910 search results for “africa economics” in the Staff website
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Kai LiFaculty of Science
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Anika AltafAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Disentangling ghost segments and number marking in Sengwer nouns
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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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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Eric van Dijk
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jaewook LeeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Wimar Bolhuis joins audit committee of Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Wimar Bolhuis, lecturer in economics, has become a member of the Central Planning Committee (CPC), the independent supervisory committee which audits the work of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB).
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Marike KnoefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Max van LentFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Reanalysing asymmetry in Xichangana (S53): evidence from applicative constructions
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Olaf SimonseFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Philippe van GruisenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics
The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…
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Kees GoudswaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Shaping future-proof economics education during Economics Education Week
Education
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Una Europa project update: Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa (ELSEA)
In September, the Una Europa ELSEA project, Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa, officially started. Now that the project has been running for a couple of months, it’s high time to check in and see how the project is going.
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Call for chapters: Sustainable development in Africa
Research
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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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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Irma Mosquera Valderrama speaks at Africa taxation webinar
On 15 February 2022, Irma Mosquera Valderrama, Professor of Tax Governance, holder of the EU Jean Monnet Chair on EU Tax Governance EUTAXGOV and Principal Investigator of the ERC funded project GLOBTAXGOV, participated in the High-Level Webinar Taxation and Business in Africa.
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Maarten van 't RietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Costanza FranceschiniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tycho van TartwijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joep SteegmansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa
Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.
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AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
AI ultrasounds: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Wilco van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jim BeenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne VerboomFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum
The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…
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Densua MumfordFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs