1,026 search results for “africa politics” in the Staff website
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How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged?
Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.
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Densua MumfordFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Cynthia van Vonno
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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Thijs VosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Mohamed MuseFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
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Silke HermsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.
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Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michael Meyer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim MicklerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.
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Politics and Governance: Shape tomorrow’s decisions
The bachelor's programmes at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, based in the city of international cooperation and politics – The Hague – prepare you for a future in governance, leadership, and diplomacy. In the administrative heart of the Netherlands, you will learn to tackle the challenges…
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maria Spirova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Max Joosten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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Frank de Zwart
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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David EhrhardtFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas FossenFaculty of Humanities
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Kebadu GebremariamFaculty of Humanities
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Marco VerschoorFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Luc VerheijFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stefan Cetkovic
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michael Meffert
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dorota MokrosinskaFaculty of Humanities
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Ingrid van Biezen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joyce OutshoornFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences