African Studies Association Annual Conference: APCG Schedule

We hope to see you at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 20-22. Please note the following APCG events:

APCG Business Meeting: Friday November 21, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, L405/406 (Lobby Level)

APCG Social: Friday November 21, 8:00pm – 10:00pm, Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill and Brewery, 320 Peachtree Rd NE

African Politics and Policy Panels:

Thursday Nov 20:
8:00am Contradictions of Democracy Across the African Continent
8:00am Radical Reimaginings of African Politics
10:15am Constructing Political Legitimacy, Contesting Political Inclusion
10:15am New Perspectives on Rent-Seeking
10:15am The Promises and Limits to Regional Integration
1:30pm Intellectual Elites and Power in Africa, Part I: Elites and the State
1:30pm Author Meets Critic: The Autocratic Voter: Partisanship and Political Socialization Under Dictatorship
1:30pm Africa-China Engagements, Part II: Examining Diplomacy and Soft Power in Africa’s Past and
Present Relations with China and the West
3:45pm Intellectual Elites and Power in Africa, Part II: Thinking Power, Creatively
3:45pm Trust, Identity, and Political Expectations in African Democracies

Friday Nov 21:
8:00am Africa: Democracy, Democratization, Development, and Integration
8:00am African Populisms in Comparative Perspective
10:15am Roundtable: Pan-Africanism, Democracy, and Scholarly Activism in Africa: A Tribute to Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
10:15am Roundtable: Uganda’s 2026 Elections and the Politics of Presidential Succession
1:30pm Northern Nigerian Knowledge Systems: Past, Present, and Future, Part I
1:30pm Optimizing Humanitarian Aid in South Sudan: The Role of Data Analytics in Resource Allocation
1:30pm Emerging Critical Perspectives in Multidisciplinary Thought, Part II
1:30pm  Northern Nigerian Knowledge Systems: Past, Present, and Future, Part II
3:45pm Citizens, Elites, and Democracy in African Politics and Policymaking

Saturday Nov 22:
8:00am Corruption and Anti-Corruption in African Politics: New Research Frontiers, Part I
8:00am Informal/Formal Institutions and Institutional Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
8:00am The African Union, Regional Conflicts, Coup D’etats, and Regime Changes:
The New Challenges to the African Political and Economic Integration Project
10:15am Corruption and Anti-Corruption in African Politics: New Research Frontiers, Part II
10:15am Innovations in Public Opinion Survey Methodology
1:30pm New Views on Colonialism and Its Legacies
1:30pm The Changing Shape of Foreign Policy Within and About Africa
3:45pm Democracy in Africa Past and Present
3:45pm Reassessing Democracy and External Aid
3:45pm The Politics of Regime Instability
3:45pm The Politics of Resources and Commodities

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