740 search results for “south africa” in the Staff website
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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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Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa
Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.
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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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The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now?
Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.
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Michel DoortmontAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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Harry WelsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculteit Archeologie
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
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Anika AltafAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Antonio FrankAfrika-Studiecentrum
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W van KesselAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Karin NijenhuisAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Miriam WaltzFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tycho van der HoogAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Anglophone Islam: English-language Islamic curriculum in post-Apartheid South Africa
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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"I Now Declare You…”: Marital Status as Legal Technology in South Africa, Past and Present
Commission on Legal Pluralism - Keynote Lecture
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Graphic Novels in South-Africa: the Work of Nathan Trantraal
Arts and culture
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Cultural Heritage Scholarship
Master
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Girija JoshiFaculty of Humanities
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Channa LiFaculty of Humanities
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Ajay GandhiFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Access to Africa Commons (until 17 July)
Library
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Europa Seed Funding Call: collaborate with researchers in Europe and Africa
Organisation, Research
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David EhrhardtFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…
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Age Chronicles: The Middle to Later Stone Age Transition in Southern Africa
Conference
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Julia FoudraineAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gunnar Weimann
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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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LeidenASA Annual Meeting: Leiden-based Africa research in the spotlight
The Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) held its Annual Meeting on 12 December. LeidenASA is the network of Leiden based Africa-researchers. Fifteen researchers gave pitches on their projects, and sketches of Leiden University's Africa strategy were outlined.
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen RavenFaculty of Humanities
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International Peace and Justice Master Fund – Law and Society Scholarship
Master
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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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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.
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Photo Report Cluster South
The renovation of the South Cluster has been in full swing over the recent period. As the completion date approaches, no later than 1 April, we're excited to provide you with a glimpse of the current state of the building.
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Gul-i-Hina van der ZwanInternational Institute Asian Studies
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Amadou Adamou
Faculty of Humanities