On March 21st, research professor Satang Nabaneh will hold a talk titled “Gendered politics of Autocratization in Africa” at the RDV seminar as part of the PhD conference “Gendered Autocratization“.

Queer issues are highly politicised on the African continent. Questions related to gender identity and homosexuality are central to public discourse and political mobilisation. They are instrumental for illiberal and autocratic politicians’ rise to and hold of power.

What drives and shapes these trends? What are their effects?

Satang Nabaneh will discuss the characteristics of the gendered autocratisation dynamics and counter-forces on the African continent, focusing on the underlying question about how is gender used by populist politicians and autocratic leaders in Africa?

The lecture is free and open to all.

About the speaker

Satang Nabaneh is the Director of Programs at the Human Rights Center at the , where she is also a Research Professor of Law. She holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa (2020), a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa from the University of Pretoria, South Africa (2012), and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of The Gambia, The Gambia (2012).Nabaneh is a legal scholar and human rights practitioner with expertise in international human rights law and monitoring mechanisms, human rights in Africa, gender equality and women’s rights, democratization in Africa, and comparative constitutionalism.