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
MIASA Thematic Conference on Regional Governance as Experience: New Perspectives on Politics and Sustainability
University Omar Bongo Libreville, GabonPanel: 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
Workshop on “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
Public Lecture: Is South-South Cooperation an alternative development paradigm? The Case of India in Africa; Speaker: Meera Venkatachalam
MIASA Seminar RoomAbstract: A number of emerging powers, such as China, Turkey, Brazil and India have come to play a significant role in Africa’s development landscape, funding projects from infrastructure to capacity-building and agriculture. Many of these states claim their actions are informed by the notion of southern solidarity, and that their development compact with Africa is framed ... Read more
MIASA-MECAM Roundtable on “Academic Freedom and Research Ethics: Exploring Dynamics in Ghana, Tunisia & Germany”
Auditorium, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research, University of Ghana, LegonOn October 10, 2024, the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA), in collaboration with the Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM), will host a joint roundtable discussion on “Academic Freedom and Research Ethics: Exploring Dynamics in Ghana, Tunisia & Germany.” This event is part of MIASA's Public Lecture Series and ... Read more
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
