The first BIGSAS Colloquium of this year will happen today, Thursday, 30 January 2025 between 16:00 and 16:45 (There will be a mentor lecture right afterwards!) in the Knowledge Lab of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in S58, RWI as well as online via Zoom. One Junior Fellow will give insights in his research project: Augustine Gyan – “From ‘Cash-Cow’…
DetailsBiruk Terrefe, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bayreuth and a Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s African Studies Centre took part in the “Rural Futures in Eastern Africa” workshop on 29th of January 2025. Abstract: The uncertainties of rural life in Eastern Africa’s underdeveloped arid and semi-arid districts have always presented challenges for…
Details22 January 2025 | 18:00-19:30 CET | H27, GWII, University of Bayreuth & Livestream We kindly invite you to the upcoming lecture by Prof. John Heathershaw (University of Exeter), held at the University of Bayreuth and accessible via livestream (link below). The event is hosted by Prof. Jana Hönke (University of Bayreuth) and co-organized by…
DetailsThe Infraglob team is thrilled to share that the book Africa’s Global Infrastructure is now available in open access! This volume, co-edited by Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne, and Yifan Yang, is the culmination of collaborative research conducted within our project. As a truly global endeavor, it brings together the perspectives and contributions of authors from…
DetailsProf. Dr. Jana Hönke and Dr. Raoul Bunskoek participated in the panel “Global South Internationalism” at the First CGSS Forum, held at Tongji University, Shanghai, on December 14-15, 2024. Organized by the Global South Research Center (CGSS), the forum brought together scholars to discuss diverse perspectives on international relations. Dr. Hönke and Dr. Bunskoek presented…
DetailsOn Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM, the event series “AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE” will take place at Kulturhaus Neuneinhalb, Gerberplatz 1, Bayreuth. Organized by the Africa Multiple Cluster with support from the Chair for Sociology in Africa at the University of Bayreuth. The program includes a screening of a 52-minute documentary by filmmaker Philipp…
DetailsAfter Beijing, join the Infraglob team in Shanghai. On December 13, 2024, at 14:00, Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke and Yifan Mia Yang will present the book “Africa’s Global Infrastructures: South–South Transformations in Practice” at the Institute of Economic Sociology and Multinationals, Shanghai University. The event will focus on key themes from the book, with discussions…
DetailsOn December 10, 2024, Pr. Dr. Jana Hönke and Mia Yifang Yang will host a book talk at the Peking University School of International Studies and Centre for African Studies in Beijing. The event will spotlight the book “Africa’s Global Infrastructures: South–South Transformations in Practice”, edited by Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne, and Yifan Yang. The…
DetailsBiruk Terrefe and Joseph Dye explore how African nations are reshaping development in the face of modern challenges. They focus on two emblematic cases: Rwanda’s vision of a Dubai-style financial and service hub and Ethiopia’s ambitious drive for manufacturing and infrastructure. Read the full article here. The full research which covers Angola, Eritrea, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda…
DetailsTogether with Utrecht University, we are inviting everyone to a book launch event: Africa’s Global Infrastructures: South–South Transformations in Practice Edited by Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne & Yifan Yang Published within the African Arguments series (Hurst) – get e-book access here 5 November 2024 | 12:00-14:30 CET | Utrecht & online During the event,…
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