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POSTPONED - IAS Talking Points Seminar with Godwin Murunga

11 November 2019, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

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Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone indefinitely this Seminar. The IAS is delighted to welcome Dr Godwin Murunga, Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), for this talk.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Institute of Advanced Studies

Location

G22 LT
Pearson Building, UCL
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone indefinitely this Seminar.

Bio

Dr Murunga is a historian and political analyst of Kenyan origin. Prior to joining CODESRIA as the Executive Secretary, he was lecturing at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Nairobi. He was the immediate past director of the Africa Leadership Centre in Nairobi, and was a member of the Executive Committee of CODESRIA for two consecutive terms (2005-2011). Murunga holds a BA from Kenyatta University and MA in History from Kenyatta University and another from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA and a doctorate from Northwestern University, Evanton, Illinois USA. Dr Murunga has researched and published on a range of issues in urbanization, democratization processes, and gender and on refugees.

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