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International conference on Navigating Complex pluriversalsim : Indigeneity, natural resources governance and intercontinental relations in the 21st century, University of Pretoria, 5-7 July 2022.

International conference on Navigating Complex pluriversalsim : Indigeneity, natural resources governance and intercontinental relations in the 21st century, University of Pretoria, 5-7 July 2022. Workshop on African Union-European Union Relations: Partnerships for Actorness in Effective Global Governance. The African Union (AU) boosted the prospects of trade integration...

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African Union–EU Relations, Regional Partnerships for Actorness in Effective Global Governance (AUROROA)

African Union–EU Relations, Regional Partnerships for Actorness in Effective Global Governance (AUROROA) About the project GovInn and the European Studies Association of Sub-Saharan Africa (ESA-SSA) in the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Carleton University, Canada, are pleased to announce that we have been granted funding from the...

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Journal Article: "Post-normal times: re-thinking the futures of the EU-Africa relationship"

GovInn researchers Dr Robin Bourgeois, Dr Frank Mattheis and Dr John Kotsopoulos have contributed a journal article to the European Journal of Futures Research titled "Post-normal times: re-thinking the futures of the EU-Africa relationship". The article is part of the Centre's EU-Africa Relations in a Changing Global Order (ERGO) and Futures of EU-Africa Relations:...

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BOOK: Migration Conundrums, Regional Integration and Development

Dr Inocent Moyo, GovInn Director Dr Chris Nshimbi and Dr Jussie Laine have recently published an edited volume titled "Migration Conundrums, Regional Integration and Development: Africa-Europe Relations in a Changing Global Order". The book has been published by Springer Nature. The book is the outcome of an African-Europe relations migration project funded by Erasmus+,...

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ON THE RADIO: Why the AU has failed to silence the guns, Voice of the Cape

On 6 July 2020, GovInn Director Dr Chris Nshimbi spoke to Shafiq Morton on Voice of the Cape Radio about his article published by The Conversation on “Why the African Union has failed to ‘silence the guns’. And some solutions”.

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The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) is the first research institution in Africa dedicated entirely to governance innovation.

GovInn is an ‘innovation laboratory’ capable of generating new thinking about governance and development. It focuses on cutting-edge research, attracting innovators from all over the world. In short, GovInn is an intellectual ‘inn’ for innovation in the 21st century.

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Legalising cannabis in South Africa. Where are we at and where are we going?

Webinar – 3 November 2020, 12:00 – 13:30

The first draft Bill in South Africa to legalise certain production and use of cannabis has been approved by Cabinet and is currently open for public submissions (deadline 30th November) before it is considered by Parliament. Various court process have led to this legislation being considered. This is a good time to discuss the Bill and open up a wider discussion on the issue of cannabis use and legalisation in South Africa.

This webinar will focus on how the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill came to be, what it contains, and what this mean for the future of the cannabis sector. You are welcome to join the discussion.

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Publication in the Spotlight

This new book introduces the novel concept of fringe
regionalism to the field of international studies. It examines how regions are practiced by peripheral borderlands rather than centrally planned, thus offering new avenues for researching regionalism beyond the conventional focus on formal intergovernmental organisations.

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International conference on Navigating Complex pluriversalsim : Indigeneity, natural resources governance and intercontinental relations in the 21st century, University of Pretoria, 5-7 July 2022.

African Union–EU Relations, Regional Partnerships for Actorness in Effective Global Governance (AUROROA)

Journal Article: "Post-normal times: re-thinking the futures of the EU-Africa relationship"

BOOK: Migration Conundrums, Regional Integration and Development

ON THE RADIO: Why the AU has failed to silence the guns, Voice of the Cape

For information on South Africa’s response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, click here.

The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) is the first research institution in Africa dedicated entirely to governance innovation.

Legalising cannabis in South Africa. Where are we at and where are we going?

Webinar – 3 November 2020, 12:00 – 13:30

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