Programmes

This consists of WATJCentre Lectures, Roundtable and Podcasts.

Violence and Solace: The Natal Civil War in Late-Apartheid South Africa

Book: Violence and Solace: The Natal Civil War in Late-Apartheid South Africa Author: Dr Mxolisi R Mchunu, a Senior Researcher at the Kwazulu-Natal Legislature and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Kwazulu-Natal Discussants: Dr Jill Kelly, Associate Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, USA Dr Siphokazi Magadla, Head of Department, Political and International […]

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The Global Challenge of Inflation from the African Lens

Preamble The United Nations Global Crisis Response Group on food, energy and finance systems (GCRG) in its June 2022 brief noted that about 1.6bn people across 94 countries are vulnerable to an aspect of global food, energy and financial crises; out of which 1.2bn are reported to live in geographies that are severely vulnerable to

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Africa and Global Far-Right Politics

Preamble The recent rise in the legitimacy of far-right inclined movements within several national polities has impacted the landscape of political dynamics across different regions of the world. The increase in the support base for National Rally’s Marine Le Pen during the past presidential elections in France is evidence that even the most acclaimed republican

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Thin Sympathy: A Strategy to Thicken Transitional Justice – Prof. Joanna Quinn

Book: Thin Sympathy: A Strategy to Thicken Transitional Justice Author: Prof Joanna Quinn, Director  and Graduate Chair,   Centre for Transitional Justice and Post Conflict Reconstruction, Western University, Ontario, Canada Discussants: Dr Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA Prof. Elisabeth King, Professor of International Education and Politics,

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Negotiating Patriarchy & Gender in Africa – Prof. Egodi Uchendu & Ngozi Edeagu

Book: Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa  Editors: Prof Egodi Uchendu, University of Nigeria, Nigeria; Ngozi Edeagu, University of Bayreuth, Germany Discussants: Prof Kehbuma Langmia, Howard University, USA Prof Gloria M T Emezue, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJdTVf9slc

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Rehumanising our Globe as a Sustainable Solution to the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Preamble The declaration of a peacekeeping mission by the Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 22, to honour the agreement between his country and the secessionist regions in Eastern Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk, confirmed the earlier intelligence reports from the United States (US) and its Western Allies to the UN Security Council (UNSC) about

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Roundtable on Interreligious Dialogue and Social Cohesion: Perspectives from Nigeria at La Nuit Des Idees

On the 27th of January, we facilitated the organisation of the ‘La Nuit des Idees’ https://www.lanuitdesidees.com/en/demandez-le-programme/ at the Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi Lagos which was themed ‘(Re)construire ensemble’ – Rebuilding Together. The event was centred on the organisation of a roundtable with the topic ‘Interreligious Dialogue and Social Cohesion: Perspectives from Nigeria’. This aligns with our

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Taliban 2.0 and the Search for Legitimacy in Global Politics

Preamble The call by the Taliban-appointed interim Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, on the international community to rescind their decision on the withdrwal of aids in order to assuage the sufferings of the Afghan people reiterated the need for collaborative efforts towards averting the looming humanitarian crises in his country. The end

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The Place of Digital in Political Economies within a Pandemic

Preamble The shift in the operational dynamics of economic sectors globally, since the beginning of the pandemic, has contributed to the popularization of the phrase ‘new normal’ specifically used to depict new guidelines for minimizing physical contacts through physical distancing, crowd control and sanitary habits that, in some cases, resulted in the outright closure of

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