Center for African Studies

On April 12th, 2021, the Institutions and the State in Africa Working Group, hosted Dr. Margaret Ariotti, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia.  Her talk was based on her forthcoming book project. This session focused on one chapter from her book with the topic titled: Beyond the Big Man: Executive-Legislative […]

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On March 15th, 2021 the Institutions and State Working Group through the Center for African Studies had a seminar by Dr. Nicholas N. Kerr, UF. The title of his talk was: “Election Commissions & Opposition Behavior in Africa’s Multiparty Regimes: Does Institutional Performance Matter for Election Boycotts and Losers’ Compliance?” This talk was focused on […]

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