Sam Balaton-Chrimes

Researching identity politics in postcolonial societies, especially Kenya. Tweets are my personal views; RTs not endorsements.

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

Thanks to Shahram for leading this important piece - what are we waiting for? #Palestinian statehood. It's time.

[Shahram Akbarzadeh @S_Akbarzadeh]

Happy to argue on Why Should Australia Recognise #Palestinian Statehood

https://t.co/C2QwQjbG8O
w @SbcsbcC
@MESF_Deakin
@POLIS_Deakin
@AIIANational

[NTEU Deakin Branch @DeakinNTEU]

A @DeakinLaw @Deakin legal academic has written this excellent primer on the likely illegality of removing encampments by force.

https://t.co/8DsrwgtVyz

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

I stand in support of the student encampment @Deakin and call on management to meet with protesters to discuss demands. Policing is a dangerous response. As intellectuals we should be capable of better ways of dealing with complexity than this.

[NTEU Deakin Branch @DeakinNTEU]

The NTEU reaffirms its commitment to supporting this encampment and all encampments across the country.

We are calling on all Deakin NTEU members to attend a snap rally tomorrow at 6:30pm at the encampment at Burwood to defend academic freedom from rogue @Deakin administrators!

[Dr. Keren Weitzberg @KerenWeitzberg]

My forthcoming article (coming out as part of a special issue) on Kenyan citizens stuck in legal limbo because their biometrics are captured in refugee databases raises precisely this concern: UNHCR/refugee data being used for citizenship determination https://t.co/qIYrGZxgm9

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

Such a rigorous and motivating set of discussions around IDs, documents, registers, digitisation, a bit of biometrics, and changing entitlements to and enjoyment of citizenship. Thanks @CertizensAfrica team and new friends and colleagues!

[CERTIZENS @CertizensAfrica]

Thank you for inspiring exchanges during the 3-day #Certizens East Africa Workshop!
We are proud to have brought together junior and senior researchers to highlight and engage with emerging research on #IDsystems in #EastAfrica & beyond.
We look forward to future collaborations🤝

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

At #CERTIZENS @NaiKalema giving a insightful … scary … paper about data colonialism and extraction in new #digitalID systems in Africa. One to watch.

[CERTIZENS @CertizensAfrica]

📣Upcoming: #Certizens is hosting an East Africa Regional Workshop in Kampala from 15-17 Jan 2024

➡️5 panels
🎯15 presenting researchers
🗨️keynotes by @SbcsbcC and @BreckenridgeKD
💬2 insightful roundtables

Follow @CertizensAfrica for daily updates.

🌐 https://t.co/e1U1uaRSAo

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

I love this list every year. Asante @brittlepaper

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

Our 100 Notable African Books of 2023 list is here! We are thrilled to share some of the most enriching and captivating fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books of 2023. Shout out to all the authors and publishers for their work! Please enjoy, and share! 🥳

https://t.co/eTUxGYv56S

[MyIDMyRight @myidmyright]

The grandson of a MauMau freedom fighter can't get a Kenyan national ID due to ID vetting.

Omar Gitonga has been applying to obtain his ID since 2021. 3 years later, he's still denied an ID card yet he's a Kenyan citizen.

ID vetting is discriminatory. #EndIDVetting #MyIDMyRight

[Eastern Africa Nationality Network (EANN) @EANationality]

Are you an activist, academic, or civil society organization working on #statelessness and #nationality rights in Eastern Africa?

Join the Eastern Africa Nationality Network! Check out our roadmap and contact us for more information

https://t.co/hXe1vrdrvf

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

Following the government's instruction to raise the cost of legal documents, our paralegal @awuorOpiyo2015 is engaging with the public on @PamojaFMradio, stressing the details of exclusion.

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

New podcast re current book project showing huge variation in how #Kenya classifies citizens by ethnicity including in #ID applications and the #census. Implications for conversations re #digitalID / Maisha namba & #statelessness Thanks @KamauWairuri https://t.co/1fBt27rmjS

[Decolonial Conference @decolonialconf]

If your work reflects the Decolonial, Postcolonial, & Anticolonial Studies Frantz Fanon Dissertation Award, please apply. We want to highlight the work that unsettles superficial notions of decolonization & interrogates settler colonialism.

Share widely!
https://t.co/Jngx86F5ff

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

@institute_si @RefugeesAfrica

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

Great to work with @Dalle22 @MustafaM_KE and @BronwenManby on this article busting some myths about how #citizenship and #statelessness work in #Kenya @UNHCR_Kenya @Refugees @thekhrc @HakiCentre @Haki_na_Sheria @NubianRights

[Bronwen Manby @BronwenManby]

New article out by @MustafaM_KE @NamatiKenya @Dalle22, @SbcsbcC and myself considering recent presidential proclamations in Kenya ‘granting’ citizenship to ‘tribes’ collectively - in many cases to those who already should be considered citizens, if the law were respected

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

@Tessa_Dooms I would love to get a copy of your book but can't find anywhere that will ship it to Australia - any tips? :-)

[A/Prof. Caroline Lenette (she/her) #CeasefireNOW! @CarolineLenette]

A few months in the making... & now finally ready: The Anti-Colonial Research Library hosts 400+ open-access articles and books, websites, YouTube videos on practical examples of Indigenous and anti-colonial research methodologies. Use and share widely! https://t.co/vepMw82q0a

[Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Ga @sjndlovugatshen]

Ten challenges in reconfiguring African Studies: Review of African Political Economy: Vol 0, No 0 https://t.co/mxQZUA7IX9

[Sam Balaton-Chrimes @SbcsbcC]

Me among them. #YES23 I am ready to listen

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

For the third year, we welcome applications to our GLD #Fellowship #Program, where academics & practitioners engage in local factors driving governance & development. Get research assistance, attend our annual conference, expand your network & more! Apply: https://t.co/NAJkxtruvl