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19 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Today I began my engagement as an Academic Visitor @UniofOxford for the Michelmas Term (October 2021-December 2021). As the Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow at Oxford's @oxmartinschool, I will give a public lecture on a topic of political economy, lead a seminar, interact and share
perspectives with Oxford faculty members and and students, and finish two books I have been working on. And I will engage with political, business and civil society leaders in the UK. Nice to spend time in this venerable, 800 year old institution. I will enjoy the experience.
Ricardo Soares, Professor of African Politics at Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations, welcomed me with lunch and a tour of the university and the Oxford Martin School, where the largest philanthropic gift in the university's history by billionaire James
Martin funds research that turns ideas into action to solve the 21st century's most pressing challenges.

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