The African Studies Centre Leiden is the only multidisciplinary academic knowledge institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It has an excellent library that is open to the general public. The ASCL is an interfaculty institute of Leiden University.
The consequences of climate change are experienced worldwide, but the African continent appears to carry the heaviest burden when it comes to adapting to climate change. To explore how climate change could be addressed in Africa, the Netherlands Association for African Studies (NVAS) organizes the NVAS Africa Day 2018 ‘Responding to climate change in Africa’, together with the World Wide Fund for Nature, on 20 October at WWF Netherlands’ climate-neutral head office in Zeist.
Ethiopia is one of the few countries in Africa that can pride itself in having an international studies conference devoted to it on a regular basis. This year they gathered at Mekelle University, and here no 'overblown questions about "where is the Ethiopian in Ethiopian studies"', writes Jon Abbink, who participated. 'Ethiopian studies has always been strongly marked by joint projects and collaboration.' Read his latest blog post!
The 8th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2019), to be held in Edinburgh 12-14 June 2019, invites the submission of panel proposals addressing the theme of 'Africa: Connections and Disruptions'. Panels and papers representing all disciplines and methodological approaches of the Social Sciences and Humanities are welcomed. The call for panels is now open and will close on 14 November.
The objective of this meeting on 23 October is to provide insight into the background of the continuing crisis in the Sahel. The meeting will consist of four to five moderated presentations, with Q&A sessions, to be followed by a Round Table discussion. Among the speakers are Prof. Mirjam de Bruijn (ASCL), Prof. Han van Dijk (ASCL), Sergei Boeke (Leiden University), Modibo Galy Cissé (PhD Leiden University) and Dr Mamadou Bodian (Sahel Research Group, University of Florida).
Health institutions in Africa seem to be dying. People search for new solutions and invent their own institutions. What solutions do they come up with? This, and questions of value, organization, use and behaviour relating to health are being studied by the CRG 'Pioneering futures of health and well-being: actors, technologies and social engineering'. Read their blog post!
