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: Gendering Energy, Representation and the Political Ecology of an Electric Energy Transition in Ghana; Speaker: Naaborle Sackeyfio
Virtual via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Naaborle Sackeyfio, Miami University of Ohio AbstractThe acceleration of Africa’s economic trajectory in the 21st century will likely depend on how effectively it marshals a sustainable ... Read more
Public Lecture: Barriers to Sustainable Electrical Energy Transition in Ghana; Speaker: Paul Osei-Tutu
Virtual via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Paul Osei-Tutu, KNUST AbstractRenewable electrical energy is an important policy objective in Ghana, as communicated in Ghana’s Renewable Energy Act (2011) and Renewable Energy Master Plan ... Read more
Public Lecture: The Evolving Role of Finance in Renewable Electricity Systems in Senegal; Speaker: Dr. Lucy Baker
Virtual via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Lucy Baker, University of Sussex AbstractAccording to the IEA, in 2018 75 per cent of Senegal’s electricity was generated from diesel generators. Until recently, the country ... Read more



