873 search results for “africa philosophy” in the Staff website
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Philosophy and The World
PhD defence
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Adam BubenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
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Trying to fight global warming with philosophy
In her inaugural lecture Susanna Linberg will ask how philosophy should respond to global warming.
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Sine BagaturFaculty of Humanities
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter Kalf appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy
As of 1 January, Wouter Kalf has been appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Kebadu GebremariamFaculty of Humanities
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Marcel MooijmanICLON
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Annemie HalsemaFaculty of Humanities
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
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From a technical bachelor in Delft to a master's in Philosophy: ‘We need each other’
For three years, Wouter Schuit enjoyed studying Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology - only to switch to a master's in Philosophy in Leiden after his bachelor's. 'In both, you learn to tackle a problem in a structured way.'
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Rozemund UljéeFaculty of Humanities
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
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Kevin ZweerisICLON
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Henk BlezerFaculty of Humanities
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Mohamed MuseFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Bastiaan RijpkemaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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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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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Andreas KinnegingFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Thomas FossenFaculty of Humanities
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Dorota MokrosinskaFaculty of Humanities
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Philosophy student Eline van Slijpe wins J.C. Baak Prize
Eline van Slijpe wrote her Master of Philosophy thesis on intergenerational justice: does the current generation have obligations towards future generations? With this thesis she won the biannual J.C. Baak Prize.
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Marco VerschoorFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim MeijersFaculty of Humanities
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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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David EhrhardtFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Joris van de RietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frank ChouraquiFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Gerard Versluis
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa
North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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Zhong ChuaFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.
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Call for chapters: Sustainable development in Africa
Research
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What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces
Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.