Stellenbosch University | Political Science

Political Science Seminar

18 October 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

 Speaker: David Ansara, 

Chief Executive Officer of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), Graduate MA in Political Science from the University of Cape Town

and

Speaker: Mark Oppenheimer,

Practicing advocate and member of the Johannesburg Bar in South Africa

Who will watch the watchman?

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Political Science Seminar

4 October 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

 Credo Speakers:

Dr. Scott Timcke

Senior Research Associate at Research ICT Africa 

Mr. Hanani Hlomani

Researcher at Research ICT Africa

 and 

Mrs. Zara Schroeder

Researcher at Research ICT Africa

Decoding the Ballot: AI is Reshaping Democracy on the African Continent

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Political Science Seminar

20 September 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speakers: Prof Michael Williams

University Research Chair in Global Political Thought at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada.

and

Prof. Rita Abrahamsen,
Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, Canada

The World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and International Order

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Political Science Seminar

30 August 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Omomayowa Abati,
Final-year doctoral student in the Department of Political Science, Stellenbosch University

Is Reducing Candidacy Ages Enough? #NotTooYoungToRun and Youth Parliamentary Representation in Nigeria’s National and Subnational Legislature

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Political Science Seminar

23 August 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Dr. Salih O. Noor,
Ph.D finished at Northwest University in July 2023, will join The University of Chicago in September as a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Social division, Harper-Schmidt Fellow

The Legacies of Radical, Liberal, and Stalled Liberal Reforms in Southern Africa

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Political Science Seminar

16 August 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Prof. Jan Erk,
African Institute for Research in Economics and Social Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UMGP), Morocco

Looking Back at Africa’s Constitutional Past, Learning from Mistakes, and Reflecting on the Future

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Political Science Seminar

2 August 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Dr. Mandira Bagwandeen,
Senior Research Fellow, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, UCT

The China Factor in Africa’s Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty

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Political Science Seminar

26 July 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Anton Harber,
Adjunct Professor & Caxton Chair:
Department of Journalism, Wits University

How offensive can we be? The Hate Speech Bill and freedom of speech

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Political Science Seminar

24 July 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Prof. James L. Gibson
Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government, Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis.

Democracy’s Destruction?
The 2020 Election, Trump’s Insurrection, and the Strength of America’s Political Institutions

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Political Science Seminar

26 April 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Dr Victoria Reinhardt, Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Leipzig

Neighbourhood Policies of Regional Powers Competing Spacial Formats

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Political Science Seminar

19 April 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Dr Michael Hector, Junior Lecturer, Political Science

Pathways to Sustainable Development Ecological Modernisation in Africa

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Political Science Seminar

12 April 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Simon Freemantle, Senior Political Economist, Standard Bank

The state of government-business relations in SA, and the implications for the political economy outlook

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Political Science Seminar

29 March 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy at University of Birmingham, UK

How ideas and ideologies shape African politics – and why we can’t understand it without them

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Political Science Seminar

22 March 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Dr Tim Zajontz, International Relations, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

China in Africa and the geopolitics of competing connectivity initiatives in Africa

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Political Science Seminar

15 March 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Anye Nyamnjoh, Senior Research Officer, University of Cape Town

Making Universities more African: Decolonisation as a Politics of Belonging

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Political Science Seminar

22 February 2023 @ 12:15-13:30 

Speaker: Ntina Reiersgord

Journey to Monitoring & Evaluation as Career and Lessons Learned

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Political Science Seminar

15 February 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
in Room 648, Arts and Social Sciences Building or

Speaker: Prof Silviu Rogobete, West University Timisoara, Romania

Instrumentalised Religion and Current Global Affairs: The war in Ukraine
2019 National Election

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