

Martha Johnson
84 posts

@drmarthacj
Associate Professor of Political Science at Mills College at Northeastern and Editor-in-Chief of @AfricaSpectrum



📕Considering submitting a book review to Africa Spectrum but unsure which book to choose? We’ve got you covered! Our in-house librarian @GIGA_Institute has compiled a list of recommended titles for our future book reviews. Read further 👇

BIG NEWS! 🚨 I am honored and grateful to be endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party! 🎉 We are stronger together and please know I am 100% committed to fighting for a future for Oaklanders that is more equitable and just for all! Join the movement for change! #Row4Oak

🆕Third in our upcoming special issue, Sidy Cissokho investigates how a new generation of agents at #Dakar Labour Inspectorate mediate labour relations using expertise, impartiality, & staging after Labour Code changes reduced their sanctioning powers. 🔗doi.org/10.1177/000203…

Oluwatosin Adeniyi(@UniIbadan) spotlights the need for a push in #AfricanEconomics. Inspired by #AfricanPyschology, he proposes eleven precepts to shape its future and calls for economists and scholars to mobilize. ➡️doi.org/10.1177/000203… More related to this🧵

Oluwatosin Adeniyi(@UniIbadan) spotlights the need for a push in #AfricanEconomics. Inspired by #AfricanPyschology, he proposes eleven precepts to shape its future and calls for economists and scholars to mobilize. ➡️doi.org/10.1177/000203… More related to this🧵

🆕Basile Ndjio examines the impact of Chinese fashion and beauty products (#Bobaraba) on #AfricanFashion and beauty ideals in Cote d’Ivoire and related critiques of #FakeBeauty. #OpenAccess ➡️doi.org/10.1177/000203…

🆕@KofiYakpo identifies the unique path behind the meteoric rise of West African Pidgin as a world language that will be spoken by between 300 and 400 million people by 2100. 👉Read here for🆓#OpenAccess: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…







🎉 Exciting News 🎉 We (@MaxineRubin & @drmarthacj) are thrilled to announce that our journal is now tied for first place as the highest-ranked African studies journal! 🌍✨ Thread🧵

🆕@oswelled's research shows that political actors in #Zimbabwe used TikTok's entertaining features to engage youth voters before the 2023 elections while showcasing the good and bad of competing political parties. #OpenAccess 👉doi.org/10.1177/000203…





The EPA wants to roll back protections on public waters - which could have a major impact on paddling, boating, surfing....oh, and the clean water you want to drink. They're looking for your feedback by April 15: outdooralliance.org/blog/2019/3/20…
