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**** With apologies for cross-posting **** *IIPPE Training Workshop: Political Economy and Africa <https://iippe-tw-poleconafrica.eventbrite.co.uk/>* Join *International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE)* for our next Training Workshop *Date*: 26 March 2018 *Place*: Room B202, in the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London *Programme*: 9.30am: Registration 10am to 1pm: Trajectories of neoliberalism in Sub-Saharan Africa Ewa Karwowski <http://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/ewa-karwowski(1ae3cb11-80ff-4cab-90bc-af77a6d68d9f).html>: Financialisation and neoliberalism in post-apartheid South Africa Elisa van Waeyenberge <https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff47581.php> and Hannah Bargawi <https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff30620.php> on the transition from structural adjustment to development plans (by way of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers) in Uganda 2pm to 6pm: Theoretical session: Development of capitalism and the development of underdevelopment (overview of debates on imperialism and potential for revolutionary change) Thematic Session: Labour and surplus population (overview of debates on structural transformation and agrarian change) With: the Editorial Working Group members of the *Review of African Political Economy* <https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/crea20>, including Hannah Cross <https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/cross-hannah>, Elisa Greco <http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/people/e.greco> and Matteo Rizzo <https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff73059.php> This Workshop will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with the relevance of Marxian political economy to the contemporary world. Pre-registration is essential because of room capacity constraints. Please register for free via Eventbrite <https://iippe-tw-poleconafrica.eventbrite.co.uk/>. *To learn about IIPPE, their activities, working groups and events, access www.iippe.org <http://www.iippe.org/>, join us on twitter @IIPPE_ and listen to our podcasts at https://soundcloud.com/iippe <https://soundcloud.com/iippe>*