Workshops & Conferences
MIASA Conferences include Conferences of Interdisciplinary Fellow Groups (IFGs) and Follow-up Events, Policy Conferences, as well as Thematic Conferences, which take place at various sites across the African continent. MIASA Conferences are organized in cooperation with one or several of the partner institutions at the University of Ghana and/or by external cooperation partners in Ghana and other African countries. They often attract attention beyond the academic community. By offering hybrid formats, MIASA aims at targetting a worldwide audience. Policy Conferences and Thematic Conferences invite papers via an open call.
MIASA Workshops include Writing and Publishing workshops as well as Female Academic Career workshops. Participation is restricted to successful applicants.
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Writing Workshop 2024: Governance, Democracy and Green Energy
Yiri Lodge, UG, 22 - 26 April 2024 The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) seeks to provide Africa-based early career researchers working on the themes of governance, democracy and green energy on the continent with the space and intellectual community to transform a draft paper into a publishable journal piece. The 5-day ... Read more
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Conference: Urban Transformation Pathways, Sustainable Governance, and Urban Resilience Building (IFG 10 Final Conference)
Abstracts Rapid urbanization in Ghana characterised by increasing infrastructure projects like highways, paved surfaces and housing has led to considerable loss of natural green spaces and agricultural lands. As a result, urban systems are severely affected by climate change contributing to frequent flooding, and rising temperatures leading to low quality of life. Unfortunately, most urban ... Read more
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Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop 2024
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) invites applications for its workshop on Female Academic Careers in Africa which is organized from 28 to 30 May 2024 in collaboration with the German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP) and the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA) at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon campus. ... Read more
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MIASA-PAPA Conference 2024: Sustainable Governance in Africa: The Usefulness of the Concept of Crisis
MIASA-PAPA Conference Sustainable Governance in Africa: The Usefulness of the Concept of Crisis 7-9 November 2024, 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 ... Read more
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Thematic Conference 2024: Regional Governance as Experience: New Perspectives on Politics and Sustainability
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Thematic Conference 2024: Regional Governance as Experience: New Perspectives on Politics and Sustainability
University Omar Bongo, Libreville, GabonRegionalism has long been an integral part of African governance. Upon gaining independence in the era of decolonization, African states immediately set about creating numerous regional and sub-regional institutions to realize their interests. These regional institutions have since expanded their portfolios to provide governance in areas such as peace and security, economic development, the environment, ... Read more
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Workshop: Restitution Dynamics from Africa and the German Debate
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of FreiburgWithin the past years MIASA has contributed to ongoing research and discussions on sustainable restitution governance in West Africa by the work carried out by fellows in residence as well as during various workshops and conferences. Meanwhile, in Germany, it is still primarily the challenges faced by local museums, the prerequisites and results of provenance ... Read more
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Conference: Sustainability in West Africa’s Mining Sector(s) – Political Trends, Popular Struggles and Sustainable Futures (IFG 11 Final Conference)
Auditorium, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research, University of Ghana, LegonAim The workshop aims to unite different actors from academia, business, civil society and politics to discuss the various meanings and dimensions of sustainability in/of the global mineral production system with a focus on gold mining in West Africa. It also invites a broader public to participate in discussions on the sustainable governance of large- ... Read more
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Policy Conference 2024: Dealing with conflict, preparing for sustainable peace: Current research and its policy implications
ISSER Conference HallThis 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 Dr Julia Grauvogel, German Institute ... Read more
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Art Exhibition: ‘Fragments’
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Conference: Cash in Crisis in Africa: Navigating Financial Realities in Times of Disruption
Financial technology advancements have drastically transformed Africa’s payment ecosystem and relationships with money. Yet physical cash (notes and coins) remains an enduring feature of Africa’s formal and informal economies. This conference explores the often conflicting dynamics between policy and governance frameworks, and crises, in shaping—and being shaped by—the circulation, accessibility, and utilization of cash in ... Read more
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MIASA-PAPA Conference 2025: Sustainable Governance in Africa: The Usefulness of the Concept of Crisis
University Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireThe 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 on the concept of crisis, widely used in African studies, from 12 to 14 June ... Read more
