Africa Conference / Crafts Lecture 2025 / CAGE Launch

Africa Conference / Crafts Lecture 2025 / CAGE Launch

Date/Time: Tuesday 29th April 2025 - 10.15-17.45

Location: Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick (Space 2)

Organised by: Sascha Becker (University of Warwick), James Fenske (University of Warwick), Bishnupriya Gupta (University of Warwick)

CAGE is hosting a one-day event that combines:-

- an African themed conference. Speakers will include: Devesh Rustagi (University of Warwick), Elise Huillery (University Paris-Dauphine), Leigh Gardner (London School of Economics and Political Science), Nonso Obikili (UNESCO),

- the annual Crafts Lecture which will be delivered by Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University),

- and a launch event for the CAGE Research Centre which has been awarded five more years of funding from the ESRC. Centre Director Mirko Draca will set out the vision for the next phase of the centre's work.

Running order:

10:15 Arrival/refreshments

10:40 Welcome

10:45 Africa – paper presentation 1

11:30 Africa – paper presentation 2

12:15 Lunch

13:15 Africa – paper presentation 3

14:00 Africa – paper presentation 4

14:45 Break

15:00 Crafts Lecture delivered by Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University) - "Building State Capacity: the Role of Institutional Experimentation and Scientific Innovation"

16:30 Break

16:45 CAGE vision 2025 – 2029

17:00 Project focus/case study

17:30 Partnership working to achieve change

17:45 Day ends

18:00 Drinks reception

18:30 Dinner (by invitation only)

Registration:

If you are interested in attending all or some elements of this event, please click the button below and fill out the registration form. We will get back to you to confirm your place as soon as possible.

Please note that places are limited so it is advised to register as soon as possible. Let us know at cage.centre@warwick.ac.uk if you later discover you cannot attend so that your place can be offered to others. Costs are associated with attending meals.

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