Lauren M. MacLean
Political scientist and scholar of African politics specializing in electricity access and citizenship; Thomas P. O’Neill Chair of Public Life and Department Chair of Political Science at Northeastern University and author of Negotiating Power and Inequality in Ghana.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 21min
Lauren M. MacLean, "Negotiating Power and Inequality in Ghana: Electricity and Citizenship as Reciprocity (Indiana UP, 2026)
Lauren M. MacLean, a political scientist focused on African electricity access and citizenship, explores Ghana’s chronic power shortages and their political effects. She traces history from postcolonial electrification to modern dumsor. MacLean examines why the hardest‑hit communities are least likely to demand accountability, uses art and fieldwork to illuminate lived inequality, and reframes citizenship as reciprocity.
Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 21min
Lauren M. MacLean, "Negotiating Power and Inequality in Ghana: Electricity and Citizenship as Reciprocity (Indiana UP, 2026)
Lauren M. MacLean, political scientist and Northeastern University chair who studies electricity access in Africa. She explores Ghana’s chronic power shortages, how drought and hydropower failures fuel unequal outage experiences, and why those most harmed often do not demand accountability. The conversation highlights spatial inequality, everyday coping strategies, and cultural responses like art and music.
