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African Political Economy


The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ African Political Economy Group exists to provide research-focused interaction around issues of African politics, and to encourage engagement between ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and top international scholars in African politics.

Research Pillar(s): Comparative Politics and Area Studies

About: The African Political Economy Group exists to provide research-focused interaction around issues of African politics, and to encourage engagement between ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and top international scholars in African politics.

Members: Dr Sarah Brierley, Prof Catherine Boone, Dr Ryan Jablonski, Dr Omar McDoom, Dr Carl Müller-Crepon, Dr George Ofosu, Dr Joachim Wehner

African Political Economy Seminar Series:

Our regular seminars are a forum for members to present working papers, and for a discussion of new research in the field. These seminars are open to all faculty, fellows, and PhD students working on issues of African politics, or related development or political economy issues. The group also jointly hosts a yearly Working Group on African Political Economy, which is an all-day conference for the discussion of ongoing research in African politics and political economy by UK and EU scholars.

Seminar Convener(s): Dr Carl Müller-Crepon and Dr George Ofosu

Seminars of the African Political Economy Group will be held on Thursdays for members of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ community and also available online via zoom. Members will receive access details in advance of meetings.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact gov.comms@lse.ac.uk

Upcoming seminars

Autumn Term

Thursday 10 October, 12pm to 1.30pm
Andy Harris (NYU Abu Dhabi) 
CBG.4.17

Thursday 31 October, 12pm to 1.30pm
Daniel De Kadt (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳) 
CBG.4.17

Winter Term

Thursday 13 February, 12pm to 1.30pm
Merete Bech Seeberg (Aarhus University)
CBG.4.17

Thursday 13 March, 12pm to 1.30pm
Kate Baldwin (Yale University)
CBG.4.17 

Thursday 3 April, 12pm to 1.30pm
Macartan Humphreys (WZB Berlin University)
CBG.4.17

Summer Term 

Thursday 8 May, 12pm to 1.30pm
George Bob-Milliar (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
CBG.4.17

 

Past seminars

Autumn Term

Thursday 5 October, 12pm to 1.30pm
Alex Scacco (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
CBG.4.17

Thursday 19 October, 12pm to 1.30pm
Thalia Gerzso (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳) and Carolin Dieterle (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳)
CBG.4.17

Thursday 16 November, 12pm to 1.30pm
Aala Abdelgadir (Princeton University)
CBG.4.17

Winter Term

Thursday 18 January, 12pm to 1.30pm
Martin Williams (University of Oxford)
CBG.4.17

Thursday 7 March, 12pm to 1.30pm
Abhit Bhandari (Vanderbilt University)
CBG.4.17 

Thursday 14 March, 12pm to 1.30pm
Victor Agboga (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳) and Tessa Devereaux Evans (Cornell University)
CBG.2.02

Thursday 28 March, 12pm to 1.30pm
Arinze Nwokolo (Lagos Business School)
CBG.4.17