Oral History Interview: Aili Mari Tripp (1337)
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Abstract: In her 13 May 2013 interview with Crawford Young, Tripp described her childhood in Tanzania, where her father worked in with the Lutheran World Federation, and her mother was an anthropologist. She attended school in Tanzania, and felt a part of Tanzanian society, growing up fluent in Swahili. In her youth, she became acquainted with many who later became Tanzanian leaders. She attended the University of Chicago, where she completed a B.A and M.A., specializing in Middle East Studies. She then entered a Northwestern doctoral program, completing her political science degree in 1990. After a brief stint at the MacArthur Foundation, working in the Program on Peace and International Cooperation, she joined the UW faculty in 1992, with a joint appointment in political science and women's studies. Her first book, Changing the Rules, explores the impact of informalization of much of the economy in Tanzania, and its impact on household relations, as the real value of men's government employment declined, while the returns to self-employed women increased. In subsequent books, she has explored the role of women in politics in Uganda, and in comparative terms across Africa, documenting the remarkable increase in female leadership roles. She has also written an important critical study of the Museveni regime in Uganda. She has recently completed a term as President of the African Studies Association; under her leadership, critical reforms were undertaken which rescued ASA from a serious crisis.
Key Words: Tanzania; Uganda; Nyerere; Museveni; gender; African Studies Association (ASA); African women.