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Aug182023

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

NewsBy Infraglob August 18, 2023

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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Jul132023

Looking back to the international workshop “Development Beyond Aid”

NewsBy Infraglob July 13, 2023

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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Jun122023

Call for Applications: Student Assistant (20h/month)

NewsBy Infraglob June 12, 2023

From October 1st 2023, the Chair for Sociology of Africa is offering a position for a student assistant (20h/month) as part of the INFRAGLOB project. A major area of interest are contestations over Chinese mining investments in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tasks and responsibilities comprise research (of information and literature),…

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May252023

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

NewsBy Infraglob May 25, 2023

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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Apr202023

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

NewsBy Infraglob April 20, 2023

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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Apr172023

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

Events, NewsBy Infraglob April 17, 2023

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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Mar282023

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

NewsBy Infraglob March 28, 2023

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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Mar232023

INFRAGLOB at the ‘African Futures’ European Conference on African Studies in Cologne

NewsBy Infraglob March 23, 2023

Copyright featured image: https://ecasconference.org/2023/ As time flies and the European Conference on African Studies ‘African Futures’ draws closer, we would like to share with you a preview of the participation of the INFRAGLOB in this year’s conference that takes place between the 31st of May and 3rd of June and is hosted by the University…

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Feb282023

Preview: Book Africa’s Global Infrastructures. South-South Transformations in Practice – Coming soon!

Blog, NewsBy Infraglob February 28, 2023

As you might already know, our project is working on an edited volume together with our great contributors. Now that our book has a title and a contract, we are thrilled to share with you a first preview! In the post-2000s, Africa has witnessed a radical diversification away from primarily Western-centric funding and frameworks of…

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Feb282023

Call for Papers for the next EISA Conference on “Transnational Professionals within and beyond ‘the West’: Reshaping Global Governance?”

NewsBy Infraglob February 28, 2023

We are happy to share this call for papers with you! Dear colleagues, We are co-organizing a panel or two on Transnational Professionals within and beyond ‘the West’: Reshaping Global Governance? (abstract below) for the European International Studies Association conference 5-9 September 2023 in Postdam. Please send us and our co-convener Nina Reiners (University of…

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