Panel 4 | Agriculture, Land, and Structural Transformation in Africa

Описание: This program was part of The Africa Institute, Global Studies University's three-day scholarly conference held from November 14-16, 2024, in commemoration of the life and work of the late Professor Thandika Mkandawire. This conference, titled New Directions in African Political Economy, sought to reflect on, and celebrate, the enduring significance of Mkandawire’s scholarship for understanding African political economy today and in the future.

Chair:
Majid Hannoum – Ali A. Mazrui Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, The Africa Institute (GSU), Sharjah, U.A.E; Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology, The University of Kansas, U.S.A

Panelists:

The Case for Decolonizing and Radically Transforming International Assistance
Aude Darnal, Research Analyst – Founder and Manager of the Global South in the World Order Project, Washington, U.S.A.

Critical Perspectives of the Developmental State in Zambia’s Agricultural Transformation: Power, Authority and Sovereignty
Simon Manda – Lecturer in International Development, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, U.K

Sugar Agroextractivism in Africa
Giuliano Martiniello – Associate Professor of Political Science, International University of Rabat, Rocade de Sale, Morocco

Landscapes of Extraction: The Plantation Ideal in Mozambique from Portguese to ProSavana
Wendy Wolford - Vice Provost for International Affairs; Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development, Cornell University, New York, USA

View Conference Booklet: https://www.theafricainstitute.org/in...

Learn more: https://www.theafricainstitute.org/gl...