MIASA Writing Workshop on 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
Public Lecture: Harmony in Urban Chaos: Balancing Development and Conservation in Kano’s Evolving Landscape, 1964-2023; Speaker: Nadir A. Nasidi
This lecture is open to the public. For virtual participation via Zoom, please use the following link: https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/64175028842?pwd=aFppTTZkYjNQSjcvaXkrUzVGTGNyUT09 Meeting-ID: 641 7502 8842Code: k3dWVZr5Z Abstract This paper explores the interplay between urbanisation, cultural preservation, and sustainable development in the Nigerian city of Kano. As the city is one of the fast-growing urban centres in Africa with ... Read more
Public Lecture: Shea and Other Parklands–Approaching the Historical Ecology of West African Domesticated Landscapes; Speaker: Alexa Höhn (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Abstract: In discussions about reforestation, biodiversity and climate change mitigation, the landscapes of the West African Sudanian Savanna Biome are sometimes not seen for what they are: Domesticated Landscapes, where humans have been transforming the environment into a productive landscape for more than a millennium. In particular, the management of useful non-domesticated trees in farms characterizes traditional ... Read more
Public Lecture: Plant health as a colonial conquest from the 1880s to the 1930s: a global history of knowledge; Speaker: Alina Marktanner (RWTH Aachen University)
Venue: MIASA Seminar Room Abstract: Around 1900, plant protection was a problem for science, business and administration. Biologically oriented subjects such as botany, zoology, entomology and mycology made plant health and its preservation as well as plant diseases and their prevention and cure the subject of investigation and fought trench warfare over disciplinary responsibilities. Lines ... Read more
Conference: Urban transformation pathways, sustainable governance, and urban resilience building
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
7th Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop
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
Roundtable: Re-thinking the academic environment for increasing gender-balance and inclusion
Venue: Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana The roundtable is open to the public. For onsite participation at the Nketia Conference Hall at IAS, no registration is required. The roundtable is in English. Online participation offers to choose between English and French. For virtual participation via Zoom, please follow this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84792421486 This roundtable ... Read more
MIASA-PAPA Conference Sustainable Governance in Africa: The Usefulness of the Concept of Crisis, 7-9 November 2024
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
Information meeting on MIASA Fellowships for Faculty of the University of Ghana
This is a virtual meeting. Zoom link: https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/62754008650?pwd=Rbf51nhXpoktV3291ylmFMlSeogWTa.1 Meeting-ID: 627 5400 8650 Code: 7m2t28gyx This event is organized as part of the Celebrations of the Day of Scientific Renaissance in Africa (DSRA) of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana.
Information Meeting on MIASA Fellowships for Anglophone Researchers
This is a virtual meeting. Zoom link: https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/64287434186?pwd=MQrgpA2I6a7obWwzDLexmbvHZrGZFb.1 Meeting-ID: 642 8743 4186 Code: 7AvUiHzW3
Session d’information sur les bourses MIASA pour chercheurs francophones/ Information Meeting on MIASA Fellowships for Francophone Researchers
C'est une session virtuelle. Lien de zoom: https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/66812051442?pwd=ah9y58PKsvJWGxHpVh8VVzusbywPSW.1 Meeting-ID: 668 1205 1442 Code: 7092i7AFp
Panel: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Transformation through Large-Scale Land Investments and Governance in the Context of Water, Energy and Food Systems Nexus
Abstract This panel shall address how large-scale land investments affect structural and livelihood changes in rural Africa. This has become crucial as millions of hectares of land are transformed annually from smallholder production and community use into large-scale commercial farms across Africa. Since 2000, approximately 50 million hectares of new land concessions in rural Africa ... Read more
