"How do the legacies of empire continue to shape politics today? In his new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani examines how colonial rule shaped Uganda's political institutions and the leaders who emerged from them. Mamdani also reflects on political change closer to home: His son, Zohran Mamdani, is poised to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City a victory he says reveals deep generational shifts in US politics."
"Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani examines how colonial rule shaped Uganda's political institutions and the leaders who emerged from them. Mamdani also reflects on political change closer to home: His son, Zohran Mamdani, is poised to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City a victory he says reveals deep generational shifts in US politics. This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with renowned scholar Mahmood Mamdani about colonial legacies, multipolarity, and what these shifts mean for global politics today."
Colonial rule in Uganda produced political institutions and social divisions that shaped the trajectories of leaders and the state's capacity for violence and control. Exile and displacement influenced individual political paths and patterns of leadership selection. The careers of figures such as Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni illustrate how colonial legacies and postcolonial state formation interact. Political change in the United States reflects generational and demographic shifts, exemplified by Zohran Mamdani's rise to a major-city mayoralty as a sign of Muslim political inclusion. These developments connect to broader multipolar realignments in global politics.
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