Urban systems are under increasing pressure due to urban modifications and changes such as demographic, climate change, land use, and waste management with impacts on water and peri-urban agricultural resilience. ... Read more
African regional organizations like the African Union (AU), ECOWAS and IGAD are increasingly important actors in resolving conflicts and building peace in Africa. In so doing, these organizations follow the aim of ... Read more
In Africa, significant regional disparities in women’s presence in political office exist, with West Africa lagging behind East and Southern Africa. This is despite women’s substantial participation in politics in ... Read more
From left to right: Dr. Yunus Dumbe, Dr. Musa Ibrahim, Dr. Mariama Zaami, Dr. Nadine Sieveking, Dr. Issouf Binaté With one of the world’s fastest urbanization rates, West Africa’s cities are ... Read more
MIASA’s Interdisciplinary Fellow Group on “Land Governance in West Africa through Interdisciplinary Empirical Lenses” (IFG 6), spanning May to August 2022, engages with the dynamics of social practices that result ... Read more
MIASA’s fifth Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG 5) addresses matters of restitution of looted cultural objects in an interdisciplinary approach by interrogating the four ‘Rs’ – restitution, return, repatriation and reparation – ... Read more
This IFG aims at developing critical perspectives from the social sciences on the governance of sustainable energy transitions (SETs) in the Global South: What is meant by SET in different ... Read more
The increasing competition for African resources affects the lives of rural populations and may result in social conflict. The commercialization of agriculture on the continent threatens livelihoods of smallholder farmers ... Read more
Parliaments are central democratic institutions that connect citizens to the political process. They serve several functions like discussing and passing laws, holding the executive accountable, and representing the will of the people. ... Read more
