kimenye

Vibrant social scene, intellectual hub and diverse glitterati: this was Kampala for its beau monde in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The city enjoyed a liberal reputation with ‘rosy’ race relation...

Taylor & Francis

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A great day for Israeli democracy. Hundreds of hi-tech workers protested the judicial reforms in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and the Airport City business park. They blocked streets, waved Israeli flags, and did their patriotic duty. Proud to say some of my best friends participated.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/academic_la/status/1617937287228329985

Shaiel Ben-Ephraim on Twitter

“A great day for Israeli democracy. Hundreds of hi-tech workers protested the judicial reforms in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and the Airport City business park. They blocked streets, waved Israeli flags, and did their patriotic duty. Proud to say some of my best friends participated.”

Twitter

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CALL FOR PANELS: ASWAD 11th Biennial Conference and Convening of the International Congress of African and African Diaspora Studies (ICAADS)
Theme: Repatriating African Studies.
Submissions due Mar 15, 2023, review starts Mar 1. More info:https://www.aswadiaspora.org/aswad2023 #ASWAD2023

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/aswadiaspora/status/1617971839468449792

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