The University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) and the Faculty of Law are hosting the ninth cycle of "Comparative Political Life Conferences" this year, welcoming researchers in the social sciences and humanities whose work sheds light on major contemporary socio-political issues.
The third conference in the series will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2020, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Lecture Hall 3 on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus, with Julien Fils EKOTO EKOTO, a doctoral student atthe Institute of International Relations of Cameroon. He will speak on the topic: "From Pan-Africanism to a continental free trade area: convergences and divergences."
This conference is organized as part of a student initiative by Oumar-Dakou Mehedi and Koffi-Jean-Eudes Kouadio.
AboutJulien Fils EKOTO EKOTO
He has taught law at higher education institutions in Cameroon and at the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. He is currently completing a doctoral thesis in international relations in which he analyzes the African regional integration process, with a focus on the participation of social actors and, more specifically, civil society organizations. A specialist in the history of "pan-Africanism," he will present the challenges and main findings of his work, while focusing in particular on the conditions and consequences of establishing an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is now on the agenda.
Learn more
- Open to the public, free admission
- Complete program for the 2020 series of "Comparative Political Life Lectures"
- Contact: Frédéric Caille, Associate Professor of Political Science at USMB