DATE: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 (Note that the date has changed from Wednesday to Thursday)
TIME: 17:30 pm – 19:30 pm
LOCATION: St. Paul’s university, Guigues Hall, 223 Main street, Room 120
- Opening remarks
- African Union Today: Policy Options for Canada: Talk by Professor Thomas Kwasi Tieku
Summary : The African Union succeeded the OAU in 2002 and although inheriting some of the problems, its leaders have staked out important advances for the continent. Now an active provider of peacekeepers, the AU has set an ambitious agenda for new values and coherent continent-wide policies. Professor Tieku will speak to the character of the AU and provide some ideas for possible greater engagement by Canada with this revived Africa multilateral body.
Biography:
Thomas Kwasi Tieku is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Social Justice and Peace Studies Program in King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario in Canada. A former director of African Studies and an award winning professor at the University of Toronto, Tieku’s current research focuses on African Union, conflict mediation and negotiation, peace building, regional governance innovations, international organizations, and U.S.-Africa relations. He has published over ten refereed journal articles, a dozen book chapters, and three monographs. His latest book is Governing Africa: 3D Analysis of the Performance of African Union. Tieku serves on a number of editorial boards, including Cornell University’s African Development Monograph Series. He has also served as a consultant to a number of organizations and governments, including the World Bank Group, Centre for International Governance Innovations, and Global Affairs Canada.
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