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Category: Conferences, Lectures, Roundtables

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Re-Thinking the Academic Environment for Increasing Gender-Balance and Inclusion: Roundtable Report

PDF version of this report This roundtable on “Re-thinking the academic environment for increasing gender-balance and inclusion” was organised on 29 May 2024 as part of the seventh Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop,...

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Midterm-Conference on Sustainable Governance in a Time of Global Flux: Issues, Concepts and Future Directions

The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)’s Midterm Conference, held in September 2023 at the University of Ghana, was a critical dialogue on the theme: ‘Sustainable Governance in a Time of Global...

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Policy Conferences: Sustainable Economic Transformation and Shared Prosperity in Africa

Which role are rural transformations playing for Africa’s economic transformation? What are the driving forces for Africa’s economic transformation? And how shared prosperity and sustainability can be achieved in practice? Africa’s economic development is...

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Conference: The Role of Traditional Institutions for Promoting Sustainable Peace in Africa (Ouagadougou)

Do traditional authorities such as chiefs, councils, customary rules and practices or spiritual leaders contribute to peacebuilding in socio-political and violent conflicts in Africa, or to what extent do they exacerbate or even initiate...

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Conference: African Cities – Climate Change and the Search for Resilience (Maputo)

The frequency and intensity of weather-related hazards have increased in recent decades, threatening African cities. Global warming is having a severe impact on the continent’s cities, and the process of urbanisation is intensifying. Extreme...

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Conference (MIASA-PAPA): Challenging Conflict Research in Africa: Epistemological, Theoretical and Methodological Issues

This conference was the first collaboration between MIASA and the Pilot African Postgraduate Academy (PAPA), funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation and led by Prof. Mamadou Diawara of the Goethe University in Frankfurt, who...

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Conference: Prospects for Regional Integration in Africa – A Comparative Perspective (Stellenbosch)

MIASA’s first international thematic outreach conference was held at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa from 13-15 September 2021. The Institute is a member of the Point Sud network, which...