Political Mobilization and State Formation in Postcolonial Societies

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

The purpose of this panel is to share ongoing work on state formation, political identity, and political economy of development in the postcolonial world. Broadly, presented papers study the historical legacies of political shocks during the process of decolonization on subsequent identity formation, state building, and economic development. We hope that the panel will be an opportunity to cultivate a dialogue that brings together historically oriented work on diverse areas of the post-colonial world.

Sub Unit

• Division 12: Comparative Politics of Developing Countries

Individual Presentations

• Legacies of Contention: Political Preference Formation in Postcolonial Tunisia - Hani Warith

• Reconstruction or Social Control? Primary Education Provision in Rwanda - Katy Norris, University College London

• Mass Education Provision and Teachers’ Activism in Cross-National Perspective - Elizabeth Parker-Magyar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Forging Autocratic Coalitions: Legacies of War in Upland Laos - Shourya Sen, Princeton University

Chair

• Agustina S. Paglayan UCSD

Discussants

• Volha Charnysh Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Joan Ricart-Huguet Loyola University Maryland