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The and the , in collaboration with the American Embassy organised a public lecture delivered by Mr Robert Benjamin entitled “Young People, Politics and Democracy”.  

Mr Benjamin is a Senior Associate and the Regional Director of Central and Eastern Europe programs and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In this latter role, he oversees in-country and regional programs in legislative strengthening, political party development, civil society development, election processes, and women, youth and ethnic minority political participation.

He has also contributed to democracy programs in Asia, Latin America, North Africa and West Africa. Mr. Benjamin has worked at NDI since 1993. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

The lecture on “Young People, Politics and Democracy” was held on 6 February 2020 and was well-attended by Public Policy and International Relations students and academic staff. The lecture was interesting and insightful, concluding with questions from the audience.