Lectures
The MIASA Public Lecture Series features MIASA fellows in residence. It is primarily directed to researchers and students but is also open to the wider public.
The Anton Wilhelm Amo Lecture is organized annually by MIASA at the University of Ghana in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies and the Department of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Ghana. It is named after the 18th century philosopher from present-day Ghana who taught at the universities of Halle and Jena. The lecture series promotes MIASA’s overarching commitment of making African thinking increasingly relevant in global academia, and it addresses questions of how the humanities and social sciences can contribute to the decolonisation of knowledge production and epistemic justice.
Latest Past Events
Public Lecture : Thoughts towards a Conceptual Understanding of African Migration; Speaker: Dr. Faisal Garba
Thoughts Towards a Conceptual Understanding of African Migration Dr. Faisal Garba, University of Cape Town ABSTRACT African migration is largely studied within discipline specific frameworks and models. The bulk of ... Read more
Public Lecture: Free Movement in ECOWAS and Beyond; Speakers: Prof. Joseph Kofi Teye & Amanda Bisong
Free Movement in ECOWAS and Beyond Prof. Joseph Kofi Teye, Director Centre for Migration StudiesMs. Amanda Bisong, European Centre for Development Policy Management, Maastricht ABSTRACT While political narratives and media ... Read more
Public Lecture: ‘Should I go or should I stay?’ – Exploring Return Migration and Reintegration Processes in Ghana; Speakers: Nauja Kleist & Mary Setrana
Accra Nauja Kleist, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark Mary Boatemaa Setrana, Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana The question of return migration and reintegration are central in many ... Read more



