At the brand new campus in Arconville, ASE students had the unique opportunity to attend a Political Economy seminar given by ASE’s President Léonard Wantchekon. The seminar took place for two days and covered a multitude of topics, including how game theory is used to capture the election process. Professor Wantchekon also explained “the median voter model”, the phenomenon of electoral competition under the threat of political unrest, and the congressional influence on bureaucracy, democracy, and clientelism in Africa. The interactive and discussion based seminar helped ASE students gain a better understanding of the Political Economy and its importance in subsequent development research on the continent.