Lisa Mueller is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Macalester College, Minnesota. She has published her research in several journals, including Electoral Studies, African Affairs, and the African Studies Review, as well as in the Washington Post. She is also a regular consultant and principal investigator for USAID and other American Government agencies, having recently been selected as the US-based country expert on an extensive USAID assessment of Niger.

• 1. Introduction: the puzzle of Africa's third wave of protests; 2. Defining Africa's protest waves; 3. Paradoxes of prosperity; 4. Comparative protest leadership: theories, trends, and strategies; 5. Comparative individual participation in the third wave; 6. Not-so-great expectations: pessimism and protest in Niger; 7. Conclusion.

'In this innovative and elegantly written book, Lisa Mueller brings class analysis back to the study of African politics. Based on sophisticated quantitative methods and extensive fieldwork, often in under-studied countries, she weaves together a new model of protest that distinguishes the motivations and actions of protest organizers and participants. Enlightening!' Pierre Englebert, Pomona College, California

Lisa Mueller is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Macalester College, Minnesota. She has published her research in several journals, including Electoral Studies, African Affairs, and the African Studies Review, as well as in the Washington Post. She is also a regular consultant and principal investigator for USAID and other American Government agencies, having recently been selected as the US-based country expert on an extensive USAID assessment of Niger.

• 1. Introduction: the puzzle of Africa's third wave of protests; 2. Defining Africa's protest waves; 3. Paradoxes of prosperity; 4. Comparative protest leadership: theories, trends, and strategies; 5. Comparative individual participation in the third wave; 6. Not-so-great expectations: pessimism and protest in Niger; 7. Conclusion.

'In this innovative and elegantly written book, Lisa Mueller brings class analysis back to the study of African politics. Based on sophisticated quantitative methods and extensive fieldwork, often in under-studied countries, she weaves together a new model of protest that distinguishes the motivations and actions of protest organizers and participants. Enlightening!' Pierre Englebert, Pomona College, California

Lisa Mueller is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Macalester College, Minnesota. She has published her research in several journals, including Electoral Studies, African Affairs, and the African Studies Review, as well as in the Washington Post. She is also a regular consultant and principal investigator for USAID and other American Government agencies, having recently been selected as the US-based country expert on an extensive USAID assessment of Niger.

• 1. Introduction: the puzzle of Africa's third wave of protests; 2. Defining Africa's protest waves; 3. Paradoxes of prosperity; 4. Comparative protest leadership: theories, trends, and strategies; 5. Comparative individual participation in the third wave; 6. Not-so-great expectations: pessimism and protest in Niger; 7. Conclusion.

'In this innovative and elegantly written book, Lisa Mueller brings class analysis back to the study of African politics. Based on sophisticated quantitative methods and extensive fieldwork, often in under-studied countries, she weaves together a new model of protest that distinguishes the motivations and actions of protest organizers and participants. Enlightening!' Pierre Englebert, Pomona College, California