Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture

SARChI Chair in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa,

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) &

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Have the pleasure of inviting you to the 4^th Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture

Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025

Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST)

(Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00)

Keynote Speaker:

Professor Andrew Fischer

International Institute of Social Studies (Erasmus Rotterdam University), The Hague, The Netherlands

Title of Lecture:

Social Policy and the Demand Side of Alternative Development Pathways in Africa

Join Us Via the Link Below

(Microsoft Teams)

Short link – https://tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025

Teams link – https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2JkMzJiOWYtMmZlOS00ZThjLTliZTYtMWUwMDY3NWRhNTAx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ca9a8b8c-3ea3-4799-a43e-5510398e7a3b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226fac7f02-dac6-4b77-8ad2-60514026c320%22%7d

Programme

Chair
Dr Godwin Murunga
Executive Secretary, CODESRIA

Opening Address
Prof Puleng Lenka-Bula
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, UNISA

Welcome Address
Dr Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Director, UNRISD

Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
Prof Jimi Adesina
SARChI Chair in Social Policy, UNISA

Memorial Lecture
Prof Andrew Fischer
International Institute of Social Studies
Erasmus Rotterdam University
The Hague, The Netherlands

Q&A Session

Closing Remarks
Dr Katja Hujo
Senior Programme Coordinator & Head of the Bonn Office, UNRISD

Vote of Thanks
Prof Jimi Adesina
SARChI Chair in Social Policy, UNISA