A network in excellence

AEGIS is a research network of European studies centres which aims to create synergies between experts and institutions. With primary emphasis on Social Sciences and Humanities, AEGIS' main goal is to improve understanding about contemporary African societies.

 

Fourth AEGIS Thematic Conference of the Collaborative Research Group Africa in the Indian Ocean

New Gulf Streams - Middle East and Eastern Africa intersected

The Fourth  AEGIS Thematic Conference of the Collaborative Research Group Africa in the Indian Ocean "New Gulf Streams – Middle East and Eastern Africa intersected" will be held at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (at Lisbon, Portugal) on April 23-24, 2020.

The Call for Papers for AEGIS members is now open until January 31st 2020. Please send us your paper abstracts (a maximum of 200 words) to GulfStreams.cei@iscte-iul.pt.

Please check the call for papers for more info.

 


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AEGIS Summer School 2020 will be held in Cagliari, 9-13 June 2020

The 2020 Summer School is organized by the Centro di Studi Africani in Sardegna – CSAS in collaboration with the AEGIS Centres of Leipzig, Roskilde, Leiden, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Köln, Leuven, Napoli, Bayreuth, Basel.

The aim of the Summer School is: a) to bring together advanced Ph.D. students and teaching staff from AEGIS Centres in order to exchange field and research experience; b) to improve the students’ ability to prepare and present their research in an international context and more specifically to serve as a ‘feeder’ for ECAS 9 in Cologne; c) to promote graduate training within AEGIS and stimulate African-European inter-university cooperation. 

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Africa 2020 Deadline Call for Papers: Africa Knows! - 2-4 December 2020

The Africa Knows! conference will be the closing activity of the special Africa 2020 year. It wll take place from 2-4 December 2020 at the The Hague University of Applied Sciences/De Haagse Hogeschool. It is an AEGIS Thematic Conference that precedes the ECAS9 Conference in Cologne, 'African Futures', 2-5 June 2021. 

The following key issues will be addressed at the conference: There are great changes in the African knowledge landscape: is Africa preparing itself for leapfrogging to innovations? What will the nascent multi-polar world of the 21st century mean for Africa’s role in knowledge and innovation? After 60 years of Independence, how do we finally decolonize the minds and change attitudes towards real co-creation?


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Let's #NilePop !pic.twitter.com/AfDz6CsrCV - African Studies Centre - Leiden - on Twitter

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Did you miss the conference 'Africa: 60 years of independence' on 30 January? No worries! You can now watch the videos of all keynote speakers and their discussants! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3jTXkJkr0YTwixZixQPru0bQljLZvHsu … - African Studies Centre - Leiden - on Twitter

Did you miss the conference 'Africa: 60 years of independence' on 30 January? No worries! You can now watch the videos of all keynote spea...
Historical Dictionary of Niger - African Studies Centre - Leiden
Please join us at the Centre of African Studies next Thursday, 27th for the opening of Stories of Kalingalinga exhibition. #Zambia #photography @AfrStudiesLib @Photography_ARU - Centre of African Studies - Cambridge - on Twitter

Please join us at the Centre of African Studies next Thursday, 27th for the opening of Stories of Kalingalinga exhibition....
In light of the march for Affirmative Action in Ghana, here's a policy note that we released on this topic a year ago : Gender quota a step forward – but not enough #AffirmativeActionBill... - Nordiska Afrikainstitutet - Uppsala - on Twitter

In light of the march for Affirmative Action in Ghana, here's a policy note that we released on this topic a year ago : Gender quota a st...
Are religious leaders more trusted and less widely seen as corrupt than any other group of public leaders? Would Africans be in favour of religious speech regulation? http://bit.ly/2vwiv8N  #VoicesAfricapic.twitter.com/kTuJ6tJtTY - Nordiska Afrikainstitutet - Uppsala - on Twitter

Are religious leaders more trusted and less widely seen as corrupt than any other group of public leaders? Would Africans be in favour of...
Niewsgierig hoe het verhaal van Mozes uit de Bijbel een nieuwe betekenis kreeg in Islamitisch Middeleeuws Egypte? Op dinsdag 3 maart om 19:30 vertelt Petra Sijpesteijn hierover in de eerste lezing van de vijfdelige reeks 'Van Sahel tot Gobi: Oude... - African Studies Centre - Leiden - on Twitter

Niewsgierig hoe het verhaal van Mozes uit de Bijbel een nieuwe betekenis kreeg in Islamitisch Middeleeuws Egypte? Op dinsdag 3 maart om 19...
Instead of the sit-down interview where the researcher often leads discussions and drives the interaction, walking ethnographies with herders attempts to shift this power dynamic between researcher and researched. https://voertaal.nu/press-release... - African Studies Centre - Leiden - on Twitter

Instead of the sit-down interview where the researcher often leads discussions and drives the interaction, walking ethnographies with herd...
Call for Papers: Conference "The Moral Economies of Knowledge Production on Migration: Conflicts, Values, Positionalities" (Osnabrück, 2–4 December 2020 - Zentrum für Afrikastudien - Basel

In current research about migration, there is a growing interest in the ways in which knowledge shapes migration and the experiences and apparatuses connected to it. Researchers, thus, draw attention to the categories...
The SNIS Award is open for submissions - Zentrum für Afrikastudien - Basel

The SNIS Award for an excellent Ph.D. thesis in International Studies is now open and ready for YOUR submission. 

The 2020 SNIS Award aims to reward and recognize the best Ph.D. t...
The most preferred destination for potential emigrants in Africa is neither Europe nor the United States, but another African country. http://bit.ly/2CDYDRM pic.twitter.com/IZXocS7AMY - Nordiska Afrikainstitutet - Uppsala - on Twitter

The most preferred destination for potential emigrants in Africa is neither Europe nor the United States, but another African country....
Call for papers and proposals | 63rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 10-21, 2020, Washington D.C.... - African Studies Centre - Leiden - on Twitter

Call for papers and proposals | 63rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 10-21, 2020, Washington D.C. Important:...
LUCAS: at the moment we’re trying to think about the outcomes of our research and how we can work to improve the implementation of solutions in African Cities 17/17pic.twitter.com/gJypqoCEHM - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: at the moment we’re trying to think about the outcomes of our research and how we can work to improve the implementation of s...
LUCAS: the loss of informal services as a result of the modern transport agenda is problematic. The problems of secondary cities are worse than those of capital cities. They have fewer resources, case studies & resources 16/ - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: the loss of informal services as a result of the modern transport agenda is problematic. The problems of secondary cities are worse...
LUCAS: our overall findings demonstrate that walking is the most important more of travel, but there are socially exclusionary consequences for restricted access to jobs, healthcare & social networks. Traffic controls are largely ignored in gridlocked... - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: our overall findings demonstrate that walking is the most important more of travel, but there are socially exclusionary consequence...
LUCAS: so even with the right infrastructure, the ability to scrutinise and enforce law is a difficult one. There was poor engagement with local governance & friction with different layers of government. This made the delivery of solutions difficult. 14/ - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: so even with the right infrastructure, the ability to scrutinise and enforce law is a difficult one. There was poor engagement with...
LUCAS: case study 3 recognised informal communities represented 80% of the population, making it easier to talk to policy makers. As travel is so bad, roads are dominated by sometimes dangerous motorcycle taxis 13/pic.twitter.com/90EFNcL4Fh - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: case study 3 recognised informal communities represented 80% of the population, making it easier to talk to policy makers. As trave...
LUCAS: the 2nd case study looked at the gentrification of the city and proposed move of a whole community away from the river which they needed for market trading & fishing. There was no access to healthcare within the floating slum & curfews were in... - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: the 2nd case study looked at the gentrification of the city and proposed move of a whole community away from the river which they n...
LUCAS: In case study 1 we focused on children & young people in Ghana. Children were not prioritised, often walking independently to school by dangerous roads. Fieldwork highlighted parent’s low level of understanding of road safety issues for children... - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: In case study 1 we focused on children & young people in Ghana. Children were not prioritised, often walking independently to s...
LUCAS: there are many desk based studies, complemented by field trips to visit communities & schools. We encourage them to do surveys & audits. We also do dissemination events, policy briefing notes & more. We now have 5 case studies on African cities... - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: there are many desk based studies, complemented by field trips to visit communities & schools. We encourage them to do surveys...
LUCAS: our network provides the evidence base for policy makers to react. The internationality of the network helps to promote collaborative working. We use an action research methodology, with the co-production of knowledge with local partners 9/pic... - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: our network provides the evidence base for policy makers to react. The internationality of the network helps to promote collaborati...
LUCAS: transport can act as an enabler of social development & wellbeing. Multiple agencies need to work together to deliver meaningful change within communities, utilising their existing knowledge and capacity for innovation 8/pic.twitter.com/eKNP58u55r - Leeds University Centre for African Studies - on Twitter

LUCAS: transport can act as an enabler of social development & wellbeing. Multiple agencies need to work together to deliver meaningfu...