@dpaget.bsky.social
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Liberal societies are those which offer refuge from the very people they empower—through individual choice, mobility, and the possibility of exit. This is the form of liberty that most clearly elevates the liberal project.
The Liberalism of Refuge | Journal of Democracy
Liberal societies are those which offer refuge from the very people they empower—through individual choice, mobility, and the possibility of exit. This is the form of liberty that most clearly…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Liberal societies are those which offer refuge from the very people they empower—through individual choice, mobility, and the possibility of exit. This is the form of liberty that most clearly elevates the liberal project.
I am recruiting a three-year postdoc in anti-autocratic messaging
They will play a key role in NEWREPUBLIC, a @erc.europa.eu funded research project
They will join a five-person team at @sussex.ac.uk in Brighton, the UK's happiest (and coolest) city
Join us!
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/dadf8116...
They will play a key role in NEWREPUBLIC, a @erc.europa.eu funded research project
They will join a five-person team at @sussex.ac.uk in Brighton, the UK's happiest (and coolest) city
Join us!
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/dadf8116...
Research Fellow in Anti-Autocratic Messaging Ref: 42236 (Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
jobs.sussex.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I am recruiting a three-year postdoc in anti-autocratic messaging
They will play a key role in NEWREPUBLIC, a @erc.europa.eu funded research project
They will join a five-person team at @sussex.ac.uk in Brighton, the UK's happiest (and coolest) city
Join us!
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/dadf8116...
They will play a key role in NEWREPUBLIC, a @erc.europa.eu funded research project
They will join a five-person team at @sussex.ac.uk in Brighton, the UK's happiest (and coolest) city
Join us!
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/dadf8116...
I am recruiting for two international PhD studentships in anti-autocratic ideas in Africa
They will join a five-person team at Sussex Uni, just outside brighton, the UK's happiest (& coolest) city
Join us!
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
They will join a five-person team at Sussex Uni, just outside brighton, the UK's happiest (& coolest) city
Join us!
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
PhD Studentships in the Ideas of Anti-Autocratic Movements in Africa : University of Sussex
PhD Scholarship, PhD Studentship in the Ideas of Anti-Autocratic Movements in Africa
www.sussex.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I am recruiting for two international PhD studentships in anti-autocratic ideas in Africa
They will join a five-person team at Sussex Uni, just outside brighton, the UK's happiest (& coolest) city
Join us!
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
They will join a five-person team at Sussex Uni, just outside brighton, the UK's happiest (& coolest) city
Join us!
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
Tanzania Will Never Be the Same | Journal of Democracy
Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
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Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
Tanzania Will Never Be the Same | Journal of Democracy
Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Tanzania’s October election was a sham. When people rose up in protest, the regime responded with a brutal crackdown. That reign of terror marks a turning point for the country, and there is no going back.
Tanzania's December 9 protests fizzled out. What does it mean?
How do we make of the wider crisis? What lies behind it? And what changed in it?
Here's my take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
How do we make of the wider crisis? What lies behind it? And what changed in it?
Here's my take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Tanzania Will Never Be the Same | Journal of Democracy
As Tanzania’s October 2025 sham election got underway, protests broke out across the country, sparking a brutal regime crackdown. That brief reign of terror marks a turning point for both the ruling…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tanzania's December 9 protests fizzled out. What does it mean?
How do we make of the wider crisis? What lies behind it? And what changed in it?
Here's my take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
How do we make of the wider crisis? What lies behind it? And what changed in it?
Here's my take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
"There are reports of mass graves. There are reports of the dead being taken off the street. There are reports of the dead being disappeared from hospitals"
The Terror unfolding in Tanzania @theworld.org
theworld.org/segments/202...
The Terror unfolding in Tanzania @theworld.org
theworld.org/segments/202...
Tanzania swears in Samia Hassan as president, claiming 98% of vote - The World from PRX
Today in a ceremony hidden from public view Tanzania swore in Samia Hassan for a second term as president. She won with a landslide 98% of the vote in an election that has sparked nationwide protests,...
theworld.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"There are reports of mass graves. There are reports of the dead being taken off the street. There are reports of the dead being disappeared from hospitals"
The Terror unfolding in Tanzania @theworld.org
theworld.org/segments/202...
The Terror unfolding in Tanzania @theworld.org
theworld.org/segments/202...
Speaking now on this forum
Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?
Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?
🚨 The Tanzanian government is attempting to cover up the grave human rights abuses it has committed in a desperate bid to stay in power. 🚨
Join us **today** at 5PM UK time/8PM Tanzania time for a space of solidarity and resistance.
Set a reminder now: x.com/i/spaces/1RD...
Join us **today** at 5PM UK time/8PM Tanzania time for a space of solidarity and resistance.
Set a reminder now: x.com/i/spaces/1RD...
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Speaking now on this forum
Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?
Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?
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President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
Has Tanzania Reached Its Breaking Point? | Journal of Democracy
President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
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Or thousands.
We are alarmed by reports that amidst internet and electricity blackouts, security forces have used excessive force to suppress and disperse ongoing post-election protests, resulting in the deaths and injuries of protesters.
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Or thousands.
Just out
The protests may be ebbing, but Tanzania will never be the same again
#Tanzania #IdiAminMama #Maandamano #Protest
theconversation.com/tanzania-pre...
The protests may be ebbing, but Tanzania will never be the same again
#Tanzania #IdiAminMama #Maandamano #Protest
theconversation.com/tanzania-pre...
Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests
The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just out
The protests may be ebbing, but Tanzania will never be the same again
#Tanzania #IdiAminMama #Maandamano #Protest
theconversation.com/tanzania-pre...
The protests may be ebbing, but Tanzania will never be the same again
#Tanzania #IdiAminMama #Maandamano #Protest
theconversation.com/tanzania-pre...
Something is happening in Tanzania
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
My take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
#Tanzania #idiaminmama #protest #maandamano #hatutakiccm
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
My take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
#Tanzania #idiaminmama #protest #maandamano #hatutakiccm
Has Tanzania Reached Its Breaking Point? | Journal of Democracy
President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Something is happening in Tanzania
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
My take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
#Tanzania #idiaminmama #protest #maandamano #hatutakiccm
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
My take in @jodemocracy.bsky.social
#Tanzania #idiaminmama #protest #maandamano #hatutakiccm
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President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
Has Tanzania reached its breaking point?
Has Tanzania reached its breaking point?
Has Tanzania Reached Its Breaking Point? | Journal of Democracy
President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
President Hassan sought to strongarm the country’s election, meting out repression, violence, and arrests to anyone who dares challenge her. Tanzanians have seen enough.
Has Tanzania reached its breaking point?
Has Tanzania reached its breaking point?
#Nokings drew *mad* crowds
It opens up a big question: what are the best messages to mobilise movements against autocrats?
Big news: that's exactly the question I will be asking in this €1.5 million project I will be running @sussex.ac.uk funded by the @erc.europa.eu
Details at www.danpaget.com
It opens up a big question: what are the best messages to mobilise movements against autocrats?
Big news: that's exactly the question I will be asking in this €1.5 million project I will be running @sussex.ac.uk funded by the @erc.europa.eu
Details at www.danpaget.com
Dan Paget | Anti-autocratic ideas
How do we beat autocrats? What messages best mobilise movements to fight them?
www.danpaget.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#Nokings drew *mad* crowds
It opens up a big question: what are the best messages to mobilise movements against autocrats?
Big news: that's exactly the question I will be asking in this €1.5 million project I will be running @sussex.ac.uk funded by the @erc.europa.eu
Details at www.danpaget.com
It opens up a big question: what are the best messages to mobilise movements against autocrats?
Big news: that's exactly the question I will be asking in this €1.5 million project I will be running @sussex.ac.uk funded by the @erc.europa.eu
Details at www.danpaget.com
This article in The Chanzo makes for bitter-sweet reading
Half op-ed
Half euology for a democracy never realised
thechanzo.com/2025/10/16/l...
Half op-ed
Half euology for a democracy never realised
thechanzo.com/2025/10/16/l...
Luhaga Mpina: Tanzania’s Opposition Dreams Dies in Court - The Chanzo
High Court’s final rejection of Mpina’s presidential challenge caps systematic dismantling of electoral competition, leaving President Samia facing token opposition in Tanzania’s October 29 poll.
thechanzo.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This article in The Chanzo makes for bitter-sweet reading
Half op-ed
Half euology for a democracy never realised
thechanzo.com/2025/10/16/l...
Half op-ed
Half euology for a democracy never realised
thechanzo.com/2025/10/16/l...
By putting @Lissu on trial and barring Mpina, Hassan has crossed new red lines
She is not becoming as repressive as Magufuli, but more so
My new analysis in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/tanzanias-sa...
She is not becoming as repressive as Magufuli, but more so
My new analysis in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/tanzanias-sa...
Tanzania’s Samia Hassan has ushered in a new era of authoritarianism: here’s how
President Samia Hassan is relying on repressive tactics to eliminate her most significant competitors from the 2025 presidential race.
theconversation.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
By putting @Lissu on trial and barring Mpina, Hassan has crossed new red lines
She is not becoming as repressive as Magufuli, but more so
My new analysis in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/tanzanias-sa...
She is not becoming as repressive as Magufuli, but more so
My new analysis in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/tanzanias-sa...
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How do consulting giants enable state capture?
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks to @devipillay.co.za on McKinsey’s role in South Africa, drawing on the Zondo Commission.
🔗Listen: bit.ly/KBspotify138
🔗Paper: lnkd.in/eczS5NAM
#StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks to @devipillay.co.za on McKinsey’s role in South Africa, drawing on the Zondo Commission.
🔗Listen: bit.ly/KBspotify138
🔗Paper: lnkd.in/eczS5NAM
#StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How do consulting giants enable state capture?
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks to @devipillay.co.za on McKinsey’s role in South Africa, drawing on the Zondo Commission.
🔗Listen: bit.ly/KBspotify138
🔗Paper: lnkd.in/eczS5NAM
#StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks to @devipillay.co.za on McKinsey’s role in South Africa, drawing on the Zondo Commission.
🔗Listen: bit.ly/KBspotify138
🔗Paper: lnkd.in/eczS5NAM
#StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption
The second talk of the our Politics A-Level Masterclass has begun @sussex.ac.uk
Prof. James Hampshire is approaching the subject of anarchism
He is doing so through the case of Rev Sue Parfitt, who was arrested for her supprt for Palestine Action
Prof. James Hampshire is approaching the subject of anarchism
He is doing so through the case of Rev Sue Parfitt, who was arrested for her supprt for Palestine Action
July 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The second talk of the our Politics A-Level Masterclass has begun @sussex.ac.uk
Prof. James Hampshire is approaching the subject of anarchism
He is doing so through the case of Rev Sue Parfitt, who was arrested for her supprt for Palestine Action
Prof. James Hampshire is approaching the subject of anarchism
He is doing so through the case of Rev Sue Parfitt, who was arrested for her supprt for Palestine Action
The Politics A-Level Masterclass at @sussex.ac.uk has begun!
Prof. Emily Robinson is speaking to school students who have come from near and far
She is speaking about democrayc and participation in modern Briain
Prof. Emily Robinson is speaking to school students who have come from near and far
She is speaking about democrayc and participation in modern Briain
July 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Politics A-Level Masterclass at @sussex.ac.uk has begun!
Prof. Emily Robinson is speaking to school students who have come from near and far
She is speaking about democrayc and participation in modern Briain
Prof. Emily Robinson is speaking to school students who have come from near and far
She is speaking about democrayc and participation in modern Briain
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🚨 DON'T FORGET:
Read our July issue FREE while you can (available through July 31)!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
Read our July issue FREE while you can (available through July 31)!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
July 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🚨 DON'T FORGET:
Read our July issue FREE while you can (available through July 31)!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
Read our July issue FREE while you can (available through July 31)!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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"For [Hassan], reform is an instrument, a means to 'reform-wash' autocracy…[she] will continue to parcel out just enough reform, crumb by crumb, to keep alive the possibility that more and better reforms are coming," write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
July 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"For [Hassan], reform is an instrument, a means to 'reform-wash' autocracy…[she] will continue to parcel out just enough reform, crumb by crumb, to keep alive the possibility that more and better reforms are coming," write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Tanzania’s president came into office promising democratic reforms but instead has relied on tried-and-true repressive tools, write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tanzania’s president came into office promising democratic reforms but instead has relied on tried-and-true repressive tools, write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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"[President Hassan’s] intent is not the achievement of reform, but the impression of reform," write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
Read "Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" free here:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Read "Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" free here:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
July 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"[President Hassan’s] intent is not the achievement of reform, but the impression of reform," write Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu.
Read "Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" free here:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Read "Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" free here:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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"[President Hassan] and the regime benefit from the acclamation and renewed legitimacy that 'reform' brings, even as they try to withhold as much actual reform as possible."
"Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" by Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
"Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" by Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
July 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"[President Hassan] and the regime benefit from the acclamation and renewed legitimacy that 'reform' brings, even as they try to withhold as much actual reform as possible."
"Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" by Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
"Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing" by Dan Paget and Aikande Clement Kwayu
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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New article!
Our argument: President Hassan of Tanzania isn't a reformer, she's a performer
Thanks to @jodemocracy.bsky.social for publishing
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...
Our argument: President Hassan of Tanzania isn't a reformer, she's a performer
Thanks to @jodemocracy.bsky.social for publishing
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...
Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing | Journal of Democracy
President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office promising democratic reforms. Four years later, it is clear she is more of a performer than a reformer. Far from delivering on her promises to unwind…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New article!
Our argument: President Hassan of Tanzania isn't a reformer, she's a performer
Thanks to @jodemocracy.bsky.social for publishing
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...
Our argument: President Hassan of Tanzania isn't a reformer, she's a performer
Thanks to @jodemocracy.bsky.social for publishing
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...