As Uganda struggles to democratize, a playbook of authoritarian tactics defeats a promising new leader. Political scientist Kai M. Thaler, Assistant Professor of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, traces the rise and hope of Bobi Wine. Kai M. Thaler was a Graduate Student Associate at the Weatherhead Center when he received his PhD in the Department of Government at Harvard University in 2018.

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