BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute's Study of Global Politics series presen ts Ellen Lust from the University of Gothenburg and Cornell University. Lu st will present a paper co-written with \;Lauren Honig (Boston College ) and Adam S. Harris (University College London).Paper Abstract: Two sets of social institutions—those that govern inheritance (e.g.\, matrilineal\, patrilineal) and those that govern authority structures (e.g.\, patriarch al\, matriarchal)—have been a core area of investigation for gender inequa lities. In this paper\, we argue that both sets of social institutions may dominate over different aspects of property rights\, which are seen in cl assic economic and legal conceptualizations of property rights as a bundle of powers.We use surveys and focus group discussions in Malawi\, where we can exploit the fact that communities are divided between matrilineal and patrilineal institutions while most households within both types of commu nities are patriarchal\, and we find lineage systems at the community leve l are associated with increased women’s rights over rentals\, sales\, and inheritance decisions\, and patriarchal authority systems at the household level shape more everyday decisions related to land usage. The findings e xtend scholarship on historical institutional legacies\, gender and proper ty rights. \;Ellen Lust is the founder and director of the \;Gover nance and Local Development Institute (GLD) and \;a professor in the D epartment of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. Previously \, Ellen was at Yale University\, where she rose to full professor\, and a t New York University\, the Graduate Institute for International Studies i n Geneva\, and the University of Sydney as a visiting scholar.Ellen has&nb sp\;conducted \;research \;in \;more than a dozen countries in the Africa and the Middle East and authored \;numerous books and arti cles. Recent publications include\, \;“Is Authority Fungible? Legitima cy\, Domain Congruence\, and the Limits of Power in Africa\,” (2025) Ameri can Journal of Political Science\, 69(1)\, 314-329\, \;co-authored wit h Kate Baldwin and Kristen Kao\; and Everyday Choices: Competing Authoriti es and Social Institutions in Politics and Development \;(Cambridge Un iversity Press\, 2022). \; \; DTEND:20251107T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260710T135826Z DTSTART:20251107T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ellen Lust | Social Institutions and Women’s Land Rights UID:RFCALITEM639192743063216567 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Moynihan Institute's Study of Global Po litics series presents Ellen Lust from the University of Gothenburg and Co rnell University. Lust will present a paper co-written with \;Lauren H onig (Boston College) and Adam S. Harris (University College London).

< p>Paper Abstract: Two sets of social institutions—those t hat govern inheritance (e.g.\, matrilineal\, patrilineal) and those that g overn authority structures (e.g.\, patriarchal\, matriarchal)—have been a core area of investigation for gender inequalities. In this paper\, we arg ue that both sets of social institutions may dominate over different aspec ts of property rights\, which are seen in classic economic and legal conce ptualizations of property rights as a bundle of powers.

We use surve ys and focus group discussions in Malawi\, where we can exploit the fact t hat communities are divided between matrilineal and patrilineal institutio ns while most households within both types of communities are patriarchal\ , and we find lineage systems at the community level are associated with i ncreased women’s rights over rentals\, sales\, and inheritance decisions\, and patriarchal authority systems at the household level shape more every day decisions related to land usage. The findings extend scholarship on hi storical institutional legacies\, gender and property rights. \;

Ellen Lust is the founder and director of the \;Governance and Local De velopment Institute (GLD) and \;a professor in the Department of Polit ical Science at the University of Gothenburg. Previously\, Ellen was at Ya le University\, where she rose to full professor\, and at New York Univers ity\, the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva\, and the University of Sydney as a visiting scholar.

Ellen has \;conduct ed \;research \;in \;more than a dozen countries in the Africa and the Middle East and authored \;numerous books and articles. Recen t publications include\, \;“Is Authority Fungible? Legitimacy\, Domain Congruence\, and the Limits of Power in Africa\,” (2025) American Jou rnal of Political Science\, 69(1)\, 314-329\, \;co-authored with Kate Baldwin and Kristen Kao\; and Everyday Choices: Competing Authori ties and Social Institutions in Politics and Development \;(Cambr idge University Press\, 2022).

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