Anton Wilhelm Amo Lecture 2024: Ancestral Knowledge for Contemporary Transformation; Invited Speaker: Toyin Falola (University of Texas at Austin)
Venue: Great Hall, University of Ghana This lecture focuses on the important role of ancestral knowledge in transformation in contemporary Africa. Drawing on traditional ecological knowledge, cultural knowledge, and community governance structures, the lecture discusses how traditional knowledge developed over the centuries could be useful in dealing with contemporary challenges such as environmental degradation, social ... Read more
MIASA-PAPA Conference
Sustainable Governance in Africa: The Usefulness of the Concept of Crisis Point Sud, Bamako, Mali The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) at the University of Ghana in Accra and the Pilot African Postgraduate Academy (PAPA) at Point Sud, are organizing, in collaboration with the Goethe University in Frankfurt (Germany), an international colloquium ... Read more
Call for Papers and Panels: MIASA Policy Conference on “Dealing with conflict, preparing for sustainable peace: Current research and its policy implications”
ISSER Conference HallSubmission deadline: 1 September 2024 This MIASA conference is jointly organised by the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) at the University of Ghana. Program Committee: Dr Emma Birikorang, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre ... Read more
