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910 search results for “africa economics” in the Staff website

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  Kai Li Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  k.li@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anika Altaf Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

• 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.

• 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…

• Disentangling ghost segments and number marking in Sengwer nouns Event - 3 April 2026

  Lecture, This Time for Africa! series

• 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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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jaewook Lee Postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.lee@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

• Wimar Bolhuis joins audit committee of Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis News - 16 November 2021

  Wimar Bolhuis, lecturer in economics, has become a member of the Central Planning Committee (CPC), the independent supervisory committee which audits the work of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB).

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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

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  Marike Knoef Guest Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.g.knoef@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277756

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  Max van Lent Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.van.lent@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Edmund Amann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.amann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271007

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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

• Reanalysing asymmetry in Xichangana (S53): evidence from applicative constructions Event - 27 March 2026

  Lecture, This Time for Africa! series

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  Olaf Simonse Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  o.simonse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Irini Sifogeorgakis PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Philippe van Gruisen Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.van.gruisen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277853

• Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics News - 25 November 2021

  The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…

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  Kees Goudswaard Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.p.goudswaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Shaping future-proof economics education during Economics Education Week Announcement - 30 October 2025

  Education

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• 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.

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

  Research

• 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.

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 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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  Maarten van 't Riet External Phd Candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.van.t.riet@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Rijk van Dijk Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Tycho van Tartwijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.van.tartwijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Costanza Franceschini Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Joep Steegmans Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.w.a.m.steegmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271856

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375

• Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa News - 9 August 2022

  Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.

• AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa News - 29 August 2024

  AI ultrasounds: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa

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  Miriam Waltz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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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  Wilco van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0 6 43446432

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  Jim Been Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.been@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278569

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  Anne Verboom PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.m.verboom@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273880

• 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).

• Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum News - 6 September 2022

  The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500