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Afrika-Studiecentrum

Afrika-Studiecentrum
Leiden, Netherlands

Pieter de la Courtgebouw / Faculty of Social Sciences
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden

Contact: asc[AT]ascleiden.nl
Tel: + 31 71 52 73 376

 

Newsletter, events, agenda and vacancies

News

 

Research, Africanists and publications

Research
The research activities of the ASC are clustered in three main theme groups: (1) Connections and Transformations (C&T), (2) Economy, Environment and Exploitation (EEE) and (3) Social Movements and Political Culture (SMPC)

Publications
Main ASC publications: African Dynamics, Afrika-Studiecentrum series and the African Studies Collection.

 

Conferences, seminars and workshops

Seminars and Conferences
The ASC organises seminars, conferences, films and special events.

 

Teaching and summer schools

Research Master's Programme in African Studies
The Master’s programme is taught by leading scholars in African studies from all the relevant institutions in the Netherlands and Flanders, including the African Studies Centre in Leiden, which coordinates the Master’s programme.

 

Libraries and information services

Library
The ASC library's collection focuses entirely on Africa, both North and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the most extensive and specialized collection on Africa in the Netherlands, with 80,000 books, 500 current periodicals (including electronic journals), 1,000 documentaries and feature films.

 

Scholarships, grants and guest researchers

Visiting Fellowship Programme

The Africa Thesis Award - Students from Africa are specifically encouraged to submit their theses for this annual competition.