Past Event

The High Commission for the Republic of South Africa in Canada and the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University

invite you to the “Africa Dialogue Series” talk :

“Africa’s Growing Strategic Clout in World Affairs: Significance and Implications”

Dr. Jack Mangala, Grand Valley State University

When: Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Humanities Theatre, 303 Paterson Hall, Carleton University (“PA” on campus map, http://carleton.ca/campus/)

Refreshments will be served

Jack Mangala is Associate Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Grand Valley State University (Michigan) where he served, up until last year, as Director of African and African American Studies Program and Director of the Area Studies Center. He holds a PhD in International Law from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Professor Mangala’s scholarly interests center on the nexus between international law and human security and on Africa’s international relations with a particular emphasis on the following thematic areas of Africa-EU relations (peace and security, governance and human rights, and migration and mobility). His most recent publications include Assessing George W. Bush’s Policies toward Africa: Proposals for the New U.S. President and African Leaders (Universe Press, 2009),  Africa and the New World Era: From Humanitarianism to a Strategic View (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and New Security Threats and Crises in Africa: Regional and International Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).  He is a Visiting Research Scholar at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton, for the Fall, 2011.

The Africa Dialogue Series at Carleton University seeks to promote the better understanding and discussions of current policy issues facing the African continent.  Through an informed presentation concerning one of the complex and substantive policy issues facing policy-makers and societies at large in the continent, the series aims to engage students and the wider public in Ottawa-Gatineau in a dialogue concerning the implications of global issues for Africa.  The Africa Dialogue Series is jointly organized by the South African High Commission in Canada and Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies.