Liberians, What Is Independence?
Guest Speaker: ‘Liberians, What Is Independence?’, Archive Liberia Study Group in Conversation with Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey (October 17, 2026), London, UK.
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Guest Speaker: ‘Liberians, What Is Independence?’, Archive Liberia Study Group in Conversation with Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey (October 17, 2026), London, UK.
Guest Lecturer: ‘“South-South” Cooperation: Third World Solidarity or Self-Interested Neo-Colonialism?’, Joint Public Lecture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute and University of Liberia IBB School of Public & International Affairs (August 26, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Monrovia Reads and Forte & Kpoto Bookstore and Cafe Readathon (August 22, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Interviewee: ‘Democracy, Citizenship and the Future of the Liberian State’, A New Day, Focus on Liberia (August 16, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Special Guest (Part II): Africa’s ‘Negro’ Republics: How Race, Citizenship and Migration Impact Development in Liberia and Sierra Leone, The Afternoon Conversation, OK FM (August 5, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Guest Speaker: “A Radical Agenda for Re-imagining Liberia”: Two-Year Retrospective on the 177th Independence Day National Oration, 231 Unfiltered in Conversation with Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey (July 23, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Special Guest (Part I): Africa’s ‘Negro’ Republics: How Race, Citizenship and Migration Impact Development in Liberia and Sierra Leone, The Afternoon Conversation, OK FM (July 16, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Guest Speaker: ‘“Dignity Must Define Us”: Young Professionals Re-imagining Liberia’, President’s Young Professionals Programme (PYPP) ‘Under the Palm Tree’ Conversation with Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey (July 11, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Presenter: Africa’s ‘Negro’ Republics: How Race, Citizenship and Migration Impact Development in Liberia and Sierra Leone, Legislative Dialogue with the House of Representatives (Plenary), Republic of Liberia (July 7, 2026), Monrovia, Liberia.
Moderator: African Studies Now: Critical Approaches to Racialization and Identity Politics in Francophone Contexts Zoom Launch, Bloomsbury/Zed Books (April 2, 2026), London, UK.
Moderator: Panel V on ‘Who Captures Value? AI in Public Services, Markets, and Economic Power’, LSE Africa Summit 2026, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 28, 2026), London, UK.
Chair, ‘The Intersectional Experience of Gender and Race in the Labour Market’, Panel co-sponsored by the Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI) and the Student Union, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 10, 2026), London, UK.
Keynote Speaker: ‘Alternative Development in a Post-Aid World’, Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR) Development Days 2026 Annual International Conference (February 26, 2026), Helsinki, Finland.
Panellist: ‘Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World’, Global Visions and Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR) Public Forum for DevDays2026 Keynote Speakers (February 25, 2026), Helsinki, Finland.
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Livestream video: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/think-corner/livestreams
Panellist: ‘Development in the Global South: The Role of Aid’, Think Tank Society and International Development Society Panel, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 19, 2026), London, UK.
Special Guest: ‘Liberian Citizenship as a Political Economy of Belonging’, LSE Impact Wednesdays Fireside Chat and Impact Series, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 4, 2026), London, UK.
Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Liberian Learning Centre Reading Session (July 24, 2025), Paynesville, Liberia.
Special Guest: ‘Coffee Session with Robtel’, Liberia Diplomatic Club (July 18, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.
Guest Speaker: ‘Reclaiming the Republic: A Dialogue on Citizenship, Leadership & Nation-building’, Young Political Leadership School (YPLS) Africa Town Hall, NAYMOTE (July 17, 2025), Paynesville, Liberia.
Speaker: ‘Liberia Giving Month Official Launch Special Remarks’, SMART Liberia (July 16, 2025), Congo Town, Liberia.
Guest Lecturer: ‘Aid and Its Discontents’, University of Liberia IBB Graduate School of International Studies Public Lecture Series (July 7, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.
Special Guest: ‘A One-Year Retrospective on Liberia’s 177th Independence Day National Oration’, Sky Morning Live, Sky FM (July 3, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.
Special Guest: ‘A One-Year Retrospective on Liberia’s 177th Independence Day National Oration’, The Afternoon Conversation, OK FM (June 30, 2025), Monrovia, Liberia.
Guest Lecturer: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Universidad de Cartagena Special Seminar (April 10, 2025), Cartagena, Colombia.
Workshop Facilitator for Primary School Pupils: ‘Gbagba and Jaadeh!: Lessons in Ethics, Integrity and Accountability’, Institución Educativa Antonia Santos (April 10, 2025), Cartagena, Colombia.
Guest Lecturer: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Universidad del Valle Launch Event for Faculty Postgraduate Programmes (April 7, 2025), Cali, Colombia.
Moderator: Panel on ‘Empowering Africa’s Youth: Driving Innovation, Overcoming Challenges, and Shaping the AU Agenda’, LSE Africa Summit 2025, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 30, 2025), London, UK.
Co-chair: ‘Race, Technology and Bias in AI’, documentary film screening of Coded Bias and post-screening discussion by the LSE Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (March 27, 2025), London, UK.
Interviewee: ‘Liberia Beyond Aid’, Special Broadcast of ELBC Radio’s The Super Morning Show, Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) (February 24, 2025), London, UK.
Co-chair: ‘Race and Representation in Policy: Does It Matter?’, Zoom panel organised by the LSE Department of Social Policy Race Matters Initiative (RMI), The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (February 19, 2025), London, UK.
Presenter: Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa, Global Black Thought Seminar Series, South Africa United Kingdom Bilateral Research Chair in Political Theory, University of Witwatersrand (October 31, 2024), London, UK.
Robtel Neajai Pailey is an award-winning Liberian academic, activist and author.
As a 23-year-old, DC-based #journalist, I asked #Liberia’s Prez #Sirleaf publicly in March '06 how she planned to safeguard the country from exploitative #foreign #multinationals. Watch my intervention from 29:11-29:43 in this live #C-SPAN broadcast held at the #USIP: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
— Robtel Neajai Pailey (@robtelneajai.bsky.social) 7:25 · Sep 9, 2026
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