Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi's public radio. The programme often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and [...]
In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite, "Prisoners of Freedom" shows how foreign aid and human rights activism hamper the pursuit of democr[...]
This title presents original research on the economic, social, political and cultural consequences of the new era.[...]