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  1. Thanks for the info on McClendon, I was not aware of that. So Harvard seems to be getting stronger in their African coverage. My only concern is that Bates at 70 might retire soon. Is my fear unfounded? Yes, Columbia is increasingly attractive. Thank you for this information. I have considered Princeton because of Leonard Wantchekon who recently joined from NYU, but was not at all familiar with Prof Widner. She has done good work on constitutional design an area that interests me and also on institution building. She has been involved in Africa for over 25 years, it seems! Thanks for making me aware of her. I appreciate it. Many thanks, Penelope!
  2. Thanks again to balderdash and Helix. I should add and I probably was remiss in not saying this earlier. My ultimate aim is not to work in academia but as a policy maker. I know it is almost a grave faux pas in these circles to say this and the popular positon is only get a PhD if you wish to be a professor and join the academy. However, I do think there is an incredible benefit to be gained from the thororugh academic preparation acquired during a doctorate program. This preparation , I believe can be of tremendous service to one in a policy making or governmental position. Ideally, I want to use my doctorate research as the platform to engage in real-world policy changes/experimentation. Helix, yes I am interested in "regionally-focused policy/governance"; the regional focus being Africa. I was thinking I could achieve this at HKS in conjunction with the Govt Dept and the Economics Dept, it seems you are of the opinion that I cannot do so? If so, why? What other options would you recommend other than UT-Austin? Yes, I haven't been to Blattman's blog in a few weeks, I see he just posted his move on the 16th of February. With Blattman at Columbia and Macartan Humphrey's at Columbia and Kimuli Kasara (even though she is a relatively new professor), Columbia's Africa offerings seems to be gaining strength. I was attracted to HKS becuase of the interdisciplinary nature of PEG and the presence of a lot of applied researchers and applied courses at HKS. I am also attracted to it because of Prof Bates (who resides in the Govt department). That notwithstanding, I am open to other choices, hence my initial question as to what are the top ranked scools in African political econmy of development. Thanks again to all and let's please keep the dialogue continuing.
  3. Thanks, balderdash and congrats on the Madison admit. I diddn't know Blattman has moved to Columbia. Wow! What do you think about Harvard's Political Economy & Government program? Also I ultimately prefer a program that will enable me engage in research with an applied focus i.e. research that can be directly translated to policy.
  4. Hello All! Thanks to all who share and contribute here. This is my first post here. I am interested in a PhD focusing on Political Economy of African Development with a focus more on economic development and growth, democraticization and governance. I am not particularly keen on the conflict/civil war aspect of political economy of African development. 1. What programs, institutions in the US are ranked highest? 2. What professors are the leading thinkers and researchers in the field? 3. Would you recommend pursuing this via a Political Science Phd or an Economics PhD? Thanks so much!
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