FRIDAY
11-12.30pm
Political and Development Theories
Chair: Valpy Fitzgerald. Discussant: Martin Murray
Bjorn Beckman:
Where do effective institutions come from?
Sara Dorman:
Primary contradictions: thinking about state formation in post-colonial Africa
Alastair Frasier:
Participation, liberation and tyranny - from JS Mill to PRSPs
Deborah Bryceson:
Discovery and Denial: Social Science Theory and Interdisciplinarity in African Studies
In 1975, Gavin Williams took up the post of Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Sociology at St Peters College, Oxford. From 1975 to 2010, Gavin became an important part of many intellectual journeys by his students and colleagues. This event celebrated the contributions of Gavin to the enrichment of our lives: his unflinching commitment to his students, his generosity and collegiality, his support for various academic institutions inside and outside of Oxford, and his exemplification of the academic life as a committed moral vocation. And it gave us the opportunity not just to demonstrate the breadth and reach of Gavins intellectual journeys with students and colleagues, but also the global connections established in the process.
In 1975, Gavin Williams took up the post of Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Sociology at St Peters College, Oxford. From 1975 to 2010, Gavin became an important part of many intellectual journeys by his students and colleagues. This event celebrated the contributions of Gavin to the enrichment of our lives: his unflinching commitment to his students, his generosity and collegiality, his support for various academic institutions inside and outside of Oxford, and his exemplification of the academic life as a committed moral vocation. And it gave us the opportunity not just to demonstrate the breadth and reach of Gavins intellectual journeys with students and colleagues, but also the global connections established in the process.