African Studies Association: 54TH ANNUAL MEETING WORKSHOPS (USA)
The African Studies Association is pleased to announce 3 pre-conference workshops to be offered on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Participants will have the opportunity to explore governance and development at American University in depth or go behind the scenes to learn about the resources employed by The Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Museum of African Art. Because this […]
Conference: „(Post-)colonialism between Cameroon and Germany. Science, Knowledge and Justice”
19-20 September 2011 Venue: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main; Campus WestEnd, Casino room 1.801 In the past few years, Germany has witnessed a renewed interest for its own colonial history. This was also marked by methodological-theoretical dialogue between Anglo-American and German research approaches. The importance for Germany of its own colonial past, both in terms of representation and […]
Call for Applications: PhD in African Studies, Germany
The Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), funded by the German Research Foundation as part of the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments, will admit PhD students to its doctoral programme beginning 1 April 2012. The Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies at Bayreuth University, Germany, brings together outstanding […]
Makerere University honoured by the Africa Studies Association (USA)
Where is Uganda located? A normal Cameroonian, Ivorian or Nigerian may say: “somewhere in Africa”. For Uganda has no renowned soccer player in the European league nor is she a powerful producer of music singers or dancers like the countries mentioned above. No normal African citizen would imagine that the University system of Uganda belongs […]
African Studies Association: 54th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
November 17-19, 2011 The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington DC, USA « 50 Years of African Liberation » Program Committee Chair: Carol Thompson (Northern Arizona University) Local Arrangements Committee: Peter Lewis (Johns Hopkins – SAIS), Carl LeVan (American University), Stephen Ndegwa (World Bank) As you may know, the ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist […]
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – 2011 Call for Proposals
Kindly forward this information to any interested researchers in your departments. Complete, signed OR-5 Forms along with a copy of the application and budget should be submitted to the Office of Research, Grants Officer, no later than one (1) week prior to the posted competition deadline. CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION – ONTARIO REGION 2011 […]
Professor Werner RUF, Political Scientist, Germany
The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 considerably changed the balance of power in the international society. The relatively “stable” equilibrium between the world leading superpowers collapsed, thus inaugurating a new era in international relations. Since then, a « de facto » unipolarity seems to have emerged, even if the post-cold war era has experienced the […]
Marie-Soleil Frère: Elections and the Media in Post-Conflict Africa (Book)
Over the past ten years, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Rwanda all organized pluralist elections in a post conflict context, having experienced an armed conflict which either interrupted or prevented democratization processes. These polls were organized with the support of the international community, which viewed them […]
Scholarships opportunities for African Students (2012-2013): Schlumberger Foundation
Empowering Women, Advancing Science The Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future program, launched in 2004, awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging economies to pursue PhD or post-doctoral studies in the physical sciences and related disciplines* at top universities abroad. The program’s long-term goal is to generate conditions that result in more women pursuing […]
L’Afrique répond «présente» au rendez-vous du virtuel. Mais, quel impact sur les échanges d’informations?
Internet est devenu au fil des ans un outil indispensable pour la communication, l´information, l´éducation et la formation, la recherche, les échanges commerciaux, etc. Le nombre de ses utilisateurs va crescendo et nombreux sont ceux qui voient en lui une solution pour les maux qui gangrènent notre monde. Certains vont jusqu´à voir en lui une […]