Seminar Series: Dr. Augustin Bergeron, University of Southern California

Informal Elites as Local Bureaucrats: How Working as a Tax Collector Improves the Performance of City Chiefs in the D.R. Congo

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM EDT

The Seminar Series, now over 35 years old, invites scholars from around the world to share their work in a formal lecture, which is followed by a rigorous question and answer session. The Spring 2022 seminars will be hosted by Dr. Noel Johnson and coordinated by Lisa Hill-Corley and Kashiff A. Thompson. All papers made available will be posted on this site for downloading. For more information, call the Center: (703) 993-2316.

In person seminars will be held from 12 - 1:15 PM in Carow Hall, which is on George Mason University's Fairfax campus. 

A light lunch for seminar participants will be available at 11:30 AM.

Click here to see a list of our Fall 2022 schedule of speakers.