3.1 Resilient authoritarian countries

10 Março 2026, 18:00 • Ana Lúcia Lopes de Sá

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3. Authoritarianism in Africa 
3.1 Resilient authoritarian countries
Mechanisms of autocratic resilience in Africa. 
Resource-rich resilient authoritarian regimes in Africa: the cases of Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

2.2 Political systems in Africa: a historical overview

3 Março 2026, 18:00 • Ana Lúcia Lopes de Sá

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2.2 Political systems in Africa: a historical overview
Classification of political regimes.
Diversity of postcolonial systems in Africa: democratic, hybrid and authoritarian regimes.

2.1 Colonial state and struggles for independence

24 Fevereiro 2026, 18:00 • Ana Lúcia Lopes de Sá

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Composition of groups that will present group works on class 6 and 8. 

2. State-building processes
2.1 Colonial state and struggles for independence
Colonialism and the colonial state.
Fighting for the end of colonial rule: Pan-Africanism, nationalism and armed struggles.

1.2 Africa's place in the global system

10 Fevereiro 2026, 18:00 • Ana Lúcia Lopes de Sá

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1.2 Africa's place in the global system: external interventions and institutions 
State and the narratives of failure. 
The genocide in Rwanda (1994) and its international implications.

Introduction

3 Fevereiro 2026, 18:00 • Ana Lúcia Lopes de Sá

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Presentation of the instructor and students.
Presentation of the syllabus, learning outcomes and process of evaluation.
1. Studying African politics 
1.1. Key concepts in the study of politics in Africa
A brief overview.