THIS LECTURE HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED:
Dr Alice Wilson is unable to travel to London due to travel disruptions - the lecture will be rescheduled at a date TBD. Thank you for your understanding.
The outbreak of the Arab uprisings marked the 35th year of the government-in-exile of Western Sahara, Africa’s last decolonization case. Led by Western Sahara’s liberation movement, Polisario, this government-in-exile has developed a state-like apparatus through which, with Algerian consent, it governs Sahrawi exiles in desert refugee camps in south-west Algeria. In recent years, Polisario’s government-in-exile has increasingly expanded its governance beyond its base in exile in Algeria to Polisario-controlled Western Sahara. This talk examines the implications of this expansion for the sustainability of the liberation movement.
Event Details
Speaker: Dr Alice Wilson, University of Cambridge
Chair: Dr John King, Society for Algerian Studies
Date: Monday 28 October 2013
Time: 18.30-20.00
Location: Thai Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis
Speaker
Dr Alice Wilson is Junior Research Fellow in Social Anthropology, Homerton College, University of Cambridge. Her research explores insights into state power and sovereignty brought to light by the changing significance of tribes in the government-in-exile of Western Sahara. She is currently working on a monograph entitled Remaking Sovereignty in a Saharan revolution.