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1,120 search results for “migration in africa” in the Staff website

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  Amadou Adamou PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.adamou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor History of Africa

  African Studies Centre

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372

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

  Research

• Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo Event - 9 October 2025

  Panel discussion

• Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Trust. Political Dynamics in Africa and Beyond. Event - 29 September 2025

  Inaugural lecture

• How migration policy in autocracies and democracies differs from what we expect News - 11 April 2023

  What is the effect of a certain regime on a country’s migration policy? Political scientist Katharina Natter compared the migration policy of autocratic Morocco with that of democratising Tunisia. Her findings challenge some of the core assumptions.

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  Chibuike Uche Professor governance of finance and integrity in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854

• ‘Migration’, ‘migrazione’ and ‘migracja’: Free teaching modules on migration in six languages News - 16 December 2022

  Social scientists from Leiden University have worked with an international team to create teaching modules on migration.

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  Rijk van Dijk Professor of Religion in Africa and its Diaspora

  African Studies Centre

  r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727

• New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa News - 6 November 2023

  Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.

• Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa News - 11 June 2024

  Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.

• appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

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  W van Kessel

  African Studies Centre

  w.m.j.van.kessel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6605

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  Anika Altaf Researcher

  African Studies Centre

  a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3376

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  Antonio Frank PhD candidate / internal

  African Studies Centre

  a.frank@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Migration from Remindo to Ans

  Starting from the academic year 2024-2025, the entire university is using testing platform Ans for digital assessment. The Faculty of Humanities has made this switch from Remindo to Ans in the second semester (February 2025).

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  Karin Nijenhuis Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7377

• How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged? News - 21 August 2025

  Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor of Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546

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  Nada Heddane PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Law

  n.heddane@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2398

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  Nadia Sonneveld Associate Professor

  Faculty of Law

  n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3037

• ‘How expensive is migration?’ News - 29 September 2022

  Migrants are expensive. Or are they? Professor Olaf van Vliet collaborated on a big research project from Leiden University to map the costs of migration. During the last episode of this season of the podcast Open Geesten (Open Minds), he talks about the initial results. Do migrants really put a lot…

• Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa News - 1 February 2022

  The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evasion, but that does not seem to be the whole story. Martijn Nouwen, assistant professor in tax law, explains in Follow the Money how the safari enterprise…

• LDE Governance of Migration and Diversity Seed Fund Scholarship

  Master, PhD

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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701

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  Maria Ditmars Education development officer

  African Studies Centre

  m.d.ditmars@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Brian Shaev Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658

• Denied Justice: Double Jeopardy for Children in Conflict Situations in Africa’. News - 26 June 2024

  New Report Launched by ACPF with the support of the Department of Child Law and Health Law

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  Sini Hassinen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.k.hassinen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kate Kirk Senior programme leader

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  k.m.kirk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2889 4828

• to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa News - 2 October 2024

  At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus African Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.g.m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Katharina Natter Senior assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6864

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  Ton Dietz Professor emeritus African Studies

  African Studies Centre

  a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Rishuai Chen PhD candidate / contract

  African Studies Centre

  r.chen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Harry Wels Associate Professor African Organisational Anthropology

  African Studies Centre

  h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771

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  Mohamed Muse PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.muse@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506

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  Caroline Archambault Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9963

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  Michel Doortmont Researcher / Guest

  African Studies Centre

  m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Jamel Buhari: ‘Queer migration is intertwined with other reasons for leaving’ News - 24 April 2025

  Those who apply for asylum at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are often asked about their main reason for migration. This process puts asylum seekers in a specific category, while their experiences are often much more complex and multifaceted. With his research on queer migration, PhD…

• Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague News - 10 July 2023

  Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.

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  Mayke Kaag Professor Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375

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  Julia Foudraine PhD candidate / internal

  African Studies Centre

  j.b.foudraine@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512

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  Andrew Shield University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.d.j.shield@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2550

• ‘Migration is more about hope than economy’ News - 18 December 2021

  Afghans who came to the Netherlands in a hurry, refugees who were used as leverage by Belarus and boat refugees who tried to reach Europe in an increasingly desperate manner: the newspapers were once again filled with news about migrants. Today, on International Migrants Day, we talk to professor Marlou…

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  Leo Lucassen Professor of Global Labour and Migration History

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2724

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  Jovan Pesalj Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pesalj@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009926

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  Rebekka Grossmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2766