"Politics, Markets, and Governance in Africa: A conference in honor of Nicolas van de Walle," set for May 8-9 in Warren Hall B75, is dedicated to the late Nicolas van de Walle (1957-2024), the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a leading African politics scholar. Conference presentations will focus on the core themes of African political economy, regimes, and modes of electoral and social participation and contestation.
Nicolas van de Walle
The conference is hosted by Cornell's Institute for African Development, part of the Einaudi Center for International Studies; the Department of Government (A&S); and the Center on Global Democracy in the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy.
"Our cherished friend and colleague Nic van de Walle has shaped the field of political science, and African politics in particular, in substantial and important ways," conference organizers said on the event website. "His insights into the politics of economic policy making and 'permanent crisis,' the driving forces of regime dynamics, electoral politics, and democratic transitions continue to underpin the foundations of comparative politics."
The opening session, "Remembering Nicolas van de Walle: Research and Reflections" on May 8 from 3-5 p.m., will feature reflections on van de Walle's legacy, his contributions to intellectual currents and his contributions to the next generation of research questions. Muna Ndulo, the Willian Nelson Cromwell Professor of International and Comparative Law, Cornell Law School, will moderate.
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