Past Events | Conferences Upcoming Events - Fall 2008 Tuesday, September 9, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm- Room 410 Nitze Building, 1740 Mass. Ave. NW
“W(h)ither Democracy in South Africa?”
Robert Mattes, Professor of Political Science, University of Cape Town
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Zimbabwe: Political Crisis and Regional Implications”
Akwe Amosu, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa, Open Society InstituteWednesday, September 17, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Anatomy of a Major Debt Deal: The Paris Club and Nigeria in 2005.”
Thomas M. Callaghy, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Friday, September 19, 2008
African Studies Meet and Greet
12:00pm to 1:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW Wednesday, September 24, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 714 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Militants of the Niger Delta: Who, What, and Why?”
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Dr. Judith Asuni, Visiting Scholar of African Studies, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS
Friday, September 26, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 500 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Perspectives on Recent Political Developments in South Africa”
Dr. Paul Jourdan, former CEO of Mintek (a minerals research and development company in South Africa) and Advisor to the South African Minister of Trade and Industry October 2008 Wednesday, October 1, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Failing the Congo: Local Violence and International Intervention”
Severine Autesserre, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Barnard College and Columbia University
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Dying but Not Dead: is Resurrection of the Congo State Possible?”
Theodore Trefon, Contemporary History Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
"Unlocking Africa's Potential: Development Corridors and SDIs - a private sector led growth strategy"
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Dr. Rosalind Thomas, Visiting Scholar of African Studies, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS
Friday, October 24, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 517 Nitze Building, 1740 Mass. Ave., NW
“When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: Reflecting on the Current Situation in Zimbabwe”
Peter Godwin, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Wednesday, October 29, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Mistrust in Africa: An Empirical Investigation”
Leonard Wantchekon, Professor of Political Science, New York University.
Friday, October 31, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30 to 2:00pm – Room 102 Rome Buliding,1619 Mass. Ave, NW
“The 2008 Election in Ghana: A Re-run of the 2000 Election?
Cyril K. Daddieh, Director of Black World Studies, Miami University of Ohio
November 2008 Wednesday, November 5, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Eastern DRC: Violence and Volatility in the Midst of Plenty?”
Delphine Schrank, Freelance Reporter, International Reporting Project, JHU-SAIS
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Legal Command and Local State Resilience in the DRC”
Pierre Englebert, Associate Professor of Politics, Pomona College
Friday, November 14, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 102 Rome Building, 1619 Mass. Ave., NW
“Reporting Zambia: Working as a Journalist in Southern Africa”
Joseph Schatz, Senior Writer, Congressional Quarterly
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
"Rejecting the DIsloyal Opposition? The Trust Gap in Mass Attitudes Toward Ruling and Opposition Parties in Africa"
Carolyn Logan, Assistant Professor of Political Science Michigan State University Thursday, November 20, 2008
African Studies Panel Discussion and Reception
4:30pm to 7:00pm – Herter Room Nitze Building, 1740 Mass. Ave., NW
Senate Foreign Relations Staff Report on
"The Petroleum and Poverty Paradox: Assessing U.S. and International Community Efforts to Fight the Resource Curse"
Reception and Photo Exhibit with Ed Kashi, Photographer
Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta
December 2008 Wednesday, December 3, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Christianity, Islam, and Democracy in Africa”
Rev. Robert Dowd, Assistant Proferrsor, University of Notre Dame Friday, December 5, 2008
African Studies Lecture Series
12:30pm to 2:00pm – Room 736 Bernstein Offit Building, 1717 Mass. Ave., NW
“Somalia: Anatomy of the Crisis”
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Kenneth Menkhaus, Professor of Political Science, Davidson University
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