Week 1 Day 1 and Beyond

• Study Africa’s Political Map: http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa/maps/africa-political-map.jpg

Week 2 Day 1

• Englebert and Dunn 2013 “Why Study African Politics?” Englebert & Dunn 2013 Chapter 1
• Bratton and van de Walle chapters (1997): bratton_neopatrimonial

Week 2 Day 2

• Nugent (2004):  nugent_modernity
• Opinion piece: http://theconversation.com/african-academics-face-a-huge-divide-between-their-real-and-scholarly-selves-55899

Week 3 Day 1

• Collier (2009): Collier 2009 Chapter 8

Week 3 Day 2

• Englebert chapters (2009): Englebert 2009 on African States

Week 6 Day 1

• Natsios chapters (2012): Natsios 2012 Sudan

Week 7 Day 1

• Sachs chapters (2009): sachs_big

Week 7 Day 2

• Moyo OpEd (2012): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/opinion/beijing-a-boon-for-africa.html?_r=0
• Opinion Piece: http://theconversation.com/how-and-why-china-became-africas-biggest-aid-donor-57992
• Braütigam (2009): brautigam[1]

Week 9 Day 2

• Burgis (2015): psci 0431Week 7 Burgis (optional reading)

Week 11 Day 2

• Englebert and Dunn (2013): Englebert and Dunn on Conflicts
• Collier 2009, Introduction, Chapters 1 & 3 (optional reading)