Lecture: Unexpected Consequences: Women and Power in Postconflict Africa

Lecture by Aili Mari Tripp (Professor of Political Science and Evjue Bascom Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison). The talk is based on Tripp’s award winning Women and Power in Postconflict Africa, which looks at a gender-related consequences of the decline of major conflict in 17 countries in Africa over the past 20 years. The lecture explains why post-conflict countries in Africa have significantly higher rates of women’s political representation compared with countries that have not undergone major conflict. The lecture is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Room E0.22 @ Roeterseilandcampus - gebouw E

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