Africa Working Group
VIRTUAL: Africa Working Group Panel Discussion
Wed
Mar
18
About the Africa Working Group
The Africa Working Group provides a forum for resident faculty, graduate students, and outside scholars to present and discuss cutting edge research on Africa. Participants, who come from a range of disciplines, share a common interest in investigating Africa’s past, present, and future, as well as Africa’s place in the larger global order. The group also sponsors Africanist events, enriching the study of Africa on campus and building on growing student interest in the region.
Cochairs: Paul Ocobock and Ellis Adams
Graduate Assistants: Adedoyin Okanlawon, Will O'Brien and Debora Rogo
The Africa Working Group provides a forum for resident faculty, graduate students, and outside scholars to present and discuss cutting edge research on Africa. Participants, who come from a range of disciplines, share a common interest in investigating Africa’s past, present, and future, as well as Africa’s place in the larger global order. The group also sponsors Africanist events, enriching the study of Africa on campus and building on growing student interest in the region.
Cochairs: Paul Ocobock and Ellis Adams
Graduate Assistants: Adedoyin Okanlawon, Will O'Brien and Debora Rogo
Panel Discussion: Pathways and Impediments to Peace in Sudan
The conflict in Sudan is a protracted, multi-layered crisis driven by entrenched political divisions, persistent fiscal fragility and corruption, internal ethnic and sectarian tensions, vulnerabilities to climate change, and meddling from neighboring states. This panel will delve into the pathways and impediments to peace in Sudan from the perspectives of scholars studying the region.
Panelists:
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Nikki Kindersley
Senior Lecturer in African History
Cardiff University -
Christopher Tounsel
Walker Family Endowed Professor of History
University of Washington -
Michael Woldenmariam
Associate Professor
University of Maryland
Moderated by:
Laurie Nathan
Professor of the Practice of Mediation; Mediation Program Director
Keough School of Global Affairs
Please register for zoom link
Cosponsored with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.