Boston Area Working Group on African Political Economy Conference

The Boston Area Working Group in African Political Economy (BWGAPE) is an annual meeting of scholars connected by an interest in the political and economic development of countries and societies in the African continent. In the meeting, we structure the discussion around written submissions; so there are no presentations. Papers are circulated in advance, read by everyone, and sessions go straight to deep, constructive discussion. 

Participants come from institutions around the New England area, including Boston University, Brown, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Yale, among others.

This year's conference (Spring 2025) will be held Friday, May 16th, at Brown University with the generous support of Brown's Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

• If you would like to "present" a paper or research design, please complete the following application form (including a PDF draft of your paper or research design) by Friday, March 28th: https://forms.gle/vTGSfp4kEpuJWiLc9
• If you would like to instead to attend as a non-presenting participant, please complete this registration form by Friday, April 25th: https://forms.gle/QuM71SU3Kqv77waz8

Conveners

• Kate Baldwin, Yale University
• Mai Hassan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
• Evan Lieberman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Noah Nathan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
• Pia Raffler, Harvard University

Emeritus Conveners

• Nahomi Ichino, Emory University
• Horacio Larreguy, ITAM
• Daniel Posner, UCLA