The Chair for Sociology of Africa (Prof. Jana Hönke) is offering a position for a Student Assistant (20h/month) starting from January 1st, 2024. The position is part of the ERC-funded INFRAGLOB project (www.infraglob.eu), which examines governance practices and controversies over South-South investments in Africa. The advertised position has two thematic foci: first, conflicts around Chinese mining projects…
DetailsReflecting on a vibrant exchange of ideas and expertise, we would like to give you a review of INFRAGLOB’s diverse contributions to the 2023 Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association held in Potsdam from 5 to 9 September. At the conference, Jan Sändig participated in the inspiring section on ‘Infrastructures and Global Order’.…
DetailsGreat 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…
DetailsFrom 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.…
DetailsFrom 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),…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsAfter 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsCopyright 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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