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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has gone through a decade of significant economic change and political contestation since 2004. The ruling EPRDF party has redefined the country as a 'developmental state' and has tried to increase its presence on the African and world stage. Preceded by a new Introduction casting a broader perspective on some underlying trends, this monograph by Jon Abbink presents a chronology for 2004 to 2016, compiling the chapters on Ethiopia previously published in the Africa Yearbook.
Post date: 22 September 2017
Post date: 22 September 2017
Post date: 22 September 2017
Post date: 18 August 2017
Wouter van Beek (ASCL) and Emilie Guitard are the editors of a new book on the rites and religions in the Lake Chad Basin. From the cover: "Trois grand thèmes sont analysés: la relation dialectique entre les changements sociaux et l’evolution de phénomènes religieux, les liens entre religion, pouvoir et territoire, et enfin l’idée de communitas qui met à jour le travail de la religion dans la cohesion sociale. L’ouvrage est indispensable pour la comprehension du phénomène religieux dans la region du bassin du lac Tchad et de son évolution à travers le temps, au moment où le ‘religieux’ s’y exprime parfois de manière extrême et violente."
Post date: 16 August 2017
Post date: 27 July 2017
The African Studies Centre Leiden's Annual Report for 2016 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as the African Arts and Literatures Today series, the Voice4Thought Festival, the Africa Works conference and the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Professor Muna Ndulo of Cornell University.
Post date: 04 July 2017
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