IAD Seminar Series

Issues in African Development Special Topic Seminar Series (CRP 4770/6770) - Fall 2020 Theme: Environment, Sustainability and Health Challenges in Africa: Managing Human-Nature Interactions. Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. They are also a focal activity for students and faculty interested in African development. In addition, prepares students for higher level courses on African economic, social and political development. The presentations are designed for students who are interested in development, Africa’s place in global studies, want to know about the peoples, cultures and societies that call Africa home, and explore development theories and alternate viewpoints on development.
October
1 Africa’s Industrialization Prospects: Structural Transformation, Covid-19 Impact and the Debate on SustainabilityCarlos Lopes, The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
Registration https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf6hqT8jG9b6CN5bw5720j_EnziMQZRC
15 African Cultural Heritage: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Strategies of
Managing Diseases during Pandemics
Ladislaus Semali, Professor Emeritus of Comparative and International Education,
Penn State University
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkf-Gurz0sHd0WqGZGgl4wpxWqT8nq7oRe
22 Industrialization as a Model of Development Revisited
Jean Kachiga, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, SUNY Brockport
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkceqvrTwqHdRMs2ht9eHtRiJbN5L4jyrj
29 Tracking Sources of Neurotoxic Mercury Contaminating Tropical African Fisheries
Ryan Lepak, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Aquatic Sciences Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlc-ysrT4pGN34Z0qoHDWREXgnIKuuw8eW
November
05 Agricultural intensification as a pathway to sustainability:
The role of improved seed and fertilizers in transforming
smallholder agriculture in Africa
Edward Mabaya, Senior Research Associate, Department of Global Development
CALS, Cornell University
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucuGgrjMsH9z80l5fcVACjc4S2nkEWk2S
12 Utilizing the One Health concept to combat the effects of changing agricultural and
environmental systems.
Jarra Jagne, Senior Associate, Dept. of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences,
Cornell University
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdO2vqzkjHNLNoYiMLxfFZSkyCA3w184D
19 The Local Politics of Land Titling: Evidence from Senegal, Zambia, and Malawi
Lauren Honig, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Boston College
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdOmhrjwrHtUu_KNHgfNPL6LNtgNxtU4z
December
03 Treating Clinical Patients with COVID in Niger
Dr. Eric Adehossi , Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcO2vqzsoGNNvKE-IxjjUsqEVAsf4Rqm9
10 The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Social Services in Africa Vulnerability Issues
Korka Sall, Research Associate, Five College Women’s Studies Research Center,
Mount Holyoke College
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsdu6qrDooGdMdgM5rORTo_RqzQEh6A39i
17 Students’ Presentations
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkceGsqz4uEtKD0G7x3B-AC7x3G2h4Plol