Category: John Paden

Robinson Professor of International Studies John Paden has donated over 4,000 books, maps, and other printed materials to the George Mason University Libraries.   These texts, which focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, cover a broad range of topics including, economics, history, law, language and religion.  The collection is currently being cataloged and will be available for general use soon.

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John Paden, Robinson Professor of International Affairs, gave lectures titled “Contemporary Islamic Movement in Nigeria” and “Islam in Africa” for the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. He also participated in a State Department forum, “Conflict Mitigation in Nigeria;” a roundtable at the Council of Foreign Relations titled “Election Prospects in Nigeria;” and a forum at the Council on Foreign Relations Forum titled “Nigeria: An Ambassador’s Update.”