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Simon Akindes

Home Country

United States

Afrobeat’s Cross-Atlantic Front: Contributions to the Struggle for Equal Rights and Democratization

Program

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Political Science

Specialization

Comparative Politics

Academic Year

Dates

July 2023 - March 2024

Flex

Yes

Scholar type

U.S. Scholar

Award Title

13398-BR|All Disciplines

Project Title

Afrobeat’s Cross-Atlantic Front: Contributions to the Struggle for Equal Rights and Democratization

Scholar Information

Grantee

Simon Akindes

Title

Professor and Director

Institution

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Department

Politics, Philosophy and Law

School

College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies

Host Institutions

Institution

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro