Conference

Fifty Years of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States

Date

Friday 6 June 2025

Address

Herta Mohr Building
Witte Singel 27a
2311 BG Leiden

Room

0.31

The African Studies Centre Leiden will host a conference on Friday 6 June to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS). The conference will be organised by the Collaborative Research Group Governance, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusive Development. More details about the programme will follow in the near future.

Call for papers

The organisers of the conference invite paper presentation proposals from scholars, diplomats, and business practitioners who are interested in the evolution, operations, and activities of the OACPS  in the last fifty years. Proposals relating to the exploration of past and present African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) - European Economic Community (EEC) Agreements and the political economy of North-South relations are also welcome. For those who intend to present papers, we request abstracts of not more than 1500 words (excluding references).

Deadline

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 6 May 2025.

Please submit your abstract or letter of intent to participate in the conference to:
Professor (Dr.) Chibuike Uche
African Studies Centre, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Email: [e-mail](link sends e-mail)

All inquiries about this conference can be sent to:

Dr. Ayo Adedokun
Leiden University College, Den Haag, the Netherland.
Email: [e-mail](link sends e-mail)

or

Professor Dr. Chibuike Uche
African Studies Centre, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Email: [e-mail](link sends e-mail)

Those who simply want to attend and contribute to the debate are also very welcome. Please register via the ASCL website.