2012 CAPERS VI
5th April 2012, New York
University
CAPERS (The
Contemporary African Political Economy Research Seminar) is a joint
Columbia-NYU Working Group of scholars who study African Political Economy. The
group meets twice a year to discuss new working papers. Our focus is on
research involving the collection of original data and evidence to move the
research agenda forward. The group is comprised of both faculty and graduate
students. Researchers from other institutions can apply for a small travel grant
to attend CAPERS meetings.
Spring Program April 5th 2012
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Time
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Presenter
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Paper
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Discussant
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9:00-9:30
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| Welcome and Breakfast
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9:30-10:30
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Graeme Blair
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Inciting individual and collective action: Testing the link between popular media messaging and perceived social consensus in the Niger Delta |
Alex Scacco
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10:30-10:45
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Break
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10:45-11:45
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Macartan Humphreys
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Policing Politicians: Citizen Empowerment and Political Accountability in Uganda
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Gwyneth
McClendon
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11:45-12:00
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Break
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12:00-1:00
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Keith Weghorst
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Win the Battle, Lose the War?: Why Candidates Join the Opposition in Africa’s Uncompetitive Regimes
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Grant Gordon
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1:00-2:00
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Lunch
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2:00-3:00
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Shana Warren
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Natural resource revenue and democratic culture: public opinion and the rentier effect in Nigeria
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Lauren Young
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3:00-3:15
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Break
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3:15-4:15
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Helen Milner
Adam Harris
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From One Hand or Many, and To One Group or Many? Recipients’ Views of Foreign Aid and Their Causal Reasoning In Uganda
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Bernd Beber
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4:15-4:30
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Break
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4:30-5:30
| Guy Grossman
| Causal effects of leader selection rules on leader responsiveness and cooperation: evidence from Ugandan community organizations
| Robin Harding
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Location: NYU Kimmel Center, Room 907, 60
Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
Contact: robin.harding@nyu.edu for further
information about the program or to be put on the CAPERS email list.
Previous CAPERS
Links:
Sister on the West Coast
NYU's Africa House
