Discussion Group

Reality check - democracy, human rights and activism in Africa

STG Talk

Add to calendar 2022-10-26 14:00 2022-10-26 16:00 Europe/Rome Reality check - democracy, human rights and activism in Africa Elinor Ostrom Room Buontalenti - Casino Mediceo YYYY-MM-DD

When

26 October 2022

14:00 - 16:00 CEST

Where

Elinor Ostrom Room

Buontalenti - Casino Mediceo

Organised by

Florence School of Transnational Governance

The STG Talks, held weekly at Palazzo Buontalenti, serve as a space for discussion for the STG community and beyond. Led by the STG Fellows, the talks are a place for informal learning and exchange on global issues affecting different areas of policymaking.

How are African countries faring amid rising fears of democratic backsliding around the world? Can people on the continent speak, assemble and select their leaders freely? How safe is Africa for activism? In this STG Talk, Young African Leaders and Policy Leader Fellows will discuss this important theme through dispassionate analysis of contemporary African political developments and governance indices, and reflections on their own lived experiences.

Is transparent governance occurring in Africa? Is democracy obstructive or conducive to peace, stability, accelerated industrialisation, and effective resource and environmental governance on the continent? The session promises an exciting forum on such topics and the future of democratic governance, human rights and activism in Africa.

Moderator:

Bouchra Belhaj Abdallah, Young African Leader Fellow

Speakers:

Michael Gyekye, Policy Leader Fellow
Immanuel Beaye-Kwia Freeman, Young African Leader Fellow
Mohammed Foboi, Young African Leader Fellow
Marcel Soropogui, Young African Leader Fellow
Mawa Saturlino, Young African Leader Fellow

This is an in-person event.

STG Talk 2022-23 - Check out the full programme.

Scientific Organiser(s):

Claudio M Radaelli (Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute and UCL)

Speaker(s):

Bouchra Belhaj Abdallah