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Aili Mari Tripp is Vilas Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a joint appointment in Gender & Women's Studies. She serves as director of the Women's Studies Research Center and has held prestigious professorships including the Wangari Maathai Professorship and Evjue-Bascom Professorship.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Political Science, Northwestern University, 1990
- M.A. in Middle East Studies, University of Chicago, 1985
- B.A. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1983
Professor Tripp's research focuses on gender and politics, women's movements in Africa, transnational feminism, African politics (particularly Uganda and Tanzania), autocracies in Africa, and the informal economy. Her current projects examine women's political leadership in African autocracies and women's political citizenship and conflict globally. She takes a comparative approach to understanding why some countries advance women as political leaders and promote women's rights more effectively than others.
Tripp's scholarly work demonstrates consistent thematic development across her publications, moving from examinations of the informal economy in Tanzania to comprehensive studies of women's movements across Africa, and most recently to analyses of women's rights in Arab autocracies. Her research combines extensive fieldwork across multiple African countries with theoretical contributions to comparative politics and gender studies.
Major Awards and Honors:
- L. Carl Brown Book Prize (2021) for Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women's Rights
- African Politics Conference Group best book award (2016) for Women and Power in Postconflict Africa
- Victoria Schuck Award from the American Political Science Association
- African Studies Association Public Service Award (2014)
- Axel Springer Prize from the American Academy in Berlin
Professor Tripp has received significant research funding from the National Science Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Social Science Research Council, Fulbright Program, and other major funders. She has served as president of the African Studies Association and vice president of the American Political Science Association. As part of the editorial team for the American Political Science Review and co-editor of Politics & Gender, she has significantly influenced scholarly discourse in her fields. Her leadership extends to directing the Women's Studies Research Center and co-editing the University of Wisconsin Press book series Women and Gender in Africa.
