Panel 1: Social Policy and Development in Africa | New Directions in African Political Economy

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: Zaynab El Bernoussi – Associate Professor of Political Science, The Africa Institute, GSU, Sharjah, UAE

Panelists included:

The Nexus of Development and Social Policy: Breaking Bread with Thandika Mkandawire
Jimi O. Adesina – South African Research Chair in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Global Health Security, the Right to Health, and Choiceless Democracies
Adia Benton – Associate Professor of Anthropology and African Studies, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA

The State and Social Policy Making in Africa: Reflections from Thandika Mkandawire
Marion Ouma – Research Fellow, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Social Policy, Structural Transformation, and Industrial Policy: A Thandika-Inspired Approach for South Africa
Fiona Tregenna – South African Research Chair in Industrial Development; Professor of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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