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962 search results for “africa philosophy” in the Staff website

• Philosophy student Eline van Slijpe wins J.C. Baak Prize News - 16 February 2021

  Eline van Slijpe wrote her Master of Philosophy thesis on intergenerational justice: does the current generation have obligations towards future generations? With this thesis she won the biannual J.C. Baak Prize.

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  Ahab Bdaiwi University Lecturer Arabic and Medieval Philosophy and Late Antique Intellectual History

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.bdaiwi@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271639

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  Tim Meijers University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.meijers@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273553

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  John-Harmen Valk University Lecturer Religion in International Relations

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.valk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272630

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  Joris van de Riet Researcher/lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.t.j.van.de.riet@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277651

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  Matthew Longo Senior Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.b.longo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8006601

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  Enes Sütütemiz PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.h.sututemiz@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.chouraqui@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272006

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  Marijana Vujosevic University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135

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  Herman Siemens Senior University Lecturer History of Modern Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.siemens@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277040

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  Bibi van den Berg Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.van.den.berg@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Bruno Verbeek Senior University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.verbeek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272030

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  Gerard Versluis External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.h.a.versluis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278515

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.pregent@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anika Altaf Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273376

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  Mark Rutgers Chair of the Board ASCL

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.r.rutgers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0611719340

• PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa News - 7 March 2022

  North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…

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  Suzan ten Heuw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.s.ten.heuw@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche News - 18 June 2025

  Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…

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  Zhong Chua PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.x.chua@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathan Price Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.d.price@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277548

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  Bart Labuschagne Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.c.labuschagne@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277540

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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271693

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana News - 16 March 2026

  The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.

• Call for chapters: Sustainable development in Africa Announcement - 17 September 2025

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• What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces News - 30 June 2025

  Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…

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  Jan Abbink Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276701

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale News - 6 February 2024

  The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.

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  Jesse Sarneel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.t.sarneel@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rijk van Dijk Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy News - 7 July 2022

  University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the Buddhist philosophy of consciousness-only. Jingjing Li explains her plans and the importance of her research.

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  Maarten Neuteboom Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.neuteboom@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277161

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372

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  Klaas van Walraven Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546

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  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Irini Sifogeorgakis PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Josette Daemen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.a.m.daemen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• (re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search News - 18 March 2026

  Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283

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  Bernardo Reis dos Santos PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.reis.dos.santos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Una Europa project update: Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa (ELSEA) News - 5 December 2024

  In September, the Una Europa ELSEA project, Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa, officially started. Now that the project has been running for a couple of months, it’s high time to check in and see how the project is going.

• Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa News - 22 March 2023

  Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.

• Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact News - 22 March 2022

  Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.

• Irma Mosquera Valderrama speaks at Africa taxation webinar News - 21 February 2022

  On 15 February 2022, Irma Mosquera Valderrama, Professor of Tax Governance, holder of the EU Jean Monnet Chair on EU Tax Governance EUTAXGOV and Principal Investigator of the ERC funded project GLOBTAXGOV, participated in the High-Level Webinar Taxation and Business in Africa.

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  Sebo Uithol Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.uithol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Costanza Franceschini Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |