From 2 to 5 September, the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation hosted a number of academics, practitioners and students as they engaged in the migration conundrum in Africa and the European Union.
Nordic Africa Days 2018 19 – 21 September in Uppsala, Sweden Theme: African Mobilities – reshaping narratives and practices of circulation and exchange. (Panel 12) This panel seeks to enhance the understanding, application and...
Govinn researcher, Cori Wielenga, had the opportunity to present her work at the Building Bridges in a Complex World conference was very innovative in its approach and the way in which it was framed. It challenged mainstream academia both in terms of substance and process. As stated in their framing documents, academic events tend to stress certain hierarchies and power relations that turn academic discourse into ‘pretentious competitive performances’. Instead, this conference was set up to create safe spaces for genuine dialogue and the creative exploring of ideas together. A thread running through the conference was that the ‘neoliberal’ paradigm has affected both our teaching and research such that we have reduced these to products that need to be churned out and consumed. Conversations centred around how we can revive a research and teaching culture of inquiry and critical open-mindedness.
The 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security will take place in Cape Town between the 8th and 11th October 2017. This conference is organised in association with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security,...
During the first week of November, the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) had the honour to host a conference on comparative regionalism in partnership with the Research College (KFG) “The Transformative...
Geographies for Peace 2017 IGU-UGI Thematic Conference 23-25 April 2017 La Paz, Bolivia The African Union and African Economic Community: Territorial and economic arrangements for peace in Africa Concerned with the plight of especially...
This year, the fifth biennial conference on the European Union in International Affairs, took place once again at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Brussels. Close to 400 members of the academic community gathered in...
The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn), in cooperation with the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), invites submissions for a two-day workshop on the legacy of armed conflicts: Southern African...
On 28 and 29 January 2016, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) and the OCP Policy Centre convened their annual conference in the city of Barcelona. This year’s edition was hosted by CIDOB...
On 1 December 2015 the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University hosted a one-day event to disseminate the results of the research project ATLANTIC FUTURE among Washington, DC policy makers, academics and think tanks. After...
ESA-SSA brings together academics in Africa and beyond who are involved in researching, studying, and teaching European integration and have an interest in Africa-EU relations.