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67218-01 - Colloquium: Research on African Politics (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Michael Aeby (michael.aeby@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The African Politics Research Group, convened by Michael Aeby (University of Basel) and Sarah Rich Dorrman (University of Edinburgth), provides a platform to PhD students, postdocs and mid-career scholars to discuss ongoing and recently completed research with international peers in a casual online colloquium. We discuss working papers, elaborate research plans and recent publications by colleagues with various disciplinary backgrounds, whose work relates to African politics in a broader sense. This includes studies in political science, political history, political sociology and political anthropology as well as international relations and peace and conflict research. The Group was initiated in 2020 at the University of Edinburgh and comprises researchers who are based at African and Western universities. It provides an excellent platform to discuss work-in-progress with fellow researchers, including conceptual, methodological and empirical challenges, field research trips and papers to be submitted to journals or presented at international conferences. PROGRAM: 23.09.22 Samwel Ntapanta (University of Bayreuth): Haunted Landscapes: Ghosts of the Colonial Rail in Tanzania 30.09.22 Joe Gazeley (University of St. Andrews): Françafrique and other myths: demystifying the France-Africa relationship 1960-1969 07.10.22 Tycho van der Hoog (University of Leiden): African Elites in Pyongyang: Exploring North Korean Diplomacy and Afro-Asian Solidarity during the Cold War 14.10.22 Albert Sharra (University of Edinburgh): State Repressions in the Digital Age: Investigating Protest Regulation in Southern Africa 21.10.22 Simeon Koroma (University of Edinburgh): Law Beyond the State: The Makings of Justice in Urban Sierra Leone 28/29.10.22: Swiss Researching Africa Days (University of Bern) Biennial Conference of the Swiss Society for African Studies - 04.11.22 Portia Roelofs (King's College London): Be Accessible! Rethinking Accountability and Good Governance in Nigeria 11.11.22 Vayda Megannon (University of Cape Town): Accessing the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant in South Africa: Unemployed, working-class South Africans' entry into the politics of social welfare 18.11.22 Franziska Rüedi (University of Zurich): Rumours of War. Fear, Violence and the Politics of Belonging in Late Apartheid South Africa 25.11.22 Ana Lúcia Sá, André Marinha, Edalina Sanches, João Conduto (University of Lisbon; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa): African Parliamentary Elites: Angola, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia 02.12.22 Anna Mwaba (Smith College): Incomplete Roadmaps: The Ambiguities of International Election Observation in Southern Africa 09.12.22 Marie Deridder (Uppsala University): Transforming Activism in Time of Crises and Deportation: The Malian case 16.12.22 TBA |
| Weblink | Recurring Zoom Link |
| Admission requirements | This colloquium is intended for PhD students, postdocs, mid-career scholars. Advanced Master students are also welcome. Please contact the convenor to receive a Zoom link and access code for this event: michael.aeby@unibas.ch |
| Course application | PhD students, postdocs and mid-career scholars who would like to present their work in the online colloquium or attend the weekly meetings are invited to write to michael.aeby@unibas.ch by 20 September 2022. Please provide a working title and short abstract of your envisaged presentation. We welcome working papers, elaborate research plans and recently completed publications. You may present your work for up to 40 minutes, followed by an open discussion. Sharing your paper in advance is optional. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Friday | 15.15-16.45 | - Online Präsenz - |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 23.09.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 30.09.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 07.10.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 14.10.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 21.10.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 28.10.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 04.11.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 11.11.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 18.11.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 25.11.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 02.12.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 09.12.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Friday 16.12.2022 | 15.15-16.45 | --, -- |
| Modules |
African Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: African Studies) Anthropology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Anthropology) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Lehrveranstaltungsbegleitend |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |