INFRAGLOB Contributions to the Upcoming 16th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations

Great news! Our contributions to the 16th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations, taking place in Potsdam (5-9 September), have been accepted! The INFRAGLOB team will participate with the following contributions in the conference: Jan Sändig and Jana Hönke will present their paper ‘Going global, meeting resistance, changing practices? Chinese mining investments in Africa’ in…

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Looking back to the international workshop “Development Beyond Aid”

From 7th to 9th June 2023, we had the honor of hosting a thought-provoking international workshop on the topic “Development Beyond Aid: Financialization and Socio-Political Change in Africa’s Global Infrastructure” at the University of Bayreuth. Convened in a hybrid format by Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke (Chair for Sociology of Africa, INFRAGLOB, University of Bayreuth), Prof.…

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INFRAGLOB at the 14th Edition European Summer School for the Anthropology of Development and Social Dynamics

We are happy to share with you that the University of Bayreuth is currently hosting the 14th edition of the European Summer School for the Anthropology of Development and Social Dynamics. From May 23rd to 26th, PhD students from eight European universities present their research projects focusing on topics related to development and social change…

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Available now for Pre-Order: Edited Volume ‘Africa’s Global Infrastructures – South-South Transformations in Practice’

We are excited to share with you that the edited volume ‘Africa’s Global Infrastructures South–South Transformations in Practice’ is available for pre-order! Edited by INFRAGLOB researchers Jana Hönke, Eric Cezne and Yifan Mia Yang, it is part of the African Arguments series by Hurst. Click here for an exclusive preview of the book and here if…

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Upcoming International Workshop at the University of Bayreuth: Development Beyond Aid – Financialization and Socio-Political Change in Africa’s Global Infrastructure

After months of preparation, we are happy to announce that the international workshop ‘Development Beyond Aid – Financialization and Socio-Political Change in Africa’s Global Infrastructure’ will be held at the University of Bayreuth from 7 to 9 June. The workshop is convened by Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke on behalf of the INFRAGLOB Project together with…

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Apply now: New English-language M.A. programme ‘African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics and Culture’ at the University of Bayreuth

We are thrilled to announce that our new English-language Master of Arts programme in “African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics and Culture” has officially launched. It will be starting in winter semester 2023/24 and is now accepting applications for admission from March 15 until July 15!   Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Chair in Epistemologies of…

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