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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Political Science Seminar
22 February 2023 @ 12:15-13:30
Speaker: Ntina Reiersgord
Journey to Monitoring & Evaluation as Career and Lessons Learned
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